§18775 Plan for the Modeling and Forecasting of Demand for Minerals Used in the Energy Sector

Summary

The Administrator must create a plan, working with the Director of the U.S. Geological Survey, within 180 days after November 15, 2021 (by May 14, 2022). The plan must model and forecast demand for energy technologies that use minerals that are or could be called critical minerals. It must say what kinds and how much of each mineral are used for different energy technologies, describe current markets for equipment that produces, transmits, or stores energy, and note new or possible markets for emerging energy technologies. The plan must give demand forecasts for 1, 5, and 10 years after the plan is finished, break forecasts down by economic sector, and include any other details needed for the Annual Critical Minerals Outlook. The Administrator must consult with the Secretary about how new energy technologies might develop, and with the Secretary of the Interior (through the USGS Director) to coordinate work, avoid duplication, and match demand analysis with where minerals are produced, refined, and turned into parts and materials.