,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gfjg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #bj1       
#bjbf,mr4 ,casten 7for himself1 ,ms4    
,castor of ,florida1 and ,mr4 ,cleaver7 
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to study and 
modernize the measurement and reporting 
of ,united ,states energy use1 and for  
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,modernizing   
,,eia ,tracking and ,reporting to       
,increase ,consistency ,act or the      
,,metric ,act4  #b4 ,purpose and        
findings  7a7 ,purpose ,the purpose of  
this ,act is to improve the energy      
performance1 transparency1 and          
decision-making of the ,united ,states  
by modernizing how the ,united ,states  
measures and accounts for gross amount  
of energy input into the national energy
 system4  7b7 ,findings ,congress finds 
that-- 7#a7 historical measures of      
primary energy were developed for       

economies dominated by combustion-based 
fuels and do not accurately capture the 
efficiency or system value of           
noncombustion energy sources2  7#b7     
differences in how primary energy are   
measured across fuel and renewable      
systems obscure trends in               
electrification1 decarbonization1 and   
energy productivity1 hindering effective
 policymaking and misinforming          
researchers1 market participants1 and   
the public2 and  7#c7 enhancing national
 energy accounting through improved data
 collection1 modeling1 and transparency 
will strengthen evidence-based          
policymaking1 support market efficiency1
 and better align ,united ,states       
statistics with the energy transition4  
#c4 ,modernizing energy metrics  7a7    
,study on primary energy indicators     
7#a7 ,required study ,the ,secretary of 
,energy1 with support from the          
,administrator of the ,energy           
,information ,administration and        
relevant offices within the ,department 

of ,energy1 shall conduct a             
comprehensive study on the validity1    
limitations1 and potential alternatives 
to the use of the indicators for primary
 energy in national energy accounting4  
7#b7 ,scope of study ,the study shall   
include--  7,a7 an evaluation of the    
conceptual basis and historical         
rationale for the current indicator for 
primary energy calculated and reported  
by the ,energy ,information             
,administration2  7,b7 an assessment of 
the limitations of primary energy       
accounting in accurately reflecting     
energy efficiency1 energy transitions1  
and the value and comparability of      
combustible and noncombustible energy   
sources2  7,c7 an analysis of           
alternative indicators and their        
suitability for integration into        
national energy statistics2  7,d7 a     
review of international best practices  
for energy accounting1 including        
methodologies used by the ,international
 ,energy ,agency and peer nations2 and  

7,e7 recommendations for improvements or
 replacements to the primary energy     
indicator that better align with        
national goals for energy efficiency1   
electrification1 decarbonization1 and   
economic productivity4  7#c7 ,report to 
,congress ,not later than #ah months    
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 the ,secretary of ,energy shall   
submit to the ,committee on ,energy and 
,commerce of the ,house of              
,representatives and the ,committee on  
,energy and ,natural ,resources of the  
,senate a report containing the findings
 and recommendations of the study       
required under paragraph 7#a74  7b7     
,complementary incident energy          
statistics ,section #bje of the         
,department of ,energy ,organization    
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #gace7 is amended by
 adding at the end the following3  7n7  
,incident energy statistics  7#a7       
,requirement ,the ,administrator shall  
develop1 collect1 analyze1 and report on
 incident energy4  7#b7  ,measurement   

and estimation  7,a7  ,data derived from
 surveys  ,to the extent feasible1 under
 paragraph 7#a71 the ,administrator     
shall collect1 through surveys1         
reporting requirements1 or other        
data-collection mechanisms1 data        
representing the amount of incident     
energy1 consistent with the approaches  
used to evaluate primary energy for     
thermal energy sources4  7,b7  ,derived 
estimates  ,with respect to energy      
sources for which it is not feasible to 
collect data under subparagraph 7,a71   
the ,administrator shall develop and    
publish model-based estimates or        
analytical approximations of the amount 
of incident energy1 updated on an annual
 basis1 based on--  7i7 data collected  
through new or existing surveys of      
manufacturers1 operators1 or users of   
energy conversion technologies2  7ii7   
physical models or statistical analyses 
developed or adopted by the ,energy     
,information ,administration2 and  7iii7
 information derived from ,federal      

research institutions1 ,national        
,laboratories1 the ,national            
,aeronautics and ,space ,administration1
 the ,national ,oceanic and ,atmospheric
 ,administration1 or other appropriate  
entities using remote sensing1 satellite
 imagery1 or comparable observational   
techniques1 as may be necessary4  7#c7  
,integration and publication  7,a7 ,in  
general ,the ,administrator shall       
include the data on the amount of       
incident energy included in each report 
required by paragraph 7#a7 in the       
existing reports or other products      
published by the ,energy ,information   
,administration that include primary    
energy and final energy statistics in a 
manner that enables side-by-side        
comparison of energy-conversion         
efficiency and system performance4  7,b7
 ,public availability ,the              
,administrator shall make all data1     
assumptions1 and methods used under this
 subsection for purposes of developing1 
collecting1 analyzing1 and reporting on 

incident energy publicly available in   
machine-readable formats and shall      
describe the degree of uncertainty or   
approximation associated with the       
estimates and analytical approximations 
developed and published under paragraph 
7#b77;,b74  7#d7 ,relationship to       
existing statistics ,this subsection    
shall not be construed to affect how the
 ,energy ,information ,administration   
defines or reports primary energy as of 
the date of enactment of this           
subsection4  7#e7 ,definitions ,in this 
subsection3  7,a7 ,energy conversion    
,the term energy conversion means any   
physical1 chemical1 or mechanical       
process by which energy is transformed  
from one form to another for the purpose
 of producing electricity1 heat1        
mechanical work1 chemical energy1 or    
another usable or storable form of      
energy4  7,b7 ,final energy ,the term   
final energy--  7i7 means energy in the 
form delivered to end users for         
consumption in buildings1               

transportation1 industrial processes1 or
 other sectors2 and  7ii7 includes      
electricity1 pipeline gas1 gasoline1    
diesel1 hydrogen1 and district heat4    
7,c7 ,incident energy ,the term incident
 energy-- 7i7 means the total energy    
entering an energy conversion technology
 or system from natural or environmental
 sources1 including both thermal and    
nonthermal forms1 before any            
transformation or conversion losses     
occur2 and  7ii7 includes energy from   
combustible fuels1 biomass1 nuclear     
materials1 solar radiation1 wind1       
geothermal heat1 hydroelectric          
potential1 and other renewable or       
nonrenewable resources4  4