DOE Announces Funding for Energy Efficiency in Federal Buildings
August 2009
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced more than $20 million in high-end technical assistance to federal agencies to help implement energy-efficient technologies across the federal government.
To assist federal agencies in transforming to a low-carbon emissions future, DOE's Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP) will provide the technical expertise from DOE's National Laboratories for projects such as cool roofs, greenhouse gas reductions, renewable energy, smart grids, sustainable buildings, and energy and water retrofits.
FEMP is central to this responsibility, guiding agencies to use funding more effectively in meeting federal and agency-specific energy-management objectives, including:
• reducing federal energy intensity by 30 percent from 2003 levels by 2015
• reducing water intensity by 16 percent from 2007 levels by 2015
• generating or purchasing renewable electric energy matching at least 7.5 percent of its electricity use by 2013.
About $17 million will help enhance and accelerate FEMP service functions to the federal government, $3 million will help develop a comprehensive greenhouse gas management and abatement program, and $2.5 million will help develop an energy, water and emissions reporting and tracking system for federal facilities.
For more information, visit www.govenergy.com.
