Trends in U.S. Agriculture's Consumption and Production of Energy: Renewable Power, Shale Energy, and Cellulosic Biomass
Hitaj, Claudia ; Suttles, Shellye
2016

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Changing energy policy and market conditions are affecting agriculture as both a consumer and producer of energy. This study analyzes how the Renewable Fuel Standard, which mandates a biofuel component in U.S. transportation fuels, the shale energy revolution, and the Clean Power Plan could affect the agricultural sector.

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Title Trends in U.S. Agriculture's Consumption and Production of Energy: Renewable Power, Shale Energy, and Cellulosic Biomass
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Author(s) Hitaj, Claudia
Suttles, Shellye
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Issue Date Aug 01 2016
Publication Type Report
DOI and Other Identifiers 10.22004/ag.econ.262140
Record Identifier https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/262140
Language English
Total Pages 53
Series Statement Economic Information Bulletin Number 159
Record Appears in United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) > Economic Research Service > Economic Information Bulletin

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