§17151. Definitions — Inbound Citations

42 U.S.C. § 17151

Cited by 594 provisions in release 119-102.

Citations to §17151(1)

42 U.S.C. § 17032(a)

Go to provision →

(a) The Secretary shall provide grants to eligible entities for research, development, demonstration, and commercial application of biofuel production technologies in States with low rates of ethanol production, including low rates of production of cellulosic biomass ethanol, as determined by the Secretary.
42 U.S.C. § 17034(a)

Go to provision →

(a) In this section, the term “eligible entity” means—

(1) an 1890 Institution (as defined in section 7601 of title 7);

(2) a part B institution (as defined in section 1061 of title 20) (commonly referred to as “Historically Black Colleges and Universities”);

(3) a tribal college or university (as defined in section 1059c(b) of title 20); or

(4) a Hispanic-serving institution (as defined in section 1101a(a) of title 20).
42 U.S.C. § 17034(b)

Go to provision →

(b) The Secretary shall make cellulosic ethanol and biofuels research and development grants to 10 eligible entities selected by the Secretary to receive a grant under this section through a peer-reviewed competitive process.
42 U.S.C. § 17034(c)

Go to provision →

(c) An eligible entity that is selected to receive a grant under subsection (b) shall collaborate with 1 of the Bioenergy Research Centers of the Office of Science of the Department.
42 U.S.C. § 17111(a)(1)

Go to provision →

(1) The term “eligible entity” means—

(A) an energy-intensive industry;

(B) a national trade association representing an energy-intensive industry; or

(C) a person acting on behalf of 1 or more energy-intensive industries or sectors, as determined by the Secretary.
42 U.S.C. § 17111(c)(1)

Go to provision →

(1) As part of the program, the Secretary shall establish energy efficiency partnerships between the Secretary and eligible entities to conduct research on, develop, and demonstrate new processes, technologies, and operating practices and techniques to significantly improve the energy efficiency of equipment and processes used by energy-intensive industries, including the conduct of activities to—

(A) increase the energy efficiency of industrial processes and facilities;

(B) research, develop, and demonstrate advanced technologies capable of energy intensity reductions and increased environmental performance; and

(C) promote the use of the processes, technologies, and techniques described in subparagraphs (A) and (B).
42 U.S.C. § 17113(a)(2)

Go to provision →

(2) The term “eligible entity” means—

(A) a scientist or other individual with knowledge and expertise in emissions reduction;

(B) an institution of higher education;

(C) a nongovernmental organization;

(D) a National Laboratory;

(E) a private entity; and

(F) a partnership or consortium of 2 or more entities described in subparagraphs (B) through (E).
42 U.S.C. § 17113(d)(1)

Go to provision →

(1) In carrying out the program, the Secretary shall award grants on a competitive basis to eligible entities for projects that the Secretary determines would best achieve the goals of the program.
42 U.S.C. § 17113(d)(2)

Go to provision →

(2) In carrying out the program, the Secretary may enter into contracts and cooperative agreements with eligible entities and Federal agencies for projects that the Secretary determines would further the purposes of the program.
42 U.S.C. § 17113a(b)(4)

Go to provision →

(4) The term “eligible entity” means—

(A) an institution of higher education;

(B) an appropriate State or Federal entity, including a federally funded research and development center of the Department;

(C) a nonprofit research institution;

(D) a private entity;

(E) any other relevant entity the Secretary determines appropriate; and

(F) a partnership or consortium of two or more entities described in subparagraphs (A) through (E).
42 U.S.C. § 17113a(g)

Go to provision →

(g) The Secretary, in consultation with the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, shall support the development of standardized testing and technical validation of advanced and commercially available steelmaking and low-emissions steel manufacturing through collaboration with one or more National Laboratories, and one or more eligible entities.
42 U.S.C. § 17113a(h)(2)

Go to provision →

(2) Under the initiative established under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall select eligible entities to carry out demonstration projects and to the maximum extent practicable—

(A) encourage regional diversity among eligible entities, including participation by rural States;

(B) encourage technological diversity among eligible entities; and

(C) ensure that specific projects selected—

(i) expand on the existing technology demonstration programs of the Department; and

(ii) prioritize projects that leverage matching funds from non-Federal sources.
42 U.S.C. § 17113a(h)(2)(A)

Go to provision →

(A) encourage regional diversity among eligible entities, including participation by rural States;
42 U.S.C. § 17113a(h)(2)(B)

Go to provision →

(B) encourage technological diversity among eligible entities; and
42 U.S.C. § 17113b(b)

Go to provision →

(b) The Secretary shall use funds appropriated by subsection (a) to provide financial assistance, on a competitive basis, to eligible entities to carry out projects for—

(1) the purchase and installation, or implementation, of advanced industrial technology at an eligible facility;

(2) retrofits, upgrades to, or operational improvements at an eligible facility to install or implement advanced industrial technology; or

(3) engineering studies and other work needed to prepare an eligible facility for activities described in paragraph (1) or (2).
42 U.S.C. § 17113b(c)

Go to provision →

(c) To be eligible to receive financial assistance under subsection (b), an eligible entity shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require, including the expected greenhouse gas emissions reductions to be achieved by carrying out the project.
42 U.S.C. § 17113b(d)(3)

Go to provision →

(3) whether the eligible entity participates or would participate in a partnership with purchasers of the output of the eligible facility.
42 U.S.C. § 17113b(e)

Go to provision →

(e) The Secretary shall require an eligible entity to provide not less than 50 percent of the cost of a project carried out pursuant to this section.
42 U.S.C. § 17113b(g)(2)

Go to provision →

(2) The term “eligible entity” means the owner or operator of an eligible facility.
42 U.S.C. § 17115(a)(1)

Go to provision →

(1) The term “eligible entity” means—

(A) a State;

(B) a unit of local government;

(C) a territory or possession of the United States;

(D) a relevant State or local office, including an energy office;

(E) a tribal organization (as defined in section 3765 of title 38);

(F) an institution of higher education; and¹

(G) a private entity; and

(H) a trade association or technical society.
42 U.S.C. § 17115(b)

Go to provision →

(b) Not later than 1 year after December 27, 2020, the Secretary shall establish a program to provide technical assistance to eligible entities to promote the commercial application of emission reduction technologies developed through the program established in section 17113(b) of this title.
42 U.S.C. § 17115(c)(1)

Go to provision →

(1) An eligible entity desiring technical assistance under the program shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require.
42 U.S.C. § 17115(c)(3)

Go to provision →

(3) In selecting eligible entities for technical assistance under the program, the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable—

(A) give priority to—

(i) activities carried out with technical assistance under the program that have the greatest potential for achieving emissions reduction in nonpower industrial sectors;

(ii) activities carried out in a State in which there are active or inactive industrial facilities that may be used or retrofitted to carry out activities under the focus areas described in section 17113(c) of this title; and

(iii) activities carried out in an economically distressed area (as described in section 3161(a) of this title); and

(B) ensure that—

(i) there is geographic diversity among the eligible entities selected; and

(ii) the activities carried out with technical assistance under the program reflect a majority of the focus areas described in section 17113(c) of this title.
42 U.S.C. § 17115(c)(3)(B)(i)

Go to provision →

(i) there is geographic diversity among the eligible entities selected; and
42 U.S.C. § 17116(a)(1)(A)

Go to provision →

(A) that has been recommended in an energy assessment described in paragraph (2)(A) conducted for an eligible entity; and
42 U.S.C. § 17116(a)(1)(B)

Go to provision →

(B) with respect to which the plant site of that eligible entity—

(i) improves—

(I) energy efficiency;

(II) material efficiency;

(III) cybersecurity; or

(IV) productivity; or

(ii) reduces—

(I) waste production;

(II) greenhouse gas emissions; or

(III) nongreenhouse gas pollution.
42 U.S.C. § 17116(a)(2)

Go to provision →

(2) The term “eligible entity” means a small- or medium-sized manufacturer that has had an energy assessment completed by—

(A) an industrial research and assessment center;

(B) a Department of Energy Combined Heat and Power Technical Assistance Partnership jointly with an industrial research and assessment center; or

(C) a third-party assessor that provides an assessment equivalent to an assessment described in subparagraph (A) or (B), as determined by the Secretary.
42 U.S.C. § 17116(i)(1)

