The debate over U.S. energy independence is often muddled by differing definitions and political rhetoric. A practical definition of energy independence is producing more energy than consumed ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Robert Rapier is a chemical engineer covering the energy sector. Atlanta, Georgia - June 27: Former president Donald Trump and ...

U.S. Department of Energy Headquarters, the Forrestal Building, in Washington, D.C. (Payton Chung/Flickr/CC BY-SA 2.0 DEED) DOE added that the definition established in 2024 was not a regulatory ...

CLEVELAND, OHIO - SEPTEMBER 29: U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden participate in the first presidential debate at the Health Education Campus of Case Western ...

The claim that the U.S. is energy independent is true based on a definition that involves the country producing more energy than its needs. As the first graph below shows, the U.S. was not energy ...

The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 made significant modifications and additions to the energy credit available under Section 48 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code” and ...

U.S. Department of Energy Headquarters, the Forrestal Building, in Washington, D.C. (Payton Chung/Flickr/CC BY-SA 2.0 DEED) The new definition was shepherded by DOE secretary Jennifer M. Granholm and ...

The U.S. Department of Energy has released a common definition for a zero energy building: “An energy-efficient building where, on a source energy basis, the actual annual delivered energy is less ...

The U.S. Dept. of Energy has issued its first definition of what it means to be a zero-energy building, and buildings-related organizations say that it should provide consistency and clarity for the ...

The Energy Department released its findings in the recently published A Common Definition for Zero Energy Buildings. The U.S. Department of Energy has released a common definition for a zero energy ...