Requires government to track energy use from renewable sources like solar and wind more accurately
The government would start measuring and reporting on "incident energy" — the total energy from sources like solar, wind, and geothermal before it gets converted to electricity. This would give policymakers and the public better data to compare how efficient different energy sources are, since current measurements were designed for coal and oil and don't capture renewable energy well.
Today, the government measures energy using methods designed for coal and oil that don't accurately show how efficient renewable sources like solar and wind really are. After this bill, the government would also track the raw energy entering all systems before conversion, giving a clearer picture of which energy sources waste the least energy and perform best overall.
HR 7607 · 119th Congress · February 20, 2026 · AI Summary by claude-sonnet-4-20250514 · 10/10
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