Energy Policy

Provisions in Energy Policy Act of 2005 Create Opportunities For Pump Manufacturers to Help Increase Energy Efficiency

When President Bush signed the Energy Policy Act of 2005—the country’s first comprehensive new energy policy since 1992—into law in August of that year, most of the attention it received focused on the provisions that addressed the future supply and makeup of the country’s motor-fuel pool. Transportation fuel was a hot-button topic at the time (and remains so today) as gasoline and diesel prices continued to creep upward, while tough questions were being asked regarding from where future supply would come. But while the Energy Policy Act, or EPAct, did include landmark provisions that set thresholds for the production and use of biofuels and other forms of alternative and renewable energy in the future, in reality, EPAct 2005 was about much, much more than fueling the nation’s fleet of vehicles.

In sum, the major tenets of EPAct 2005, in addition to promoting alternative and renewable energy sources, are to:

In EPAct 2005, much emphasis is placed on the production, conservation and more efficient use of all types of energy in all settings, from private residences to commercial buildings to manufacturing and industrial plants.