Go to provision →

(1) The Secretary shall establish a program under which the Secretary shall provide grants to eligible entities to implement covered projects.
42 U.S.C. § 17116(i)(2)

Go to provision →

(2) An eligible entity seeking a grant under the Program shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require, including a demonstration of need for financial assistance to implement the proposed covered project.
42 U.S.C. § 17116(i)(3)

Go to provision →

(3) In awarding grants under the Program, the Secretary shall give priority to eligible entities that—

(A) have had an energy assessment completed by an industrial research and assessment center; and

(B) propose to carry out a covered project with a greater potential for—

(i) energy efficiency gains; or

(ii) greenhouse gas emissions reductions.
42 U.S.C. § 17116(i)(4)(A)

Go to provision →

(A) The amount of a grant provided to an eligible entity under the Program shall not exceed $300,000.
42 U.S.C. § 17116(i)(4)(C)

Go to provision →

(C) A grant received by an eligible entity under the Program shall supplement, not supplant, any private or State funds available to the eligible entity to carry out the covered project.
42 U.S.C. § 17152(a)

Go to provision →

(a) The Secretary shall establish a program, to be known as the “Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program”, under which the Secretary shall provide grants to eligible entities in accordance with this part.
42 U.S.C. § 17152(b)

Go to provision →

(b) The purpose of the program shall be to assist eligible entities in implementing strategies—

(1) to reduce fossil fuel emissions created as a result of activities within the jurisdictions of eligible entities in a manner that—

(A) is environmentally sustainable; and

(B) to the maximum extent practicable, maximizes benefits for local and regional communities;

(2) to reduce the total energy use of the eligible entities; and

(3) to improve energy efficiency in—

(A) the transportation sector;

(B) the building sector; and

(C) other appropriate sectors.
42 U.S.C. § 17152(b)(1)

Go to provision →

(1) to reduce fossil fuel emissions created as a result of activities within the jurisdictions of eligible entities in a manner that—

(A) is environmentally sustainable; and

(B) to the maximum extent practicable, maximizes benefits for local and regional communities;
42 U.S.C. § 17152(b)(2)

Go to provision →

(2) to reduce the total energy use of the eligible entities; and
42 U.S.C. § 17154

Go to provision →

An eligible entity may use a grant received under this part to carry out activities to achieve the purposes of the program, including—
42 U.S.C. § 17154(2)

Go to provision →

(2) retaining technical consultant services to assist the eligible entity in the development of such a strategy, including—

(A) formulation of energy efficiency, energy conservation, and energy usage goals;

(B) identification of strategies to achieve those goals—

(i) through efforts to increase energy efficiency and reduce energy consumption; and

(ii) by encouraging behavioral changes among the population served by the eligible entity;

(C) development of methods to measure progress in achieving the goals;

(D) development and publication of annual reports to the population served by the eligible entity describing—

(i) the strategies and goals; and

(ii) the progress made in achieving the strategies and goals during the preceding calendar year; and

(E) other services to assist in the implementation of the energy efficiency and conservation strategy;
42 U.S.C. § 17154(2)(B)(ii)

Go to provision →

(ii) by encouraging behavioral changes among the population served by the eligible entity;
42 U.S.C. § 17154(2)(D)

Go to provision →

(D) development and publication of annual reports to the population served by the eligible entity describing—

(i) the strategies and goals; and

(ii) the progress made in achieving the strategies and goals during the preceding calendar year; and
42 U.S.C. § 17154(6)

Go to provision →

(6) development and implementation of energy efficiency and conservation programs for buildings and facilities within the jurisdiction of the eligible entity, including—

(A) design and operation of the programs;

(B) identifying the most effective methods for achieving maximum participation and efficiency rates;

(C) public education;

(D) measurement and verification protocols; and

(E) identification of energy efficient technologies;
42 U.S.C. § 17154(13)

Go to provision →

(13) development, implementation, and installation on or in any government building of the eligible entity of onsite renewable energy technology that generates electricity from renewable resources, including—

(A) solar energy;

(B) wind energy;

(C) fuel cells; and

(D) biomass;
42 U.S.C. § 17155(a)(1)

Go to provision →

(1) To be eligible to receive a grant under the program, each eligible applicant shall submit to the Secretary a written assurance that all laborers and mechanics employed by any contractor or subcontractor of the eligible entity during any construction, alteration, or repair activity funded, in whole or in part, by the grant shall be paid wages at rates not less than the prevailing wages for similar construction activities in the locality, as determined by the Secretary of Labor, in accordance with sections 3141 through 3144, 3146, and 3147 of title 40.
42 U.S.C. § 17156(a)(1)

Go to provision →

(1) units of local government (including Indian tribes) that are not eligible entities; and
42 U.S.C. § 17157(a)

Go to provision →

(a) The Secretary may review and evaluate the performance of any eligible entity that receives a grant under the program, including by conducting an audit, as the Secretary determines to be appropriate.
42 U.S.C. § 17157(b)

Go to provision →

(b) The Secretary may withhold from an eligible entity any portion of a grant to be provided to the eligible entity under the program if the Secretary determines that the eligible entity has failed to achieve compliance with—

(1) any applicable guideline or regulation of the Secretary relating to the program, including the misuse or misappropriation of funds provided under the program; or

(2) the energy efficiency and conservation strategy of the eligible entity.
42 U.S.C. § 17157(b)(2)

Go to provision →

(2) the energy efficiency and conservation strategy of the eligible entity.
42 U.S.C. § 17191(2)

Go to provision →

(2) The term “eligible entity” means any of the following entities:

(A) An institution of higher education.

(B) A National laboratory.

(C) A Federal research agency.

(D) A State research agency.

(E) A nonprofit research organization.

(F) An industrial entity.

(G) A consortium of 2 or more entities described in subparagraphs (A) through (F).
42 U.S.C. § 17196(d)

Go to provision →

(d) In carrying out this part, the Secretary shall also conduct technical assistance and analysis activities with eligible entities for the purpose of supporting the commercial application of advances in geothermal energy systems development and operations, which may include activities that support expanding access to advanced geothermal energy technologies for rural, Tribal, and low-income communities.
42 U.S.C. § 17204(a)(1)

Go to provision →

(1) The term “eligible entity” means—

(A) a utility;

(B) an electric cooperative;

(C) a State;

(D) a political subdivision of a State;

(E) an Indian tribe; or

(F) a Native corporation.
42 U.S.C. § 17204(b)

Go to provision →

(b) The Secretary shall use amounts made available to carry out this section to make grants to eligible entities for activities described in subsection (c).
42 U.S.C. § 17204(c)

Go to provision →

(c) An eligible entity may use grant funds under this section, with respect to a geothermal energy project in a high-cost region, only—

(1) to conduct a feasibility study, including a study of exploration, geochemical testing, geomagnetic surveys, geologic information gathering, baseline environmental studies, well drilling, resource characterization, permitting, and economic analysis;

(2) for design and engineering costs, relating to the project; and

(3) to demonstrate and promote commercial application of technologies related to geothermal energy as part of the project.
42 U.S.C. § 17211(1)

Go to provision →

(1) The term “eligible entity” means any of the following entities:

(A) An institution of higher education.

(B) A National Laboratory.

(C) A Federal research agency.

(D) A State research agency.

(E) A nonprofit research organization.

