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The Energy Policy Act of 2005
$14.5 billion new and extended tax breaks
Nuclear: greater federal backing and insurance for construction of new plants
Low-carbon: wind, biomass, landfill, geothermal tax incentives
Coal: $1.8 billion clean-coal and gasification technologies
Oil: SPR expanded from 700 mil to 1 bil
Energy Policy Act, CON Transportation: fuel additives increase
according to Renewable Fuel Standards, tax credits for hybrids, clean-diesel, hydrogen
Efficiency: federal buildings 20% reduction
Uranium: 100 pounds weapons-grade may be exported annually
Renewable: 7.5% increase by 2013 is the objective
Daylight-Saving Time (DST)
A policy, first instituted in 1918, aimed
at better-utilizing daylight hours and
conserving energy by setting-ahead-s in order
tohave the rise and set later in the
day.
DST Background
Concept first suggested by Adopted by a number of European countries during World War I. 1918 – First DST law enacted in the
Established standard time zones. Set DST to commence March 31. Repealed in 1919 due to Reinstituted during
WWII. Repealed following the war.
DST Background
1973 – OPEC oil embargo! Emergency Daylight Saving Time
Energy Conservation Act signed by Instituted year-round DST for 2 years. 1975 - Congress refused to
renew the Act, again due to 1986 – Public Law 99-359 signed by
Instituted DST from first Sundayin April through last Sunday in October.
I am not a crook!
Win one for the Gipper!
DST Advantages
DoT and DoE studies suggest 10,000 barrels were saved daily during the 1974 and 1975 trial years. Current daily use: 20 million barrels (savings would equal 0.05% of current daily use)
BUT serious problems with making current determinations based on that data
To be continued…
Energy Infrastructure Siting
Federal government final say on LNG terminal siting authority through FERC
FERC request for eminent domain for onshore sites
Kelo v. City of New London (public purpose over public use interesting applications for the energy industry)
Energy Siting, CON October House bill
gave the President authority to site refineries in old military bases
Greater number of projects exempted from traditional environmental testing under the Energy Act
EPA
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is concerned with the country’s energy usage.
Fuel Economy Energy Star Program
Fuel Economy
Test created in 1972 Calculates fuel consumption by
using formulas and equations Test does not directly measure fuel
consumption
Energy Star
Created in 1992 Focuses on getting products to be
more energy efficient Saved 10 billion dollars in 1994
National Security
The territorial integrity, sovereignty, and
international freedom of action of the
National Security Background
Oct. 6, 1973 – Yom Kippur War Soviets ship billions of $ worth of arms to
the Arab states Oct. 8 – OPEC members demand 100%
increase on posted oil prices
Oct. 17 - OPEC announces it will halt exportation of oil
to countries that support Israel
National Security Background
Oct. 19 – Nixon requests funding for airlift to Israel
Same day – King Faisal of Saudi Arabia announces embargo of
oil shipments to the U.S. Embargo extended to the Netherlands,
Portugal, Rhodesia and South Africa Nov. 5 – OPEC members announce 25%
output cut and threaten further cuts
National Security Background
Price of oil quadruples overnight to $12 a barrel ($52.98 today) Price of 1 gallon of gasoline rises from
national average of 38.5 cents to 55.1 cents ($2.43 today)
NYSE shares lose $97 billion ($428.3 billion today) in value in six weeks
Nov. 27 - Nixon signs Emer. Petroleum Allocation Act
National speed limit of 55 MPH imposed Recession
National Security Quotations
”Now we have a choice. But if we wait, we will live in fear of embargoes. We could endanger our freedom as a sovereign nation to act in foreign affairs.”
(April 18, 1977)
”Declining domestic oil production, rising oil imports, and growing Free World dependence on potentially insecure sources of supply raise a number of concerns, including vulnerability to a major supply disruption.”
(January 3, 1989)
National Security Stats
The United States currently imports some
58%of the oil it consumes,
most of it from Canada, Saudi Arabia, Mexico and Venezuela.
National Security Quotations
”We value an America that controls its own destiny because it’s finally and forever independent of Mideast oil. What does it mean for our economy and our national security when we have only 3 percent of the world's oil reserves, yet we rely on foreign countries for 53 percent of what we consume? I want an America that relies on its ingenuity and innovation, not the Saudi royal family. And our energy plan for a stronger America will invest in new technologies and alternative fuels and the cars of the future so that no young American in uniform will ever be held hostage to our dependence on oil from the Middle East.”
(July 29, 2004)37:30
National Security Quotations
”To keep our economy growing, we also need reliable supplies of affordable, environmentally responsible energy. Nearly four years ago, I submitted a comprehensive energy strategy that encourages conservation, alternative sources, a modernized electricity grid, and more production here at home, including safe, clean nuclear energy… Four years of debate is enough! I urge Congress to pass legislation that makes America more secure and less dependent on foreign energy.”
(February 2, 2005)
12:20
Bureaucratic Entanglements
Oil: total refining capacity lower than 1981 levels due in part to oil companies’ business tactics
Nuclear: no new plants have been ordered since 1978, and none since 1973 have been completed, mostly for perceived safety risk
Bureaucracy, CON LNG: landlocked
states outvote the coastal states that will be most affected
Electric grid: local opposition to state and federal projects often because unsightly, perceived as lowering neighborhood value
Legislative Shortcomings
Climate-change issues notoriously absent from most pieces of legislation, environmentalists unhappy about the disregard for greenhouse gases
Requirements or recommendations? Lacking teeth behind reduction suggestions and putting resources into production, exacerbating the problem
Shortcomings, CON BIGGEST: Where are
the increased CAFÉ standards?
