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57 Congressional Research Service reports and publications

Dismissals of Members of Puerto Rico’s Financial Oversight and Management Board
2025-09-30 · Posts · IN12598 · HTML available · PDF available
Offshore Wind: Status and Issues for the 119th Congress
2025-09-25 · Resources · IF13034 · HTML available · PDF available
Federal Power Act: The Department of Energy’s Emergency Authority
2025-07-01 · Reports · R48568 · HTML available · PDF available
Nuclear Energy and Climate Change Mitigation
2025-07-01 · Reports · R48480 · HTML available · PDF available
Energy Tax Benefits for Data Centers: In Brief
2025-06-25 · Reports · R48583 · HTML available · PDF available
PJM’s Electric Capacity Market: Background and Current Issues
2025-06-02 · Reports · R48553 · HTML available · PDF available
Electric Reliability and Resiliency in Puerto Rico
2025-05-30 · Resources · IF12913 · HTML available · PDF available
Federalism and the Electricity Markets: Balancing National and Local Interests
2025-04-30 · Posts · LSB11296 · HTML available · PDF available
Status of U.S. Offshore Wind Leasing and Permitting: President Trump’s January 2025 Wind Leasing Memorandum
2025-03-11 · Posts · IN12509 · HTML available · PDF available
Price-Anderson Act: Nuclear Power Industry Liability Limits and Compensation to the Public After Radioactive Releases
2025-02-28 · Resources · IF10821 · HTML available · PDF available
Electricity: Overview and Issues for Congress
2025-02-14 · Reports · R47521 · HTML available · PDF available
Domestic Content Requirements for Electricity Tax Credits in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA)
2025-01-16 · Reports · R48358 · HTML available · PDF available
Offshore Wind Provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act
2024-10-22 · Posts · IN11980 · HTML available · PDF available
Energy Permitting Reform Act of 2024: Electricity Provisions
2024-10-04 · Posts · IN12412 · HTML available · PDF available
Home Energy Rebates from the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, P.L. 117-169: Frequently Asked Questions
2024-09-09 · Reports · R47698 · HTML available · PDF available
Natural Gas Reliability: Issues for Congress
2024-07-15 · Reports · R48127 · HTML available · PDF available
Electricity Transmission Permitting Reform Proposals
2024-05-24 · Reports · R47627 · HTML available · PDF available
Attacks on Ukraine’s Electric Grid: Insights for U.S. Infrastructure Security and Resilience
2024-05-17 · Reports · R48067 · HTML available · PDF available
The Inflation Reduction Act: Financial Incentives for Residential Energy Efficiency and Electrification Projects
2024-03-01 · Resources · IF12258 · HTML available · PDF available
Electricity Transmission Provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
2024-01-04 · Posts · IN11981 · HTML available
DOE’s Proposed Regulation on Electricity Distribution Transformers
2024-01-03 · Posts · IN12179 · HTML available · PDF available
Electricity Transmission: What Is the Role of the Federal Government?
2023-12-04 · Reports · R47862 · HTML available · PDF available
U.S. Offshore Wind Energy Development: Overview and Issues for the 118th Congress
2023-09-13 · Reports · R46970 · HTML available · PDF available
Fusion Energy
2023-05-24 · Resources · IF12411 · 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
Advanced Nuclear Reactors: Technology Overview and Current Issues
2023-02-17 · Reports · R45706 · HTML available · PDF available
Electric Utility Disconnections
2023-01-31 · Reports · R47417 · HTML available · PDF available
Recent Cryptocurrency Developments: Energy and Environmental Implications
2022-12-15 · Resources · IF12286 · HTML available
Introduction to Electricity Transmission
2022-11-18 · Resources · IF12253 · HTML available · PDF available
Maintaining Electric Reliability with Wind and Solar Sources: Background and Issues for Congress
2022-08-04 · Reports · R45764 · HTML available · PDF available
The Department of Energy’s Appliance and Equipment Standards Program
2022-02-18 · Reports · R47038 · HTML available · PDF available
U.S. Nuclear Plant Shutdowns, State Interventions, and Policy Concerns
2022-02-07 · Reports · R46820 · HTML available · PDF available
Extreme Weather and Lifeline Infrastructure Resilience: Provisions in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA)
2022-02-04 · Resources · IF12034 · HTML available · PDF available
Congress Expands Buy America Requirements in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58)
2021-12-07 · Resources · IF11989 · 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
Civilian Nuclear Waste Disposal
2021-09-17 · Reports · RL33461 · HTML 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
A Brief History of U.S. Electricity Portfolio Standard Proposals
2021-02-24 · Resources · IF11316 · 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
COVID-19 Electric Utility Disconnections
2020-06-09 · Reports · R46401 · HTML available · PDF available
Electric Vehicles: A Primer on Technology and Selected Policy Issues
2020-02-14 · Reports · R46231 · HTML available · PDF available
Net Metering: In Brief
2019-11-14 · Reports · R46010 · HTML available · PDF available
Bitcoin, Blockchain, and the Energy Sector
2019-08-09 · Reports · R45863 · HTML available · PDF available
Variable Renewable Energy: An Introduction
2019-06-25 · Resources · IF11257 · HTML available · PDF available
Vehicle Electrification: Federal and State Issues Affecting Deployment
2019-06-03 · Reports · R45747 · HTML available · PDF available
Financial Challenges of Operating Nuclear Power Plants in the United States
2016-12-14 · Reports · R44715 · HTML available
EPA’s Clean Power Plan: Highlights of the Final Rule
2016-09-27 · Reports · R44145 · HTML available