(F) An industrial entity or a multi-institutional consortium thereof.
42 U.S.C. § 17216(f)(1)

Go to provision →

(1) technical assistance and analysis activities with eligible entities, including activities that support expanding access to advanced water power technologies for rural, Tribal, and low-income communities; and
42 U.S.C. § 17231(k)(1)(E)

Go to provision →

(E) The term “eligible entity” means an entity described in any of paragraphs (1) through (5) of section 16353(b) of this title.
42 U.S.C. § 17231(k)(3)(D)(i)

Go to provision →

(i) In carrying out the battery recycling and second-life applications program, the Secretary shall award multiyear grants on a competitive, merit-reviewed basis to eligible entities—

(I) to conduct research, development, testing, and evaluation of solutions to increase the rate and productivity of electric drive vehicle battery recycling; and

(II) for research, development, and demonstration projects to create innovative and practical approaches to increase the recycling and second-use of electric drive vehicle batteries, including by addressing—

(aa) technology to increase the efficiency of electric drive vehicle battery recycling and maximize the recovery of critical materials for use in new products;

(bb) expanded uses for critical materials recovered from electric drive vehicle batteries;

(cc) product design and construction to facilitate the disassembly and recycling of electric drive vehicle batteries;

(dd) product design and construction and other tools and techniques to extend the lifecycle of electric drive vehicle batteries, including methods to promote the safe second-use of electric drive vehicle batteries;

(ee) strategies to increase consumer acceptance of, and participation in, the recycling of electric drive vehicle batteries;

(ff) improvements and changes to electric drive vehicle battery chemistries that include ways to decrease processing costs for battery recycling without sacrificing front-end performance;

(gg) second-use of electric drive vehicle batteries, including in applications outside of the automotive industry; and

(hh) the commercialization and scale-up of electric drive vehicle battery recycling technologies.
42 U.S.C. § 17232(c)(2)(A)

Go to provision →

(A) In this paragraph, the term “eligible entity” means—

(i) a State energy office (as defined in section 15821(a) of this title);

(ii) an Indian Tribe (as defined in section 4103 of title 25;¹

(iii) a Tribal organization (as defined in section 3765 of title 38);

(iv) an institution of higher education (as defined in section 1001 of title 20);

(v) an electric utility, including—

(I) an electric cooperative;

(II) a political subdivision of a State, such as a municipally owned electric utility, or any agency, authority, corporation, or instrumentality of a State political subdivision; and

(III) an investor-owned utility; and

(vi) a private energy storage company.
42 U.S.C. § 17232(c)(2)(B)

Go to provision →

(B) The Secretary shall establish a competitive grant program under which the Secretary shall award grants to eligible entities to carry out demonstration projects for pilot energy storage systems.
42 U.S.C. § 17232(c)(2)(C)

Go to provision →

(C) In selecting eligible entities to receive a grant under subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable—

(i) ensure regional diversity among eligible entities awarded grants, including ensuring participation of eligible entities that are rural States and States with high energy costs;

(ii) ensure that grants are awarded for demonstration projects that—

(I) expand on the existing technology demonstration programs of the Department;

(II) are designed to achieve 1 or more of the objectives described in subparagraph (D); and

(III) inject or withdraw energy from the bulk power system, electric distribution system, building energy system, or microgrid (grid-connected or islanded mode) where the project is located;

(iii) give consideration to proposals from eligible entities for securing energy storage through competitive procurement or contract for service; and

(iv) prioritize projects that leverage matching funds from non-Federal sources.
42 U.S.C. § 17232(c)(2)(C)(i)

Go to provision →

(i) ensure regional diversity among eligible entities awarded grants, including ensuring participation of eligible entities that are rural States and States with high energy costs;
42 U.S.C. § 17232(c)(2)(C)(iii)

Go to provision →

(iii) give consideration to proposals from eligible entities for securing energy storage through competitive procurement or contract for service; and
42 U.S.C. § 17232(e)(1)

Go to provision →

(1) In this subsection, the term “eligible entity” means—

(i) an electric utility, including—

(I) a political subdivision of a State, such as a municipally owned electric utility; or

(II) an instrumentality of a State composed of municipally owned electric utilities;

(ii) an electric cooperative; or

(iii) an investor-owned utility;

(B) an Indian Tribe or Tribal organization;

(C) a State energy office;

(D) an institution of higher education; and

(E) a consortium of the entities described in subparagraphs (A) through (D).
42 U.S.C. § 17232(e)(2)(A)

Go to provision →

(A) Not later than September 30, 2023, the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, enter into an agreement with an eligible entity to provide financial assistance to the eligible entity to carry out project design, transmission studies, power market assessments, and permitting for a pumped storage hydropower project to facilitate the long-duration storage of intermittent renewable electricity.
42 U.S.C. § 17232(e)(2)(C)

Go to provision →

(C) An eligible entity receiving financial assistance under subparagraph (A) shall provide matching funds equal to or greater than the amount of financial assistance provided under that subparagraph.
42 U.S.C. § 17233(a)(1)

Go to provision →

(1) The term “eligible entity” means—

(A) a rural electric cooperative;

(B) an agency, authority, or instrumentality of a State or political subdivision of a State that sells or otherwise uses electrical energy to provide electric services for customers; or

(C) a nonprofit organization working with at least 6 entities described in subparagraph (A) or (B).
42 U.S.C. § 17233(b)(1)

Go to provision →

(1) provide grants to eligible entities under subsection (d);
42 U.S.C. § 17233(b)(2)

Go to provision →

(2) provide technical assistance to eligible entities under subsection (e); and
42 U.S.C. § 17233(b)(3)

Go to provision →

(3) disseminate information to eligible entities on—

(A) the activities described in subsections (d)(1) and (e); and

(B) potential and existing energy storage technology and microgrid projects.
42 U.S.C. § 17233(c)

Go to provision →

(c) The Secretary may enter into a cooperative agreement with an eligible entity to carry out subsection (b).
42 U.S.C. § 17233(d)(1)

Go to provision →

(1) The Secretary may award grants to eligible entities for identifying, evaluating, designing, and demonstrating energy storage technology and microgrid projects that utilize energy from renewable energy sources.
42 U.S.C. § 17233(d)(2)

Go to provision →

(2) To be eligible to receive a grant under paragraph (1), an eligible entity shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require.
42 U.S.C. § 17233(d)(3)

Go to provision →

(3) An eligible entity that receives a grant under paragraph (1)—

(A) shall use the grant—

(i) to conduct feasibility studies to assess the potential for implementation or improvement of energy storage technology or microgrid projects;

(ii) to analyze and implement strategies to overcome barriers to energy storage technology or microgrid project implementation, including financial, contracting, siting, and permitting barriers;

(iii) to conduct detailed engineering of energy storage technology or microgrid projects;

(iv) to perform a cost-benefit analysis with respect to an energy storage technology or microgrid project;

(v) to plan for both the short- and long-term inclusion of energy storage technology or microgrid projects into the future development plans of the eligible entity; or

(vi) to purchase and install necessary equipment, materials, and supplies for demonstration of emerging technologies; and

(B) may use the grant to obtain technical assistance from experts in carrying out the activities described in subparagraph (A).
42 U.S.C. § 17233(d)(3)(A)(v)

Go to provision →

(v) to plan for both the short- and long-term inclusion of energy storage technology or microgrid projects into the future development plans of the eligible entity; or
42 U.S.C. § 17233(d)(4)

Go to provision →

(4) As a condition of receiving a grant under paragraph (1), an eligible entity shall—

(A) implement a public awareness campaign, in coordination with the Secretary, about the project implemented under the grant in the community in which the eligible entity is located, which campaign shall include providing projected environmental benefits achieved under the project, where to find more information about the program established under this section, and any other information the Secretary determines necessary;

(B) submit to the Secretary, and make available to the public, a report that describes—

(i) any energy cost savings and environmental benefits achieved under the project; and

(ii) the results of the project, including quantitative assessments to the extent practicable, associated with each activity described in paragraph (3)(A); and

(C) create and disseminate tools and resources that will benefit other rural electric cooperatives, which may include cost calculators, guidebooks, handbooks, templates, and training courses.
42 U.S.C. § 17233(d)(4)(A)

Go to provision →

(A) implement a public awareness campaign, in coordination with the Secretary, about the project implemented under the grant in the community in which the eligible entity is located, which campaign shall include providing projected environmental benefits achieved under the project, where to find more information about the program established under this section, and any other information the Secretary determines necessary;
42 U.S.C. § 17233(e)(1)

Go to provision →

(1) In carrying out the program established under subsection (b), the Secretary may provide eligible entities with technical assistance relating to—

(A) identifying opportunities for energy storage technology and microgrid projects;

(B) understanding the technical and economic characteristics of energy storage technology or microgrid projects;

(C) understanding financing alternatives;

(D) permitting and siting issues;

(E) obtaining case studies of similar and successful energy storage technology or microgrid projects;

(F) reviewing and obtaining computer software for assessment, design, and operation and maintenance of energy storage technology or microgrid systems; and

(G) understanding and utilizing the reliability and resiliency benefits of energy storage technology and microgrid projects.
42 U.S.C. § 17233(e)(2)

Go to provision →

(2) In carrying out paragraph (1), the Secretary may enter into contracts with third-party experts, including engineering, finance, and insurance experts, to provide technical assistance to eligible entities relating to the activities described in such paragraph, or other relevant activities, as determined by the Secretary.
42 U.S.C. § 17244(a)

Go to provision →

(a) The Secretary shall carry out a program, to be known as the Renewable Energy Innovation Manufacturing Partnership Program (referred to in this section as the “Program”), to make assistance awards to eligible entities for use in carrying out research, development, and demonstration relating to the manufacturing of renewable energy technologies.
42 U.S.C. § 17244(e)

Go to provision →

(e) An eligible entity may use an assistance award provided under this section to carry out a project relating to—

(1) the conduct of studies of market opportunities for component manufacturing of renewable energy systems;

(2) the conduct of multiyear applied research, development, demonstration, and deployment projects for advanced manufacturing processes, materials, and infrastructure for renewable energy systems; and

(3) other similar ventures, as approved by the Secretary, that promote advanced manufacturing of renewable technologies.

