ENERGY POLICY

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Energy Policy
The Energy Policy involves the different stakeholders from the federal, state, and local
government actors. From this, the actions taken by the stakeholders is directly related to the
production, distribution, and consumption of different source of energy. Some of the various
forms of energy utilized include; fossil fuels, coal, oil, natural gases, and renewables such as
solar and nuclear. Over the years, there has been constraining fueled by the people causing a
significant resource responsibility. To moderate this, there was the formulation of policies that
were actively involved in regulating the resources, thus the naming Energy Policy.
Energy policies came in handy to moderators of the already established economy. In the United
States of America, energy policies are a complicated and interconnected factor that needs further
assessment. The relevant stakeholders present spike conflicts that may channel to a very
controversial subject. For instance, factors such as the feasibility of energy policies may be used
as a channel to spike violence.1. Also, resource availability, geography, cost of extractions, and
even environmental impacts may fuel disputes between individuals.
The relevant stakeholders have specific goals to attain over a given time. For instance,
maintaining conservation and energy efficiency is a global spark that may be led appropriately to
causing collateral damage to other sectors in particular. There was a ban imposed on petroleum
products in the United States, and this also led to the cutting of oil production, leading to hiking
in gasoline prices. There was a dispute when Congress passed the 1975 Energy Policy and
Conservation; this propelled the ban of crude oil, which ensured the personal vehicle
manufacturers that year were efficient.
For individuals to accept the change, there was the aspect of ensuring they clearly understood the
role of the proposed energy policy that was of good gain. This is a sure way of assuring that
people comprehend the aspect of conservation, and with that, there will be adequate
sustainability.2. With increased energy usage, businesses, transportation, and consumers must use
energy more efficiently in their homes, resulting in less waste. This will also help you save
money on your gas costs.
We may all contribute by adopting the lifestyle and housing modifications. The energy policy
was well emulated into the system since the individuals were well conversant with the new
changes. Also, through teaching, the individuals learned about the essence of conservation and
energy-efficient measures.3. This brought down all the sparks that had formed and caused a more
tranquil livelihood. With the mention of new lifestyles and housing, most individuals understood
the benefits of it, which multiplies the rest of society.
In conclusion, the energy policy may have been wrongly imposed, especially during the gasoline
saga that resulted in the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries not supplying the nation
as they initially did4. After the tension had risen, there was the injection of conservation and
energy efficiency as a factor that, in the end, bore much more fruit than expected. Through this,

1
Kempton, Willett, Craig K. Harris, Joanne G. Keith, and Jeffrey S. Weihl. "Do consumers know “what works” in
energy conservation?" In Families and the energy transition, pp. 115-131. Routledge, 2019.
2
Murdock, Hannah E., Ute Collier, Rana Adib, Diala Hawila, Emanuele Bianco, Simon Muller, Rabia Ferroukhi et
al. "Renewable energy policies in a time of transition." (2018).
3
Moriarty, Patrick, and Damon Honnery. "Energy efficiency or conservation for mitigating climate
change." Energies 12, no. 18 (2019): 3543.
4
Fernandez, Rosa Maria. "Conflicting energy policy priorities in EU energy governance." Journal of Environmental
Studies and Sciences 8, no. 3 (2018): 239-248.
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the aspects of renewable energy were introduced, leading to more sustainable sources to the
extent that it brings about affordability and environmental growth.

Bibliography
Fernandez, Rosa Maria. "Conflicting energy policy priorities in EU energy governance." Journal

of Environmental Studies and Sciences 8, no. 3 (2018): 239-248.

Kempton, Willett, Craig K. Harris, Joanne G. Keith, and Jeffrey S. Weihl. "Do consumers know

“what works” in energy conservation?" In Families and the energy transition, pp. 115-

131. Routledge, 2019.

Moriarty, Patrick, and Damon Honnery. "Energy efficiency or conservation for mitigating

climate change." Energies 12, no. 18 (2019): 3543.

Murdock, Hannah E., Ute Collier, Rana Adib, Diala Hawila, Emanuele Bianco, Simon Muller,

Rabia Ferroukhi et al. "Renewable energy policies in a time of transition." (2018).