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73 Congressional Research Service reports and publications

The Farm Bill Energy Title: An Overview and Funding History
2021-10-28 · Reports · R45943 · HTML available · PDF available
Alternative Fuel and Advanced Vehicle Technology Incentives: A Summary of Federal Programs
2021-09-13 · Reports · R42566 · HTML available · PDF available
U.S. Energy in the 21st Century: A Primer
2021-03-16 · Reports · R46723 · HTML available · PDF available
Green Building Overview and Issues
2021-03-12 · Reports · R46719 · 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
Environmental Effects of Battery Electric and Internal Combustion Engine Vehicles
2020-06-16 · Reports · R46420 · HTML available · PDF available
The Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS): Frequently Asked Questions About Small Refinery Exemptions (SREs)
2020-03-02 · Reports · R46244 · 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
Department of Energy Appliance and Equipment Standards Program
2019-11-08 · Resources · IF11354 · HTML available · PDF available
Biomass: Comparison of Definitions in Legislation
2019-06-27 · Reports · R40529 · HTML available · PDF available
Variable Renewable Energy: An Introduction
2019-06-25 · Resources · IF11257 · HTML available · PDF available
Energy Savings Performance Contracts (ESPCs) and Utility Energy Service Contracts (UESCs)
2018-11-23 · Reports · R45411 · HTML available · PDF available
Background on Renewable Identification Numbers under the Renewable Fuel StandardBackground on Renewable Identification Numbers under the Renewable Fuel Standard
2018-07-25 · Testimony · TE10026 · HTML available
The Renewable Fuel Standard: Is Legislative Reform Needed?
2018-03-08 · Resources · IF10842 · HTML available
Hydropower: Comparison of Selected Provisions in S. 2012, as Engrossed in the House, and S. 2012, as Engrossed in the Senate
2016-06-13 · Reports · R44523 · HTML available
Biopower: Background and Federal Support
2016-02-12 · Reports · R41440 · HTML available
Is Biopower Carbon Neutral?
2016-02-12 · Reports · R41603 · HTML available
The Clean Power Plan (CPP): The Treatment of Biomass
2016-02-12 · Resources · IF10280 · HTML available
Hydropower: Federal and Nonfederal Investment
2015-07-07 · Reports · R42579 · HTML available
The Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing (ATVM) Loan Program: Status and Issues
2015-01-15 · Reports · R42064 · HTML available