Would do the most to decrease reliance on foreign energy
CAFÉ given only $6 million over 5 years
Politicians claim job loss and safety as their primary concerns
Problems with Fuel Economy
Test is outdated Requirements are too easy Greenhouse gases aren’t taken
into enough consideration
DST Proposals
Reps. Markey (D-Mass.) and Upton (R-Mich.) introduce amendment to Energy Policy Act Would extend DST by two months. Claim that measure would save 100,000
barrels per day
”The beauty of daylight saving time is that it just makes everyone feel sunnier. In addition to the benefits of energy saving, less crime, fewer traffic fatalities, more recreation time and increased economic activity, day light saving just brings a smile to everybody’s faces.”
DST Eh… nope
Estimates based on thirty-year-old data
”I want to note that these studies are over 25 years old and were limited in scope. Congress captured many of the benefits identified in our studies in the legislative changes to daylight saving time enacted in 1986. There have been dramatic changes in lifestyle and commerce since we completed our studies that raise serious questions about extrapolating conclusions from our studies into today’s world.”
- Linda Lawson, DoT
DST Eh… nope
2001 – California energy crisis State studies potential benefits of DST
”Our report indicated that if we [extended] daylight saving time through all of March, there would be a decline of electricity use at peak hours of about 3.5 percent. However, overall electricity use would only decline about one half of a percent. You're basically shifting non-critical energy use to later in the day.”
- Claudia Chandler, Calif. Energy Commission
DST Eh… nope
Objections to the Markey/Upton proposal… National PTA United States Conference of Bishops Jewish groups Air Transport Association Private utilities Groups representing Oracle and Yahoo! Dairy farmers NASA Others…
DST Outcome
Markey/Upton amendment reduced by one month and passed Implementation contingent upon DoE
study Set to kick in no earlier than March 2007
Benefits still murky
DST Our Verdict
We are
AGAINSTany further extension of DST, unless it is proven that such an extension would provide substantial energy savings and determined that those benefits would
outweigh any costs.
National Security Proposals
Key Points Use technology to improve
conservation and efficiency Energy Star
Increase domestic energy production in environmentally responsible ways
ANWR drilling Clean Coal Program Expanding nuclear power
National Security Proposals
Diversify the nation’s energy supply Stimulate development of renewable
fuels via tax credits Hydrogen, ethanol, biodiesel
Modernize the domestic energy infrastructure
Repeal hindrances to investment Encouraging development of new
infrastructure, incl. superconducting power lines
National Security Proposals
Key Points Short-Term
Release of oil from strategic reserves Work with OPEC to increase supply FTC investigation of market manipulation
Long-Term Development of alternative energies Improve fuel economy standards
27.5 mpg across the board Increase conservation efforts
National Security Proposals
H.R. 2730 The United States-Israel Energy Cooperation Act
Establishment of an international grant fund for R&D of reliable energy sources
‘Findings’ include The United States’ dependency on
“nations that do not share the interests and values of the United States”
DoE projections that see dependence increasing by 33% over next twenty years
45 cosponsors
Windfall/Gasoline Tax The big 5--Exxon Mobil, BP Amoco,
Royal Dutch Shell, Chevron, and ConocoPhillips--$33 BILLION third quarter profits: price gouging?
Windfall Profits Rebate Act: 3-year, 50% tax on profits on oil sold at above $40 a barrel, with exemption for development/exploration
Revenue to be returned to consumers in a rebate check for taxpayers
Taxes, CON YES, implement a tax—be it on
profits or a gasoline tax at the pumps (forcing oil companies to lower prices and thus reduce profits that way)
Higher prices will curtail demand and reduce shortage
BUT, do not return the revenue and increase consumption: invest in alternative fuels
Kyoto Protocol Background
Created in 1997 156 member nations The protocol is an agreement to
bring greenhouse gas emission levels down to levels relative to those in 1990
Kyoto Protocol Benefits
Encourages the world to work towards a goal that will benefit us all
Has goals that would significantly affect the environment in a positive manner
Kyoto Protocol Drawbacks
Lack of power to make nations comply
Weak on developing nations Goals may not be attainable
Carbon Credit Trading
Similar to the proposal made by the National Commission on Energy Policy
Puts a price on polluting
Carbon Credit Benefits
Companies are rewarded for using energy more efficiently
Companies are encouraged to do more research of alternate energies
If successful, will have a positive impact on the environment
Helps bring about the goals of Kyoto
Carbon Credit Drawbacks
Too many allowances are being issued
EU-ETS system only covers 40% of carbon dioxide emissions
Some companies feel that they are at a competitive disadvantage
Int’l Cooperation Background
Cold War Solidifying relationships with allied countries Presenting opportunities for stability and
cooperation with “adversaries” Post Cold-War
Developing the United States’ economic competitiveness by granting U.S. scientists access to foreign research
Vital for the solution of such large-scale contemporary problems as AIDS, global climate change and the proliferation of nuclear materials.
Int’l Cooperation Background
Augments shrinking public research budgets by leveraging publicly funded research through information sharing and technology cooperation
Int’l Cooperation Support
“The United States will pursue international cooperation to affect a more rapid, coordinated advance for this technology that could lead to the elimination of air pollutants and a significant reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in the transportation sector worldwide.”
(2003 State of the Union Address)
Int’l Cooperation Support
“Despite [large-scale domestic efforts and initiatives], our administration knows that such steps, though important, are not enough. It is critical that we collaborate with you on an international basis to address challenges that face all of us in the 21st century.”
(IAEA Conference, April 2003)