Citations to §17151(2)

42 U.S.C. § 17155(b)(1)(A)

Go to provision →

(A) Not later than 1 year after the date on which an eligible unit of local government or Indian tribe receives a grant under this part, the eligible unit of local government or Indian tribe shall submit to the Secretary a proposed energy efficiency and conservation strategy in accordance with this paragraph.
42 U.S.C. § 17155(b)(1)(B)(i)

Go to provision →

(i) a description of the goals of the eligible unit of local government or Indian tribe, in accordance with the purposes of this part, for increased energy efficiency and conservation in the jurisdiction of the eligible unit of local government or Indian tribe; and
42 U.S.C. § 17155(b)(1)(B)(ii)

Go to provision →

(ii) a plan for the use of the grant to assist the eligible unit of local government or Indian tribe in achieving those goals, in accordance with section 17154 of this title.
42 U.S.C. § 17155(b)(1)(C)

Go to provision →

(C) In developing the strategy under subparagraph (A), an eligible unit of local government shall—

(i) take into account any plans for the use of funds by adjacent eligible units of local governments that receive grants under the program; and

(ii) coordinate and share information with the State in which the eligible unit of local government is located regarding activities carried out using the grant to maximize the energy efficiency and conservation benefits under this part.
42 U.S.C. § 17155(b)(1)(C)(ii)

Go to provision →

(ii) coordinate and share information with the State in which the eligible unit of local government is located regarding activities carried out using the grant to maximize the energy efficiency and conservation benefits under this part.
42 U.S.C. § 17155(b)(2)(B)(i)

Go to provision →

(i) the Secretary shall provide to the eligible unit of local government or Indian tribe the reasons for the disapproval; and
42 U.S.C. § 17155(b)(2)(B)(ii)

Go to provision →

(ii) the eligible unit of local government or Indian tribe may revise and resubmit the proposed strategy as many times as necessary until the Secretary approves a proposed strategy.
42 U.S.C. § 17155(b)(2)(C)

Go to provision →

(C) The Secretary shall not provide to an eligible unit of local government or Indian tribe any grant under the program until a proposed strategy of the eligible unit of local government or Indian tribe is approved by the Secretary under this paragraph.
42 U.S.C. § 17155(b)(3)

Go to provision →

(3) Of amounts provided to an eligible unit of local government or Indian tribe under the program, an eligible unit of local government or Indian tribe may use—

(A) for administrative expenses, excluding the cost of meeting the reporting requirements of this part, an amount equal to the greater of—

(i) 10 percent; and²

(ii) $75,000;

(B) for the establishment of revolving loan funds, an amount equal to the greater of—

(i) 20 percent; and²

(ii) $250,000; and

(C) for the provision of subgrants to nongovernmental organizations for the purpose of assisting in the implementation of the energy efficiency and conservation strategy of the eligible unit of local government or Indian tribe, an amount equal to the greater of—

(i) 20 percent; and²

(ii) $250,000.
42 U.S.C. § 17155(b)(3)(C)

Go to provision →

(C) for the provision of subgrants to nongovernmental organizations for the purpose of assisting in the implementation of the energy efficiency and conservation strategy of the eligible unit of local government or Indian tribe, an amount equal to the greater of—

(i) 20 percent; and²

(ii) $250,000.
42 U.S.C. § 17155(b)(4)

Go to provision →

(4) Not later than 2 years after the date on which funds are initially provided to an eligible unit of local government or Indian tribe under the program, and annually thereafter, the eligible unit of local government or Indian tribe shall submit to the Secretary a report describing—

(A) the status of development and implementation of the energy efficiency and conservation strategy of the eligible unit of local government or Indian tribe; and

(B) as practicable, an assessment of energy efficiency gains within the jurisdiction of the eligible unit of local government or Indian tribe.
42 U.S.C. § 17155(b)(4)(A)

Go to provision →

(A) the status of development and implementation of the energy efficiency and conservation strategy of the eligible unit of local government or Indian tribe; and
42 U.S.C. § 17155(b)(4)(B)

Go to provision →

(B) as practicable, an assessment of energy efficiency gains within the jurisdiction of the eligible unit of local government or Indian tribe.

Citations to §17151(4)

42 U.S.C. § 17035(b)(3)

Go to provision →

(3) a joint venture with an Indian tribe; and
42 U.S.C. § 17035(d)(1)

Go to provision →

(1) The term “Indian tribe” has the meaning as defined in section 15823(c) of this title.
42 U.S.C. § 17153(a)(4)

Go to provision →

(4) 2 percent to Indian tribes in accordance with subsection (d); and
42 U.S.C. § 17153(d)

Go to provision →

(d) Of amounts available for distribution to Indian tribes under subsection (a)(3), the Secretary shall establish a formula for allocation of the amounts to Indian tribes, taking into account any factors that the Secretary determines to be appropriate.
42 U.S.C. § 17155(b)(1)(A)

Go to provision →

(A) Not later than 1 year after the date on which an eligible unit of local government or Indian tribe receives a grant under this part, the eligible unit of local government or Indian tribe shall submit to the Secretary a proposed energy efficiency and conservation strategy in accordance with this paragraph.
42 U.S.C. § 17155(b)(1)(B)(i)

Go to provision →

(i) a description of the goals of the eligible unit of local government or Indian tribe, in accordance with the purposes of this part, for increased energy efficiency and conservation in the jurisdiction of the eligible unit of local government or Indian tribe; and
42 U.S.C. § 17155(b)(1)(B)(ii)

Go to provision →

(ii) a plan for the use of the grant to assist the eligible unit of local government or Indian tribe in achieving those goals, in accordance with section 17154 of this title.
42 U.S.C. § 17155(b)(2)(B)(i)

Go to provision →

(i) the Secretary shall provide to the eligible unit of local government or Indian tribe the reasons for the disapproval; and
42 U.S.C. § 17155(b)(2)(B)(ii)

Go to provision →

(ii) the eligible unit of local government or Indian tribe may revise and resubmit the proposed strategy as many times as necessary until the Secretary approves a proposed strategy.
42 U.S.C. § 17155(b)(2)(C)

Go to provision →

(C) The Secretary shall not provide to an eligible unit of local government or Indian tribe any grant under the program until a proposed strategy of the eligible unit of local government or Indian tribe is approved by the Secretary under this paragraph.
42 U.S.C. § 17155(b)(3)

Go to provision →

(3) Of amounts provided to an eligible unit of local government or Indian tribe under the program, an eligible unit of local government or Indian tribe may use—

(A) for administrative expenses, excluding the cost of meeting the reporting requirements of this part, an amount equal to the greater of—

(i) 10 percent; and²

(ii) $75,000;

(B) for the establishment of revolving loan funds, an amount equal to the greater of—

(i) 20 percent; and²

(ii) $250,000; and

(C) for the provision of subgrants to nongovernmental organizations for the purpose of assisting in the implementation of the energy efficiency and conservation strategy of the eligible unit of local government or Indian tribe, an amount equal to the greater of—

(i) 20 percent; and²

(ii) $250,000.
42 U.S.C. § 17155(b)(3)(C)

Go to provision →

(C) for the provision of subgrants to nongovernmental organizations for the purpose of assisting in the implementation of the energy efficiency and conservation strategy of the eligible unit of local government or Indian tribe, an amount equal to the greater of—

(i) 20 percent; and²

(ii) $250,000.
42 U.S.C. § 17155(b)(4)

Go to provision →

(4) Not later than 2 years after the date on which funds are initially provided to an eligible unit of local government or Indian tribe under the program, and annually thereafter, the eligible unit of local government or Indian tribe shall submit to the Secretary a report describing—

