The American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009 (S.1462)

The American Clean Energy Leadership Act (ACELA), sponsored by Senator Bingaman, was passed out of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on June 17, 2009 on a bipartisan vote of 15 to 8, and as amended by unanimous consent on May 6, 2010. It was passed as an energy bill with provisions related to increased energy production, energy efficiency,renewable energy standards, technology research and development, energy market stabilization, and transmission network improvements, among others.

C2ES Resources

• Short Summary & Comparison to the ACES Act
• Detailed Summary as passed by the Committee
• Comparison Chart: Clean Energy Standard Provisions in Climate and Energy Legislation for the 111th Congress (July 7, 2010)
• Comparison Chart: Energy Efficiency provisions in Energy and Climate Legislation for the 111th Congress
• Comparison Chart: Plug-In Electric Vehicles in Climate-Energy Legislation for the 111th Congress

Committee Documents and other External Resources

• CBO Cost Estimate
• CRS Comparison of Selected Senate Energy and Climate Change Proposals
• U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources - ACELA Resources

Additional C2ES Resources

• The House-passed energy-climate bill
• Climate Policy Memo: Comparison of CEJAP Act and CLEAR Act
• System Design
  • Climate Policy Memo: Cap & Trade v Taxes
  • Congressional Testimony of Eileen Claussen on How to Design Legislation to Contain Cost and Minimize GHG Allowance Price Volatility before the Senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resources (September 15, 2009)
  • Congressional Policy Brief: Scope of a Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Program
  • Congressional Policy Brief: Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Timetables
• Allocation
  • Climate Policy Memo: Greenhouse Gas Emissions Allowance Allocation
  • Congressional Policy Brief: Greenhouse Gas Offsets in a Domestic Cap-and-Trade Program
• Cost-containment and Offsets
  • Congressional Policy Brief: Containing the Costs of Climate Policy
• Competitiveness/International
  • Climate Policy Memo: Addressing Competitiveness Issues in Climate Legislation
  • Congressional Testimony of Eileen Claussen on Climate Change Legislation: International Trade Considerations before the Senate Committee on Finance (July 8, 2009)
  • Congressional Testimony of Eileen Claussen on Competitiveness and Climate Policy before the House Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment (March 18, 2009)
  • Congressional Policy Brief: Addressing Competitiveness in U.S. Climate Change Policy
• Waxman-Markey (ACES Act)
  • Climate Policy Memo: Eight Myths about the ACES Act
  • Climate Policy Memo: Cost of ACES Act
  • Climate Policy Memo: Allowance Distribution under ACES Act
  • Climate Policy Memo: Cost Containment and Offset Use in the ACES Act
• Complementary Policies
  • Congressional Policy Brief: Technology Policies to Address Climate Change
  • Congressional Policy Brief: Addressing Emissions From Coal Use in Power Generation
  • Congressional Policy Brief: Policies to Reduce Emissions from the Transportation Sector
  • Congressional Policy Brief: Tax Policies to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
• Quick Reference Guide to Climate Policy