Federal Energy Policy

2. Proposed law streamlining wind, solar, and geothermal development on federal lands(abbr.).
6. A black combustible rock once king of America's energy production.
8. Italian physicist who gave us the battery — and a unit of electric potential.
9. Government support, often financial, to promote certain industries or behaviors.
12. Global oil cartel formed in 1960 to coordinate petroleum policies (abbr.).
13. Per-kilowatt-hour incentive for renewable energy generation (abbr.).
16. 1935 law giving the federal government authority over electricity transmission and sales.
18. 2022 law combining climate policy and tax reforms, or an Irish paramilitary group (abbr.).
20. DOE-backed support mechanism that helps fund risky but promising energy projects.
22. Scottish inventor whose name powers engines — and light bulbs, indirectly
23. Obama-era policy aimed at reducing carbon emissions from power plants.
24. The process of phasing out fossil fuels from the energy mix.

1. Market-based system where emissions are limited and permits can be bought or sold.
3. Inventor known for the light bulb and the phonograph
4. Policy requiring utilities to source a percentage of power from clean energy (abbr.).
5. Massive concrete arch-gravity structure taming the Colorado River since 1936.
7. Grid-scale battery that moves water uphill to store power and downhill to release it.
10. Federal incentive that lowers the upfront cost of solar and other renewables (abbr.).
11. Energy source that taps into Earth’s internal heat.
14. 1920 law that governs leasing of public lands for oil, gas, and coal extraction (abbr.).
15. Federal agency created in 1977 to manage energy policy and nuclear safety
17. Founding Father who flew a kite to unlock secrets of electricity.
19. 1946 U.S. law governing nuclear materials and civilian atomic energy (abbr.).
21. Designation to fast-track critical power lines across regions (abbr.)