(A) the status of development and implementation of the energy efficiency and conservation strategy of the eligible unit of local government or Indian tribe; and

(B) as practicable, an assessment of energy efficiency gains within the jurisdiction of the eligible unit of local government or Indian tribe.
42 U.S.C. § 17155(b)(4)(A)

Go to provision →

(A) the status of development and implementation of the energy efficiency and conservation strategy of the eligible unit of local government or Indian tribe; and
42 U.S.C. § 17155(b)(4)(B)

Go to provision →

(B) as practicable, an assessment of energy efficiency gains within the jurisdiction of the eligible unit of local government or Indian tribe.
42 U.S.C. § 17156(a)(1)

Go to provision →

(1) units of local government (including Indian tribes) that are not eligible entities; and
42 U.S.C. § 17204(a)(1)(E)

Go to provision →

(E) an Indian tribe; or
42 U.S.C. § 17232(c)(2)(A)(ii)

Go to provision →

(ii) an Indian Tribe (as defined in section 4103 of title 25;¹
42 U.S.C. § 17232(e)(1)(B)

Go to provision →

(B) an Indian Tribe or Tribal organization;
42 U.S.C. § 17282(a)(2)(F)

Go to provision →

(F) Indian tribes; and
42 U.S.C. § 17390(b)

Go to provision →

(b) The Secretary may provide technical assistance to States, Indian Tribes, or units of local government to adopt or implement one or more elements of the pathways developed under subsection (a)(1), including on a pilot basis.
42 U.S.C. § 17392(c)(2)

Go to provision →

(2) Indian Tribes;

Citations to §17151(5)

42 U.S.C. § 17011(b)(1)

Go to provision →

(1) The Secretary shall establish a competitive program to provide grants on a cost-shared basis to State governments, local governments, metropolitan transportation authorities, air pollution control districts, private or nonprofit entities, or combinations of those governments, authorities, districts, and entities, to carry out one or more projects to encourage the use of plug-in electric drive vehicles or other emerging electric vehicle technologies, as determined by the Secretary.
42 U.S.C. § 17011(b)(3)(B)

Go to provision →

(B) ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, that the program established under this subsection includes a variety of applications, manufacturers, and end-uses.
42 U.S.C. § 17011(c)(1)

Go to provision →

(1) Not later than 1 year after December 19, 2007, the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Transportation and the Administrator, shall establish a program to provide grants for the conduct of qualified electric transportation projects.
42 U.S.C. § 17011(d)(1)

Go to provision →

(1) The Secretary shall develop a nationwide electric drive transportation technology education program under which the Secretary shall provide—

(A) teaching materials to secondary schools and high schools; and

(B) assistance for programs relating to electric drive system and component engineering to institutions of higher education.
42 U.S.C. § 17011(d)(1)(B)

Go to provision →

(B) assistance for programs relating to electric drive system and component engineering to institutions of higher education.
42 U.S.C. § 17011(d)(2)

Go to provision →

(2) The program established under paragraph (1) shall include a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle competition for institutions of higher education, which shall be known as the “Dr. Andrew Frank Plug-In Electric Vehicle Competition”.
42 U.S.C. § 17011(d)(3)

Go to provision →

(3) In carrying out the program established under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall provide financial assistance to institutions of higher education to create new, or support existing, degree programs to ensure the availability of trained electrical and mechanical engineers with the skills necessary for the advancement of—

(A) plug-in electric drive vehicles; and

(B) other forms of electric drive transportation technology vehicles.
42 U.S.C. § 17012(a)

Go to provision →

(a) The Secretary shall establish a program to provide guarantees of loans by private institutions for the construction of facilities for the manufacture of advanced vehicle batteries and battery systems that are developed and produced in the United States, including advanced lithium ion batteries and hybrid electrical system and component manufacturers and software designers.
42 U.S.C. § 17013(d)(1)

Go to provision →

(1) Not later than 1 year after December 19, 2007, and subject to the availability of appropriated funds, the Secretary shall carry out a program to provide loans to eligible individuals and entities (as determined by the Secretary) for the costs of activities described in subsection (b). The loans shall be made through the Federal Financing Bank, with the full faith and credit of the United States Government on the principal and interest. The full credit subsidy shall be paid by the Secretary using appropriated funds.
42 U.S.C. § 17013(k)(2)

Go to provision →

(2) conduct outreach, including through conferences and online programs, to disseminate information on awards and loans under this section to potential applicants.
42 U.S.C. § 17014(a)

Go to provision →

(a) The Secretary shall establish a research, development, and demonstration program to advance the integration of electric vehicles, including plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, onto the electric grid.
42 U.S.C. § 17014(b)(1)(F)

Go to provision →

(F) an assessment of the feasibility of adopting technologies developed under the program established under subsection (a) at Department facilities.
42 U.S.C. § 17014(b)(2)

Go to provision →

(2) As part of the Vehicles-to-Grid Integration Assessment Report, the Secretary shall develop a 10-year roadmap to guide the research, development, and demonstration program to integrate electric vehicles onto the electric grid.
42 U.S.C. § 17014(b)(4)

Go to provision →

(4) The Secretary shall update the report required under this section every 3 years for the duration of the program under section¹ (a) and shall submit the updated report to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate.
42 U.S.C. § 17014(c)(2)

Go to provision →

(2) coordinate across all relevant program offices at the Department to achieve the goals established in this section, including the Office of Electricity.
42 U.S.C. § 17022(a)

Go to provision →

(a) The Secretary of Energy shall establish a grant program to encourage the production of advanced biofuels.
42 U.S.C. § 17033(a)(7)

Go to provision →

(7) renewable fuel resources, including information on programs and incentives for renewable fuels;
42 U.S.C. § 17035(a)

Go to provision →

(a) The Secretary shall establish a competitive grant program, in a geographically diverse manner, for projects submitted for consideration by institutions of higher education to conduct research and development of renewable energy technologies. Each grant made shall not exceed $2,000,000.
42 U.S.C. § 17035(b)(1)

Go to provision →

(1) established programs of research in renewable energy;
42 U.S.C. § 17052(b)(1)

Go to provision →

(1) The Secretary shall establish a program for making grants for providing assistance to retail and wholesale motor fuel dealers or other entities for the installation, replacement, or conversion of motor fuel storage and dispensing infrastructure to be used exclusively to store and dispense renewable fuel blends.
42 U.S.C. § 17052(b)(7)

Go to provision →

(7) The Secretary shall reserve funds appropriated for the renewable fuel blends infrastructure development grant program for technical and marketing assistance described in subsection (c).
42 U.S.C. § 17052(d)(1)

Go to provision →

(1) The Secretary shall establish a competitive grant pilot program (referred to in this subsection as the “pilot program”), to be administered through the Vehicle Technology Deployment Program of the Department, to provide not more than 10 geographically-dispersed project grants to State governments, Indian tribal governments, local governments, metropolitan transportation authorities, or partnerships of those entities to carry out 1 or more projects for the purposes described in paragraph (2).
42 U.S.C. § 17052(d)(3)(A)(i)

Go to provision →

(i) Subject to clause (ii), not later than 90 days after December 19, 2007, the Secretary shall issue requirements for use in applying for grants under the pilot program.
42 U.S.C. § 17052(d)(3)(A)(ii)(I)(bb)

Go to provision →

(bb) a registered participant in the Vehicle Technology Deployment Program of the Department; and
42 U.S.C. § 17052(d)(3)(B)

Go to provision →

(B) An applicant under subparagraph (A) may carry out a project under the pilot program in partnership with public and private entities.
42 U.S.C. § 17052(d)(4)

Go to provision →

(4) In evaluating applications under the pilot program, the Secretary shall—

(A) consider the experience of each applicant with previous, similar projects; and

(B) give priority consideration to applications that—

(i) are most likely to maximize displacement of petroleum consumption, measured as a total quantity and a percentage;

(ii) are best able to incorporate existing infrastructure while maximizing, to the extent practicable, the use of advanced biofuels;

(iii) demonstrate the greatest commitment on the part of the applicant to ensure funding for the proposed project and the greatest likelihood that the project will be maintained or expanded after Federal assistance under this subsection is completed;

(iv) represent a partnership of public and private entities; and

(v) exceed the minimum requirements of paragraph (3)(A)(ii).
42 U.S.C. § 17052(d)(5)(A)

