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35 Congressional Research Service reports and publications

Federal Power Act: The Department of Energy’s Emergency Authority
2025-07-01 · Reports · R48568 · HTML available · PDF available
PJM’s Electric Capacity Market: Background and Current Issues
2025-06-02 · Reports · R48553 · HTML available · PDF available
Electricity: Overview and Issues for Congress
2025-02-14 · Reports · R47521 · HTML available · PDF available
DOE’s Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) and Carbon Removal Programs
2024-11-29 · Resources · IF11861 · HTML available · PDF available
Science and Technology Issues for the 118th Congress
2024-10-15 · Reports · R47373 · HTML available · PDF available
Energy Permitting Reform Act of 2024: Electricity Provisions
2024-10-04 · Posts · IN12412 · HTML available · PDF available
Natural Gas Reliability: Issues for Congress
2024-07-15 · Reports · R48127 · HTML available · PDF available
Columbia River System Operations and the Future of the Lower Snake River Dams
2024-06-07 · Reports · R48089 · HTML available · PDF available
Electricity Transmission Permitting Reform Proposals
2024-05-24 · Reports · R47627 · HTML available · PDF available
U.S. Energy Supply and Use: Background and Policy Primer
2024-03-14 · Reports · R47980 · HTML available · PDF available
Electricity Transmission Provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
2024-01-04 · Posts · IN11981 · HTML available
Electricity Transmission: What Is the Role of the Federal Government?
2023-12-04 · Reports · R47862 · HTML available · PDF available
Infrastructure Codes, Standards, and Regulations: Frequently Asked Questions
2023-08-29 · Reports · R47666 · HTML available · PDF available
Long-Term Drought and Glen Canyon Dam: Potential Effects on Water Deliveries and Hydropower
2023-04-04 · Reports · R47497 · HTML available · PDF available
Energy and Minerals Provisions in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58)
2023-03-31 · Reports · R47034 · HTML available · PDF available
Electric Utility Disconnections
2023-01-31 · Reports · R47417 · HTML available · PDF available
Energy Transition: Affordability, Emissions, and Security
2022-12-15 · Resources · IF12288 · HTML available · PDF available
Introduction to Electricity Transmission
2022-11-18 · Resources · IF12253 · HTML available · PDF available
Carbon Capture and Sequestration (CCS) in the United States
2022-10-05 · Reports · R44902 · HTML available
Maintaining Electric Reliability with Wind and Solar Sources: Background and Issues for Congress
2022-08-04 · Reports · R45764 · HTML available · PDF available
Carbon Capture Versus Direct Air Capture
2021-11-16 · Resources · IF11501 · HTML available · PDF available
Clean Energy Standards: Selected Issues for the 117th Congress
2021-11-02 · Reports · R46691 · HTML available · PDF available
The Clean Electricity Performance Program (CEPP): In Brief
2021-10-07 · Reports · R46934 · HTML available · PDF available
Science and Technology Issues in the 117th Congress
2021-05-05 · Reports · R46787 · HTML available · PDF available
U.S. Energy in the 21st Century: A Primer
2021-03-16 · Reports · R46723 · HTML available · PDF available
Mitigating Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Selected Policy Options
2021-03-15 · Resources · IF11791 · HTML available · PDF available
A Brief History of U.S. Electricity Portfolio Standard Proposals
2021-02-24 · Resources · IF11316 · HTML available · PDF available
The Annual Energy Outlook (AEO): A Brief Overview
2020-12-01 · Resources · IF11691 · HTML available · PDF available
Electricity Portfolio Standards: Background, Design Elements, and Policy Considerations
2020-10-21 · Reports · R45913 · HTML available · PDF available
The U.S. Energy Information Administration
2020-09-09 · Reports · R46524 · HTML available
Using Models in Energy Policymaking
2020-08-20 · Resources · IF11628 · HTML available · PDF available
COVID-19 Electric Utility Disconnections
2020-06-09 · Reports · R46401 · HTML available · PDF available
Summary and Analysis of S. 2657, the American Energy Innovation Act
2020-05-27 · Reports · R46372 · HTML available · PDF available
Net Metering: In Brief
2019-11-14 · Reports · R46010 · HTML available · PDF available
Variable Renewable Energy: An Introduction
2019-06-25 · Resources · IF11257 · HTML available · PDF available