Waste Heat to Wattage Act of 2026

This bill changes the definition of renewable energy in a federal farm law, the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002, so that it includes waste energy recovery. Waste energy recovery is defined as heat or pressure from a commercial, residential, or industrial process that would otherwise be released or vented. Under the definition, that heat or pressure must be captured and used as the only input for a process that generates electricity. This includes systems that turn waste heat or waste pressure into power.

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Sponsors

• Gabe Vasquez Democrat sponsor
• 1 cosponsors