غير هذا القانون الذي وصفه مؤيدوه بأنه محاولة لمكافحة مشاكل الطاقة المتنامية[3]، سياسة الطاقة الأمريكية من خلال توفير الحوافز الضريبية وضمانات القروض لإنتاج الطاقة بمختلف أنواعها.[4]
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