Go to provision →

(A) The Secretary shall provide not more than $20,000,000 in Federal assistance under the pilot program to any applicant.
42 U.S.C. § 17052(d)(5)(C)

Go to provision →

(C) The Secretary shall not provide funds to any applicant under the pilot program for more than 2 years.
42 U.S.C. § 17052(d)(5)(E)

Go to provision →

(E) The Secretary shall establish mechanisms to ensure that the information and knowledge gained by participants in the pilot program are transferred among the pilot program participants and to other interested parties, including other applicants that submitted applications.
42 U.S.C. § 17052(d)(6)(A)(i)

Go to provision →

(i) Not later than 90 days after December 19, 2007, the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register, Commerce Business Daily, and such other publications as the Secretary considers to be appropriate, a notice and request for applications to carry out projects under the pilot program.
42 U.S.C. § 17052(d)(6)(A)(iii)

Go to provision →

(iii) Not later than 90 days after the date by which applications for grants are due under clause (ii), the Secretary shall select by competitive, peer-reviewed proposal up to 5 applications for projects to be awarded a grant under the pilot program.
42 U.S.C. § 17052(d)(6)(B)(i)

Go to provision →

(i) Not later than 2 years after December 19, 2007, the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register, Commerce Business Daily, and such other publications as the Secretary considers to be appropriate, a notice and request for additional applications to carry out projects under the pilot program that incorporate the information and knowledge obtained through the implementation of the first round of projects authorized under the pilot program.
42 U.S.C. § 17052(d)(6)(B)(iii)

Go to provision →

(iii) Not later than 90 days after the date by which applications for grants are due under clause (ii), the Secretary shall select by competitive, peer-reviewed proposal such additional applications for projects to be awarded a grant under the pilot program as the Secretary determines to be appropriate.
42 U.S.C. § 17052(d)(7)(A)(i)

Go to provision →

(i) an identification of the grant recipients and a description of the projects to be funded under the pilot program;
42 U.S.C. § 17052(d)(7)(A)(ii)

Go to provision →

(ii) an identification of other applicants that submitted applications for the pilot program but to which funding was not provided; and
42 U.S.C. § 17052(d)(7)(A)(iii)

Go to provision →

(iii) a description of the mechanisms used by the Secretary to ensure that the information and knowledge gained by participants in the pilot program are transferred among the pilot program participants and to other interested parties, including other applicants that submitted applications.
42 U.S.C. § 17052(d)(7)(B)

Go to provision →

(B) Not later than 2 years after December 19, 2007, and annually thereafter until the termination of the pilot program, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report containing an evaluation of the effectiveness of the pilot program, including an assessment of the petroleum displacement and benefits to the environment derived from the projects included in the pilot program.
42 U.S.C. § 17054(a)

Go to provision →

(a) The Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary of Transportation and in consultation with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, shall carry out a program of research, development, and demonstration relating to existing transportation fuel distribution infrastructure and new alternative distribution infrastructure.
42 U.S.C. § 17054(b)

Go to provision →

(b) The program described in subsection (a) shall focus on the physical and chemical properties of biofuels and efforts to prevent or mitigate against adverse impacts of those properties in the areas of—

(1) corrosion of metal, plastic, rubber, cork, fiberglass, glues, or any other material used in pipes and storage tanks;

(2) dissolving of storage tank sediments;

(3) clogging of filters;

(4) contamination from water or other adulterants or pollutants;

(5) poor flow properties related to low temperatures;

(6) oxidative and thermal instability in long-term storage and uses;

(7) microbial contamination;

(8) problems associated with electrical conductivity; and

(9) such other areas as the Secretary considers appropriate.
42 U.S.C. § 17061(9)(C)

Go to provision →

(C) The term “operational cost savings” does not include savings from measures that would likely be adopted in the absence of cost-effective technology and practices programs, as determined by the Administrator.
42 U.S.C. § 17061(10)(B)

Go to provision →

(B) meets the requirements of the Energy Star program of the Environmental Protection Agency applicable to geothermal heat pumps on the date of purchase of the technology.
42 U.S.C. § 17063(b)(1)(A)(ii)

Go to provision →

(ii) programs and systems in which utilities provide aggregated information regarding whole building energy consumption and usage information to owners of multitenant commercial, residential, and mixed-use buildings;
42 U.S.C. § 17063(b)(1)(C)(i)

Go to provision →

(i) compliance rates and the benefits and costs of the policies and programs on building owners, utilities, tenants, and other parties;
42 U.S.C. § 17063(b)(1)(C)(ii)

Go to provision →

(ii) utility practices, programs, and systems that provide aggregated energy consumption information to multitenant building owners, and the impact of public utility commissions and State privacy laws on those practices, programs, and systems;
42 U.S.C. § 17063(c)(1)(A)

Go to provision →

(A) data provided under Federal, State, local, and other laws or programs regarding building benchmarking and energy information disclosure;
42 U.S.C. § 17064(a)(2)

Go to provision →

(2) The term “program” means the Federal Smart Building Program established under subsection (b)(1).
42 U.S.C. § 17064(b)(1)

Go to provision →

(1) Not later than 1 year after December 27, 2020, the Secretary shall, in consultation with the Administrator of General Services, establish a program to be known as the “Federal Smart Building Program”—

(A) to implement smart building technology; and

(B) to demonstrate the costs and benefits of smart buildings.
42 U.S.C. § 17064(b)(5)

Go to provision →

(5) In implementing the program, the Secretary shall leverage existing financing mechanisms including energy savings performance contracts, utility energy service contracts, and annual appropriations.
42 U.S.C. § 17064(b)(6)

Go to provision →

(6) Using the guidelines of the Federal Energy Management Program relating to whole-building evaluation, measurement, and verification, the Secretary shall evaluate the costs and benefits of the buildings selected under paragraph (2), including an identification of—

(A) which advanced building technologies—

(i) are most cost-effective; and

(ii) show the most promise for—

(I) increasing building energy savings;

(II) increasing service performance to building occupants;

(III) reducing environmental impacts; and

(IV) establishing cybersecurity; and

(B) any other information the Secretary determines to be appropriate.
42 U.S.C. § 17064(b)(7)

Go to provision →

(7) The Secretary may expand awards made under the Federal Energy Management Program and the Better Building Challenge to recognize specific agency achievements in accelerating the adoption of smart building technologies.
42 U.S.C. § 17064(c)(3)

Go to provision →

(3) Using the guidelines of the Federal Energy Management Program relating to whole-building evaluation, measurement, and verification, the Secretary shall evaluate the costs and benefits of the buildings selected under paragraph (2), including an identification of—

(A) which advanced building technologies and systems—

(i) are most cost-effective; and

(ii) show the most promise for—

(I) increasing building energy savings;

(II) increasing service performance to building occupants;

(III) reducing environmental impacts; and

(IV) establishing cybersecurity; and

(B) any other information the Secretary determines to be appropriate.
42 U.S.C. § 17064(f)(1)

Go to provision →

(1) the establishment of the Federal Smart Building Program and the evaluation of Federal smart buildings under subsection (b);
42 U.S.C. § 17081(d)

Go to provision →

(d) The Commercial Director shall report directly to the Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, or to other senior officials in a way that facilitates the integrated program of this part for both energy efficiency and renewable energy and both technology development and technology deployment.
42 U.S.C. § 17081(e)(4)

Go to provision →

(4) the Department of Energy, particularly the Federal Energy Management Program;
42 U.S.C. § 17081(f)(2)(I)

Go to provision →

(I) utility energy efficiency programs;
42 U.S.C. § 17081(g)(1)

Go to provision →

(1) describes the status of the high-performance green building initiatives under this part and other Federal programs affecting commercial high-performance green buildings in effect as of the date of the report, including—

(A) the extent to which the programs are being carried out in accordance with this part; and

(B) the status of funding requests and appropriations for those programs; and
42 U.S.C. § 17081(g)(1)(A)

Go to provision →

(A) the extent to which the programs are being carried out in accordance with this part; and
42 U.S.C. § 17081(g)(1)(B)

Go to provision →

(B) the status of funding requests and appropriations for those programs; and
42 U.S.C. § 17082(d)(2)

Go to provision →

(2) conduct pilot programs and demonstration projects to evaluate replicable approaches to achieving energy efficient commercial buildings for a variety of building types in a variety of climate zones;
42 U.S.C. § 17085(b)

