Energy Security Act

The Energy Security Act was signed into law by U.S. President Jimmy Carter on June 30, 1980. It consisted of six major acts:

• U.S. Synthetic Fuels Corporation Act
• Biomass Energy and Alcohol Fuels Act
• Renewable Energy Resources Act
• Solar Energy and Energy Conservation Act
• Solar Energy and Energy Conservation Bank Act
• Geothermal Energy Act
• Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion Act

See also

• Energy security
• Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007

References

• DOE Timeline: 1971-1980, Department of Energy
• President Carter and the Search for Synthetic Fossil Fuels