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Energy policy is a subset of economic policy, foreign policy, and national and international security policy. Traditionally, energy policy has sought security of supply, affordability, and limited impact on the environment.

Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards Pennsylvania on the other hand, currently has a significantly lower standard, with an 8% mandate for Tier I sources like solar, wind, and geothermal and 10% for less renewable Tier II alternative sources like waste coal, large scale hydro, and wood pulping.

It addresses issues of energy production, distribution, consumption, and modes of use, such as building codes, mileage standards, and commuting policies. Energy policy may be addressed via legislation, regulation, court decisions, public participation, and other techniques.

The energy policy of India is to increase the locally produced energy in India and reduce energy poverty, with more focus on developing alternative sources of energy, particularly nuclear, solar and wind energy. Net energy import dependency was 40.9% in 2021-22.

Pennsylvania passed an Executive Order (EO 2019-01) in January 2019, requiring state-owned and occupied facilities to reduce energy consumption by 3% per year, and 21% by 2025 from 2017 levels.