SOLAR ENERGY related term(s) Power Resources

Bills and resolutions

Buy American Act: apply requirements to solar power purchase agreements (see H.R. 8124), H5645 [16JN]

Defense Production Act: prohibit use of authorities for purchase of solar panels (see H.R. 8044), H5486 [13JN]

——— prohibit use of authorities for solar photovoltaic modules and module components (see H.R. 8034), H5486 [13JN]

Dept. of Energy: provide grants and loans to support and expand domestic solar component manufacturing supply chain (see S. 4329), S2751 [26MY]

Employment: repeal increases in duties and tariff-rate quota on certain crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells and establish and carry out program to support and incentivize U.S. manufacturing of solar energy components (see S. 3680), S785 [17FE]

FAA: establish grant program to incentivize energy resilience of air carrier airports to acquire or install electric infrastructure for on-site renewable energy generation and storage (see S. 4727), S3861 [2AU] (see H.R. 9434), H8800 [6DE]

Renewable energy: require assessments of opportunities to install and maintain floating photovoltaic solar panels at Corps of Engineers and Bureau of Reclamation projects (see H.R. 9399), H8708 [1DE]

Taxation: provide increased tax credit for combined photovoltaic and thermal technology (see H.R. 8317), H5940 [7JY]

Remarks in House

Dept. of Commerce: investigation into Chinese compliance with trade rules relative to solar components, H5005 [16MY]

Dept. of Energy: establish program to provide assistance for low-income solar projects, H825 [2FE], H5324 [7JN]

Renewable energy: promote development of renewable energy on public lands, E100 [3FE]

Taxation: increase energy credit for solar facilities placed in service with low-income communities, H7664, H7701 [12AU]

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of Commerce: investigation into Chinese compliance with trade rules relative to solar components, S2641–S2643, S2645 [24MY], S2779 [6JN]

Economy: address supply chain issues, S2645 [24MY]

Employment: repeal increases in duties and tariff-rate quota on certain crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells and establish and carry out program to support and incentivize U.S. manufacturing of solar energy components (S. 3680), S2641 [24MY]

FAA: establish grant program to incentivize energy resilience of air carrier airports to acquire or install electric infrastructure for on-site renewable energy generation and storage (S. 4727), S3863 [2AU]

Power resources: national energy policy, S1206 [16MR]

——— reduce reliance on Russian energy resources by expediting U.S. natural gas exports, financing solar panels in North Africa, and establishing Operation Warp Speed for energy, S1142–S1144 [14MR]

Taxation: establish advanced solar manufacturing production credit, S2646 [24MY]

Reports

2022 Summer Reliability Assessment (excerpt): North American Electric Reliability Corp., H7684 [12AU]

Reports filed

Public Land Renewable Energy Development Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3326) (H. Rept. 117–636), H9851 [14DE]