WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Energy and Power has scheduled a hearing for Thursday, Sept. 15, 2016, at 10 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “The Department of Energy’s Role in Advancing the National, Economic, and Energy Security of the United States." Subcommittee Vice Chairman Pete Olson (R-TX) will preside over the hearing. Energy Secretary Ernie Moniz is slated to testify.
The world’s changing energy landscape offers the U.S. both challenges and opportunities. In recent years, the U.S. has emerged as the leading producer of oil and gas and the second leading producer of coal in the world. Rising supplies and falling energy prices have benefited consumers and the economy, but it has also begun to strain the nation’s energy transmission, storage, and distribution systems.
The hearing will focus on multiple legislative efforts that have been undertaken to update the nation’s energy policy and modernize energy infrastructure, including legislation that would reform infrastructure-permitting processes, promote energy exports, modernize the nation’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve, improve emergency preparedness, and protect the electric grid. The hearing will also focus on DOE responsibilities related to ensuring energy security through system planning, physical- and cybersecurity, global supply chains, and international agreements.
“It will be great to welcome Secretary Moniz back to Energy and Commerce for what surely will be a valuable discussion of our energy future," said Vice Chair Olson. “Our energy landscape has changed dramatically and those changes have highlighted challenges and opportunities unique to the 21st century. Next week’s hearing will provide a valuable opportunity to take a deeper dive into DOE’s role in strengthening our national, economic, and energy security."
The Majority Memorandum and witness testimony will be available here as they are posted. Related Items
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See Also
* HEARING: #SubEnergyPower to Examine DOE’s Role in National, Economic, and Energy Security
* The Department of Energy’s Role in Advancing the National, Economic, and Energy Security of the United States
