Powering Productivity Act

Key Points

• This bill, introduced by Representative Casten, would require the Department of Energy to create a new system for measuring "energy productivity." This measures how much economic value the country gets out of the energy it uses, helping the government understand if we are using our resources efficiently or wasting them.
• The government would release a new quarterly report called "Energy Productivity-IQ." This report would be timed with labor reports to show how energy efficiency compares to worker productivity. The goal is to give businesses and lawmakers better data to help lower energy costs and improve the economy.
• A special task force of experts from the government, universities, and the energy industry would be formed to find barriers to better energy use. They would look for ways to use technology and new policies to help the U.S. stay competitive with other countries while also reducing pollution and improving public health.
• Every three years, the Secretary of Energy would study how energy efficiency affects things like water use, job creation, and healthcare. By understanding these links, the government hopes to identify risks to the economy and find opportunities to make the country's energy system more reliable and affordable.

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