Energy Policy Act of 1992

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The Energy Policy Act of 1992 is a U.S. federal law that broadly reformed national energy policy by promoting energy efficiency, renewable energy, and competition in electricity and natural gas markets.

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instanceOf United States federal statute ⓘ
energy law ⓘ
affectedAgency Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ⓘ
United States Department of Energy ⓘ
United States Environmental Protection Agency ⓘ
aimedTo encourage competition in electricity markets ⓘ
encourage competition in natural gas markets ⓘ
promote energy efficiency ⓘ
promote renewable energy ⓘ
amended Federal Power Act ⓘ
Natural Gas Act ⓘ
Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 ⓘ
containsTitle provisions on alternative fuel vehicles ⓘ
provisions on electricity restructuring ⓘ
provisions on energy efficiency standards ⓘ
provisions on natural gas regulation ⓘ
provisions on renewable energy programs ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
created exempt wholesale generator category ⓘ
enactedBy 102nd United States Congress ⓘ
encouraged independent power production ⓘ
use of alternative fuels ⓘ
hasTypeOfLegislation omnibus energy legislation ⓘ
introducedConcept alternative fuel vehicle acquisition requirements for certain fleets ⓘ
energy efficiency labeling and standards for certain equipment ⓘ
federal energy management goals ⓘ
jurisdiction federal government of the United States ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalStatus in force ⓘ
mainSubject electricity market regulation ⓘ
energy efficiency ⓘ
energy policy ⓘ
natural gas market regulation ⓘ
renewable energy ⓘ
partOf United States energy policy framework ⓘ
publicLawNumber Public Law 102-486 ⓘ
relatedTo Energy Policy Act of 2005 ⓘ
National Energy Policy Development Group initiatives ⓘ
sectorCovered electric power sector ⓘ
federal government facilities ⓘ
natural gas sector ⓘ
transportation sector ⓘ
shortName EPAct 1992 ⓘ
signedBy George H. W. Bush ⓘ
signingDate 1992-10-24 ⓘ
statutesAtLargeCitation 106 Stat. 2776 ⓘ
titleOfAct Energy Policy Act of 1992 ⓘ
yearOfEnactment 1992 ⓘ

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Federal Power Act → amendedBy → Energy Policy Act of 1992 ⓘ
Title II – Renewable Energy → relatedTo → United States federal energy legislation ⓘ
linked to: Energy Policy Act of 1992
Energy Policy and Conservation Act → amendedBy → Energy Policy Act of 1992 ⓘ
Energy Policy Act of 1992 → shortName → EPAct 1992 ⓘ
linked to: Energy Policy Act of 1992
Energy Policy Act of 1992 → titleOfAct → Energy Policy Act of 1992 ⓘ
United States energy policy apparatus → hasFramework → Energy Policy Act of 1992 ⓘ
Public Law 94-163 → relatedTo → Energy Policy Act of 1992 ⓘ
Public Law 102-486 → officialName → Energy Policy Act of 1992 ⓘ
Public Law 102-486 → shortName → EPAct 1992 ⓘ
linked to: Energy Policy Act of 1992
United States federal energy legislation → hasComponent → Energy Policy Act of 1992 ⓘ