Institute for Energy Research

Institute for Energy Research
Formation	1989
Founder	Robert L. Bradley Jr.
Founded at	Houston, Texas
Type	Nonprofit public policy research
Location	Washington, D.C.;
Board of directors	Steven F. Hayward
Website	instituteforenergyresearch.org

The Institute for Energy Research (IER) is a Washington, D.C.-based non-profit organization that "conducts intensive research and analysis on the functions, operations, and government regulation of global energy markets."^[1] IER maintains that the free market provides the most "efficient and effective solutions" to "global energy and environmental challenges".^[1]

IER is often described as a front group for the fossil fuel industry.^[2]^[3]^[4] It was initially formed by Charles Koch, receives donations from many large companies like Exxon, and publishes a stream of reports and position papers opposing any efforts to control greenhouse gasses. Thomas Pyle, president of the IER and its offshoot American Energy Alliance (AEA), was appointed to the US Department of Energy's transition team after the 2016 United States elections.

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