Clean Energy Standard Act of 2019

Clean Energy Standard Act of 2019

This bill addresses clean energy standards.

Among other things, the bill

• requires retail electricity suppliers to sell a certain quantity of clean electric energy;
• establishes a federal clean energy credit trading program;
• subjects retail electricity suppliers to civil penalties for noncompliance with requirements;
• establishes a state energy efficiency, clean energy deployment, and electric bill reduction program;
• requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to facilitate coordination between the federal clean energy program and state clean and renewable energy programs;
• requires the National Academy of Sciences to periodically evaluate all aspects of the federal clean energy standard; and
• directs DOE to establish a program for the research, development, demonstration, and deployment of clean energy technologies and portfolios.