METRIC Act
Sponsored By: Representative Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6]
Introduced
Summary
Modernizing how the U.S. measures energy inputs and conversion efficiency is the bill's core aim. The METRIC Act would force a technical rethink of the current “primary energy” measure and add a new, complementary "incident energy" metric to EIA reporting to better reflect electrification, efficiency, and noncombustion resources.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
New energy data and reporting rules
If enacted, the bill would require the Department of Energy to study the current "primary energy" indicator and send recommendations to Congress within 18 months. It would also require the Energy Information Administration to develop and publish a new "incident energy" statistic. EIA would collect incident energy data by surveys of manufacturers, operators, or users when feasible and publish model-based annual estimates when direct data collection is not feasible. EIA would include incident energy alongside primary and final energy in its reports and publish all data, methods, and uncertainty in machine-readable form; this would not change how EIA defines primary energy as of enactment.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6]
IL • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14]
FL • D
Sponsored 2/20/2026
Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5]
MO • D
Sponsored 2/20/2026
Roll Call Votes
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