Oil, gas, renewables, the electric grid, and energy prices. We're tracking 24 bills in this area — 24 still in play.
Proposed legislation would prohibit executive bonuses at utility companies, though specific details and enforcement mechanisms are not yet public.
Bill title signals focus on updating energy efficiency rules, but official summary not yet published by Congressional Research Service.
Bill addresses energy costs driven by artificial intelligence data centers, which consume massive amounts of electricity.
Removes regulatory barriers slowing construction of advanced electrical transmission lines and technology.
Reduces fees or regulatory costs tied to federal hydropower licensing permits.
DOE funds research into next-generation geothermal systems, including closed-loop technology that works in extreme heat conditions.
Establishes support for geothermal power as a clean energy source.
Authorizes federal agencies to use quantum computing to map and locate critical minerals buried underground across the U.S.
Imposes new restrictions on electricity and natural gas rate increases that utility companies can pass to consumers.
Bill enhances how utilities predict electricity demand and system loads.
Bill addresses energy grid modernization and affordability, though specific policies aren't yet publicly detailed.
Bill authorizes a federal program focused on energy and mineral research with artificial intelligence (EMRTAI — exact scope unclear pending full summary release).
Detailed analysis pending — official summary not yet published by Congressional Research Service.
Requires Interior Department to hold geothermal lease sales yearly instead of every two years on federal land.
Detailed policy specifics unavailable — official summary not yet published by Congressional Research Service.
Exempts geothermal drilling on state and private land from federal permits if the U.S. owns less than 50% of subsurface rights.
Extends and expands DOE's cyber resilience program for energy infrastructure through 2031.
Adds energy emergency and security functions to the Secretary of Energy's required duties.
Extends state energy security plan requirements through 2031, covering weather threats, equipment supply chain risks, and local power system vulnerabilities.
Permanently allows mining infrastructure projects to skip lengthy environmental reviews using a faster federal permitting process.
This bill aims to make it easier and faster for companies to develop geothermal energy projects on federal lands—the public lands owned by the U.S. government. Geothermal energy taps into Earth's heat to produce electricity and is a renewable energy source.
This bill changes how companies pay the government when they extract geothermal energy (heat from deep underground) on public lands. It updates the royalty rates and payment terms that geothermal companies must follow.
This bill creates a system to help recover costs for developing geothermal energy projects on federal lands. Geothermal energy uses heat from inside the Earth to produce electricity.
Bill introduced in Senate on Feb. 11, 2026 with limited public detail available so far.