Go to provision →

(b) The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy, shall develop a voluntary program within the Energy Star program established by section 6294a of this title, which may be known as “Tenant Star”, to promote energy efficiency in separate spaces leased by tenants or otherwise occupied within commercial buildings.
42 U.S.C. § 17085(d)(2)

Go to provision →

(2) After the study required by section 17084(b) of this title is completed, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, in consultation with the Secretary and following an opportunity for public notice and comment, may develop a voluntary program to recognize commercial building owners and tenants that use high-performance energy efficiency measures in the design and construction of separate spaces.
42 U.S.C. § 17086(a)

Go to provision →

(a) The Secretary shall establish a program of research, development, and demonstration to enable components of commercial and residential buildings to serve as dynamic energy loads on and resources for the electric grid. The program shall focus on—

(1) developing low-cost, low power, wireless sensors to—

(A) monitor building energy load;

(B) forecast building energy need; and

(C) enable building-level energy control;

(2) developing data management capabilities and standard communication protocols to further interoperability at the building and grid-level;

(3) developing advanced building-level energy management of components through integration of smart technologies, control systems, and data processing, to enable energy efficiency and savings;

(4) optimizing energy consumption at the building level to enable grid stability and resilience;

(5) improving visualization of behind the meter equipment and technologies to provide better insight into the energy needs and energy forecasts of individual buildings;

(6) reducing the cost of key components to accelerate the adoption of smart building technologies;

(7) protecting against cybersecurity threats and addressing security vulnerabilities of building systems or equipment; and

(8) other areas determined appropriate by the Secretary.
42 U.S.C. § 17086(b)

Go to provision →

(b) In carrying out the program under subsection (a), the Secretary shall—

(1) work with utility partners, building owners, technology vendors, and building developers to test and validate technologies and encourage the commercial application of these technologies by building owners; and

(2) consider the specific challenges of enabling greater interaction between components of—

(A) small- and medium-sized buildings and the electric grid; and

(B) residential and commercial buildings and the electric grid.
42 U.S.C. § 17086(c)(2)

Go to provision →

(2) As part of the report, the Secretary shall develop a 10-year roadmap to guide the research, development, and demonstration program to enable components of commercial and residential buildings to serve as dynamic energy loads on and resources for the electric grid.
42 U.S.C. § 17086(c)(3)

Go to provision →

(3) The Secretary shall update the report required under this section every 3 years for the duration of the program under subsection (a) and shall submit the updated report to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate.
42 U.S.C. § 17086(d)(2)

Go to provision →

(2) coordinate across all relevant program offices at the Department to achieve the goals established in this section, including the Office of Electricity.
42 U.S.C. § 17091(b)(2)(B)(i)

Go to provision →

(i) Subject to clause (ii), the space is benchmarked under a nationally recognized, online, free benchmarking program, with public disclosure, unless the space is a space for which owners cannot access whole building utility consumption data, including spaces—

(I) that are located in States with privacy laws that provide that utilities shall not provide such aggregated information to multitenant building owners; and

(II) for which tenants do not provide energy consumption information to the commercial building owner in response to a request from the building owner.
42 U.S.C. § 17092(f)(1)(A)

Go to provision →

(A) the extent to which the programs are being carried out in accordance with this part and the requirements of section 6834(a)(3)(D) of this title; and
42 U.S.C. § 17092(f)(1)(B)

Go to provision →

(B) the status of funding requests and appropriations for those programs;
42 U.S.C. § 17092(f)(5)

Go to provision →

(5) in coordination with the Office of Management and Budget, reviews the budget process for capital programs with respect to alternatives for—

(A) restructuring of budgets to require the use of complete energy and environmental cost accounting;

(B) using operations expenditures in budget-related decisions while simultaneously incorporating productivity and health measures (as those measures can be quantified by the Office of Federal High-Performance Green Buildings, with the assistance of universities and national laboratories);

(C) streamlining measures for permitting Federal agencies to retain all identified savings accrued as a result of the use of life-cycle costing for future high-performance green building initiatives; and

(D) identifying short-term and long-term cost savings that accrue from high-performance green buildings, including those relating to health and productivity;
42 U.S.C. § 17095(b)(1)

Go to provision →

(1) The Administrator shall establish a program to accelerate the use of more cost-effective technologies and practices at GSA facilities.
42 U.S.C. § 17095(b)(2)

Go to provision →

(2) The program established under this subsection shall—

(A) ensure centralized responsibility for the coordination of cost reduction-related recommendations, practices, and activities of all relevant Federal agencies;

(B) provide technical assistance and operational guidance to applicable tenants to achieve the goal identified in subsection (c)(2)(B)(ii);

(C) establish methods to track the success of Federal departments and agencies with respect to that goal; and

(D) be fully coordinated with and no less stringent nor less energy-conserving or water-conserving than required by other provisions of this Act and other applicable law, including sections 321 through 324, 431 through 438, 461, 511 through 518, and 523 through 525 and amendments made by those sections.
42 U.S.C. § 17095(c)(1)(A)

Go to provision →

(A) As part of the program under this section, not later than 90 days after December 19, 2007, the Administrator shall conduct a review of—

(i) current use of cost-effective lighting technologies and geothermal heat pumps in GSA facilities; and

(ii) the availability to managers of GSA facilities of cost-effective lighting technologies and geothermal heat pumps.
42 U.S.C. § 17095(c)(2)(A)

Go to provision →

(A) As part of the program under this section, not later than 180 days after December 19, 2007, the Administrator shall establish, using available appropriations and programs implementing sections 432 and 525¹ (and amendments made by those sections), a cost-effective lighting technology and geothermal heat pump technology acceleration program to achieve maximum feasible replacement of existing lighting, heating, cooling² technologies with cost-effective lighting technologies and geothermal heat pump technologies in each GSA facility. Such program shall fully comply with the requirements of sections 321 through 324, 431 through 438, 461, 511 through 518, and 523 through 525¹ and amendments made by those sections and any other provisions of law, which shall be applicable to the extent that they are more stringent or would achieve greater energy savings than required by this section.
42 U.S.C. § 17095(c)(2)(B)(i)

Go to provision →

(i) To implement the program established under subparagraph (A), not later than 1 year after December 19, 2007, the Administrator shall establish a timetable of actions to comply with the requirements of this section and sections 431 through 435, whichever achieves greater energy savings most expeditiously, including milestones for specific activities needed to replace existing lighting, heating, cooling² technologies with cost-effective lighting technologies and geothermal heat pump technologies, to the maximum extent feasible (including at the maximum rate feasible), at each GSA facility.
42 U.S.C. § 17095(c)(2)(B)(ii)

Go to provision →

(ii) The goal of the timetable under clause (i) shall be to complete, using available appropriations and programs implementing sections 431 through 435¹ (and amendments made by those sections), maximum feasible replacement of existing lighting, heating, and cooling technologies with cost-effective lighting technologies and geothermal heat pump technologies consistent with the requirements of this section and sections 431 through 435,¹ whichever achieves greater energy savings most expeditiously. Notwithstanding any provision of this section, such program shall fully comply with the requirements of the Act³ including sections 321 through 324, 431 through 438, 461, 511 through 518, and 523 through 525 and amendments made by those sections and other provisions of law, which shall be applicable to the extent that they are more stringent or would achieve greater energy or water savings than required by this section.
42 U.S.C. § 17095(d)(2)

Go to provision →

(2) The plan shall implement measures required by such other provisions of law in accordance with those provisions, and shall implement the measures required by this section to the maximum extent feasible (including at the maximum rate feasible) using available appropriations and programs implementing sections 431 through 435 and 525¹ (and amendments made by those sections), by not later than the date that is 5 years after December 19, 2007.
42 U.S.C. § 17095(d)(3)(C)(i)

Go to provision →

(i) the extent to which programs, including the program established under subsection (b), are being carried out in accordance with this part; and
42 U.S.C. § 17095(d)(3)(C)(ii)

Go to provision →

(ii) the status of funding requests and appropriations for those programs;
42 U.S.C. § 17095(d)(3)(F)

Go to provision →

(F) in coordination with the Office of Management and Budget, review the budget process for capital programs with respect to alternatives for—

