Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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The Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, as amended (OCSLA, 43 U.S.C. §1337(p)), authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to lease submerged lands on the U.S. outer continental shelf (OCS) for development of renewable energy, including wind energy. The Department of the Interior’s (DOI’s) Bureau of Ocean Energy Manageme…
Since 2008, the U.S. coal industry has seen a decline in the amount of coal mined and consumed—although mining efficiency has improved. The industry’s U.S. employment has declined 92% over a century. U.S. coal consumption and production peaked in 2007 and 2008, respectively. Coal’s decline is due in part to technologi…
PJM is the country’s largest electric grid operator, managing the electricity transmission system for more than 65 million people in all or part of 13 states—Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia—and the Distric…
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Latest action: On agreeing to the Rules amendment (A001) Agreed to without objection.