President Calls Energy Crunch a National Emergency for Quick Fixes
Published Date: 1/29/2025
Presidential Document
Summary
The President has declared a National Energy Emergency because the U.S. doesn’t have enough energy to meet our needs, causing high prices that hit everyday Americans hard. This order speeds up energy production, protects our energy systems from foreign threats, and aims to make energy more affordable and reliable starting now. It affects energy companies, workers, and all Americans who rely on steady power and fuels.
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National Energy Emergency Declared
On January 20, 2025, the President declared a national energy emergency because U.S. energy supply and infrastructure are inadequate and causing high prices that hit Americans on low- and fixed-incomes especially hard. The declaration directs the Federal Government to put energy supply and reliability first to protect the Nation's economic and national security.
Agencies Told to Use Emergency Energy Powers
Federal department and agency heads must identify and exercise any lawful emergency authorities to speed up identification, leasing, siting, production, transportation, refining, and generation of domestic energy resources, including on Federal lands; agencies that assess the need to use Federal eminent domain or the Defense Production Act must submit recommendations to the President.
Fast‑Tracking Energy Projects in Three Regions
Agencies are directed to expedite completion of authorized and appropriated energy and infrastructure projects and to facilitate supply, refining, and transportation of energy in and through the West Coast, the Northeast, and Alaska to protect national and economic security.
Streamlined Army Corps and ESA Emergency Reviews
Within 30 days agencies must identify planned or potential energy actions eligible for emergency Army Corps permitting and for Endangered Species Act emergency consultations (50 CFR 402.05) and provide summary reports; status reports must follow at least every 30 days. The Endangered Species Act Committee must aim for an initial determination within 20 days and resolution within 140 days and shall convene at least quarterly.
DOD Assessment and Construction Authority Invoked
The Secretary of Defense, in collaboration with the Secretaries of the Interior and Energy, must assess the Department of Defense's ability to acquire and transport needed energy and fuels and submit that assessment within 60 days; the order invokes the construction authority in 10 U.S.C. 2808 consistent with the National Emergencies Act to address identified vulnerabilities.
EPA May Allow Year‑Round E15 Sales
The Environmental Protection Agency, after consulting and with concurrence from the Secretary of Energy, shall consider issuing emergency fuel waivers to allow year-round sale of E15 gasoline to address projected temporary nationwide gasoline shortfalls.
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