Energy policy act of 2005

Further incentives to use energy-efficient motors are provided by various cost rebate programs offered by utilities based on norsepower rating and efficiency level. Another factor that will have a significant impact is the Energy Policy Act of 1992, in which the U.S. Congress established limits on the lowest level of nominal efficiency that certain classes of motors of standard design can have after 1997. 

National Research Council. (1995). EMF Research Activities Completed Under the Energy Policy Act of 1992 Interim Report, J995. Washington, DC National Academy Press. 

Additionally, as a response to rising energy prices and uncertainty of supply, several states adopted appliance efficiency standards. At the federal level, the National Appliance Energy Consei vation Act of 1987 established the first national standards for refrigerators and freezers, furnaces, air conditioners, and other appliances. The Energy Policy Act of 1992 added national standards for incandescent and fluorescent lights, small electric motors, office equipment, and plumbing products. 

Fleet use is one strategy for alternative fuel commercialization. It was the main strategy that the DOE used in the 1990s to meet the goals of the Energy Policy Act of 1992. Vehicle fleets are typically driven twice as many miles compared to private vehicles and make up about one fourth of all U.S. light-duty vehicle sales. Many fleet vehicles have fixed daily routes and are regularly fueled at one location, so less infrastructure is needed to support fleet-based vehicles. 

The Energy Policy Act of 1992 (H.R. 776) has liberalized the rules concerning biofuels and provides tax incentives for increased usage. Many states also have gasohol fuel tax exemptions in place, and some have enacted legislation that requires use of oxygenated fuels under certain conditions. Most of these laws impact favorably on biofuels usage. 

Under the National Energy Policy Act of 1992 nonpetroleum-based transportation fuels are to be introduced in the United States. Such fuels include natural gas (see Gas, natural), liquefied petroleum gas (qv) (LPG), methanol (qv), ethanol (qv), and hydrogen (qv), although hydrogen fuels are not expected to be a factor until after the year 2000 (see also Alcohol FUELS Hydrogen energy). 

Alternative Fuel Includes methanol, denatured ethanol and other alcohols, separately or in mixtures of 85% by volume or more with gasoline or other fuels, CNG, LNG, LPG, hydrogen, coal derived liquid fuels, fuels other than alcohols derived from biological materials, electricity, neat biodiesel, or any other fuel determined to be substantially not petroleum and yielding substantial energy security benefits and substantial environmental benefits. It is defined pursuant to the EPACT (Energy Policy Act of 1992), alternative fuels. 

Energy Policy Act of 1992, U.S. Congress, PL 102-486. Washington, DC U.S. Government Printing Office. 

The Alternative Motor Fuel Act of 1988 was the first major federal law in the United States to address alternative transportation fuel use. It was followed by the Clean Air Amendments Act of 1990 and the Energy Policy Act of 1992, which greatly expanded alternative fuel use mandates and fuel quality specifications. Over the past decade, transportation fuel and vehicle providers have struggled to comply with a bewildering array of federal government requirements. Despite some considerable successes and the presence of over 400,000 alternative fuel vehicles (AFVs) on U.S. roads, their population remains at less than one half of one percent of the total motor vehicle fleet. Thus, the country remains nearly as far today from diversifying its transportation fuel and vehicle mix as it was 15 years ago. 

The Energy Policy Act of 1992 established a 1.5 cent per kWh production tax credit (PTC) for wind-powered electricity, adjusted annually for inflation. This amounts to 1.8 cents per kWh in 2005. 

Deregulation - The process of changing regulatory policies and laws to increase competition among suppliers of commodities and service. The process of deregulating the electric power industry was initiated by the Energy Policy Act of 1992. (See also Restructuring)... 

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