Energy Affordability and Reliability Act of 2026

Key Points

• This bill creates a new group called the Office of Energy Affordability within the Department of Energy. This office would be responsible for checking how new government rules might change the price of electricity and heat for regular people.
• The office would look at any plan that moves the country from one type of energy to another, like switching from gas to wind power. They would study if these changes will make monthly bills go up for families or small businesses.
• Every year, this office would have to send a report to Congress. This report would explain if new energy policies are helping or hurting the goal of keeping energy costs low and reliable for everyone.
• This new office would not be allowed to stop any rules from being passed. Instead, it would act as a watchdog to make sure the government is being honest about how much its energy plans will cost the public.

Impact Analysis

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