1、 https:/crsreports.congress.gov December 1, 2020The Annual Energy Outlook (AEO): A Brief OverviewThe Annual Energy Outlook (AEO) provides an annual projection of U.S. energy supply, demand, prices, certain energy-related air emissions, and other factors over a 25-30 year period. Congress has an ongo
2、ing interest in whether and how to use the AEO in potentially forthcoming discussions about energy policy. Additionally, Congress may examine the resources and guidance it gives the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) to conduct the AEO, and whether any changes are necessary. EIAan independ
3、ent statistical agency within the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) (P.L. 95-91; 42 U.S.C. 7135)reports that it publishes the AEO each January to satisfy the Department of Energy Organization Act of 1977, which requires the EIA Administrator to prepare annual reports on trends and projections for ener
4、gy use and supply. Publicly accessible print records of the AEO date back to 1979. The AEO has been referenced as an authoritative source by Congressand its support agenciesand by executive agencies, industry, and others. For instance, the AEO has been referenced at multiple congressional hearings r
