Reference and Academic Outreach Librarian
Overview
All codified federal statutes can be accessed through the United States Code. Pending legislation can be tracked at Congress.gov.
A selection of the major federal energy statutes are listed below, which link to a variety of free websites. The same statutes can also be accessed through subscription databases, such as Westlaw, Lexis+, and Fastcase.
Select Federal Energy Statutes
EPA's summary of the Atomic Energy Act
Department of Energy Organization Act
Electric Consumers Protection Act of 1986
EPA’s summary of the Energy Policy Act of 2005
FERC’s Energy Policy Act of 2005 fact sheet
FERC's Energy Policy Act of 2005 webpage
Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007
Establishment of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission