National Institutes of Clean Energy Act of 2026

This bill would create the National Institutes of Clean Energy as an agency within the Department of Energy by January 1, 2030. The Institutes would invest in clean energy science, climate science, and research and development to reduce emissions and build climate resilience, including demonstration projects for microgrids, energy storage, electric vehicles, and long-duration grid storage. They would also support research on how energy production affects frontline and low-income communities and on how clean energy affects jobs and workforce development. Priority would go to research at public, land-grant, and minority-serving colleges and universities, and in areas with major job losses between 2018 and 2026. The bill authorizes $400 billion for fiscal years 2027 through 2036.

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Sponsors

• Jared Huffman Democrat sponsor
• 6 cosponsors