(i) implementing measures that will assure that Federal agencies retain all identified savings accrued as a result of the use of cost-effective technologies, consistent with section 8253(a)(1) of this title, and other applicable law; and

(ii) identifying short- and long-term cost savings that accrue from the use of cost-effective technologies and practices;
42 U.S.C. § 17095(d)(4)

Go to provision →

(4) Notwithstanding any provision of this section, the program required under this section shall fully comply with the requirements of sections 321 through 324, 431 through 438, 461, 511 through 518, and 523 through 525¹ and amendments made by those sections, which shall be applicable to the extent that they are more stringent or would achieve greater energy or water savings than required by this section.
42 U.S.C. § 17111(a)(5)

Go to provision →

(5) The term “program” means the energy-intensive industries program established under subsection (b).
42 U.S.C. § 17111(b)

Go to provision →

(b) The Secretary shall establish a program under which the Secretary, in cooperation with energy-intensive industries and national industry trade associations representing the energy-intensive industries, shall support, research, develop, and promote the use of new materials processes, technologies, and techniques to optimize energy efficiency and the economic competitiveness of the United States’ industrial and commercial sectors.
42 U.S.C. § 17111(c)(1)

Go to provision →

(1) As part of the program, the Secretary shall establish energy efficiency partnerships between the Secretary and eligible entities to conduct research on, develop, and demonstrate new processes, technologies, and operating practices and techniques to significantly improve the energy efficiency of equipment and processes used by energy-intensive industries, including the conduct of activities to—

(A) increase the energy efficiency of industrial processes and facilities;

(B) research, develop, and demonstrate advanced technologies capable of energy intensity reductions and increased environmental performance; and

(C) promote the use of the processes, technologies, and techniques described in subparagraphs (A) and (B).
42 U.S.C. § 17111(e)(3)

Go to provision →

(3) The Secretary shall coordinate efforts under this section with other programs of the Department and other Federal agencies to avoid duplication of effort.
42 U.S.C. § 17112(b)(1)

Go to provision →

(1) Not later than 90 days after December 19, 2007, the Secretary and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall, after consulting with information technology industry and other interested parties, initiate a voluntary national information program for those types of data centers and data center equipment and facilities that are widely used and for which there is a potential for significant data center energy savings as a result of the program.
42 U.S.C. § 17112(b)(2)

Go to provision →

(2) The program described in paragraph (1) shall—

(A) address data center efficiency holistically, reflecting the total energy consumption of data centers as whole systems, including both equipment and facilities;

(B) consider prior work and studies undertaken in this area, including by the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Energy;

(C) consistent with the objectives described in paragraph (1), determine the type of data center and data center equipment and facilities to be covered under the program;

(D) produce specifications, measurements, best practices, and benchmarks that will enable data center operators to make more informed decisions about the energy efficiency and costs of data centers, and that take into account—

(i) the performance and use of servers, data storage devices, and other information technology equipment;

(ii) the efficiency of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning, cooling, and power conditioning systems, provided that no modification shall be required of a standard then in effect under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6201 et seq.) for any covered heating, ventilation, air-conditioning, cooling or power-conditioning product;

(iii) energy savings from the adoption of software and data management techniques; and

(iv) other factors proposed by the stakeholders described in subsection (c);

(E) allow for creation of separate specifications, measurements, and benchmarks based on data center size and function, as well as other appropriate characteristics;

(F) advance the design and implementation of efficiency technologies to the maximum extent economically practical;

(G) provide to data center operators in the private sector and the Federal Government information about best practices and purchasing decisions that reduce the energy consumption of data centers; and

(H) publish the information described in subparagraph (G), which may be disseminated through catalogs, trade publications, the Internet, or other mechanisms, that will allow data center operators to assess the energy consumption and potential cost savings of alternative data centers and data center equipment and facilities.
42 U.S.C. § 17112(b)(2)(C)

Go to provision →

(C) consistent with the objectives described in paragraph (1), determine the type of data center and data center equipment and facilities to be covered under the program;
42 U.S.C. § 17112(d)

Go to provision →

(d) The Secretary and the Administrator shall consider and assess the adequacy of the specifications, measurements, best practices, and benchmarks described in subsection (b) for use by the Federal Energy Management Program, the Energy Star Program, and other efficiency programs of the Department of Energy or the Environmental Protection Agency.
42 U.S.C. § 17112(f)(1)

Go to provision →

(1) The Secretary, in collaboration with key stakeholders and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, shall maintain a data center energy practitioner program that provides for the certification of energy practitioners qualified to evaluate the energy usage and efficiency opportunities in federally owned and operated data centers.
42 U.S.C. § 17112(f)(2)

Go to provision →

(2) Each Federal agency shall consider having the data centers of the agency evaluated once every 4 years by energy practitioners certified pursuant to the program, whenever practicable using certified practitioners employed by the agency.
42 U.S.C. § 17112(j)

Go to provision →

(j) The Secretary and the Administrator shall not disclose any proprietary information or trade secrets provided by any individual or company for the purposes of carrying out this section or the programs and initiatives established under this section.
42 U.S.C. § 17113(a)(4)

Go to provision →

(4) The term “program” means the program established under subsection (b)(1).
42 U.S.C. § 17113(b)(1)

Go to provision →

(1) Not later than 1 year after December 27, 2020, the Secretary, in consultation with the Director, the heads of relevant Federal agencies, National Laboratories, industry, and institutions of higher education, shall establish a crosscutting industrial emissions reduction technology development program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application to advance innovative technologies that—

(A) increase the technological and economic competitiveness of industry and manufacturing in the United States;

(B) increase the viability and competitiveness of United States industrial technology exports; and

(C) achieve emissions reduction in nonpower industrial sectors.
42 U.S.C. § 17113(b)(2)

Go to provision →

(2) In carrying out the program, the Secretary shall—

(A) coordinate with each relevant office in the Department and any other Federal agency;

(B) coordinate and collaborate with the Industrial Technology Innovation Advisory Committee established under section 17115 of this title; and

(C) coordinate and seek to avoid duplication with the Future of Industry¹ program established under section 17111 of this title.
42 U.S.C. § 17113(b)(2)(C)

Go to provision →

(C) coordinate and seek to avoid duplication with the Future of Industry¹ program established under section 17111 of this title.
42 U.S.C. § 17113(b)(3)

Go to provision →

(3) In carrying out the program, the Secretary shall leverage, to the maximum extent practicable—

(A) existing resources and programs of the Department and other relevant Federal agencies; and

(B) public-private partnerships.
42 U.S.C. § 17113(b)(3)(A)

Go to provision →

(A) existing resources and programs of the Department and other relevant Federal agencies; and
42 U.S.C. § 17113(c)

Go to provision →

(c) The program shall focus on—

(1) industrial production processes, including technologies and processes that—

(A) achieve emissions reduction in high emissions industrial materials production processes, including production processes for iron, steel, steel mill products, aluminum, cement, concrete, glass, pulp, paper, and industrial ceramics;

(B) achieve emissions reduction in medium- and high-temperature heat generation, including—

(i) through electrification of heating processes;

(ii) through renewable heat generation technology;

(iii) through combined heat and power; and

(iv) by switching to alternative fuels, including hydrogen and nuclear energy;

(C) achieve emissions reduction in chemical production processes, including by incorporating, if appropriate and practicable, principles, practices, and methodologies of sustainable chemistry and engineering;

(D) leverage smart manufacturing technologies and principles, digital manufacturing technologies, and advanced data analytics to develop advanced technologies and practices in information, automation, monitoring, computation, sensing, modeling, and networking to—

(i) model and simulate manufacturing production lines;

(ii) monitor and communicate production line status;

(iii) manage and optimize energy productivity and cost throughout production; and

(iv) model, simulate, and optimize the energy efficiency of manufacturing processes;

(E) leverage the principles of sustainable manufacturing to minimize the potential negative environmental impacts of manufacturing while conserving energy and resources, including—

(i) by designing products that enable reuse, refurbishment, remanufacturing, and recycling;

(ii) by minimizing waste from industrial processes, including through the reuse of waste as other resources in other industrial processes for mutual benefit; and

(iii) by increasing resource efficiency; and

(F) increase the energy efficiency of industrial processes;

(2) alternative materials that produce fewer emissions during production and result in fewer emissions during use, including—

(A) high-performance lightweight materials; and

(B) substitutions for critical materials and minerals;

(3) development of net-zero emissions liquid and gaseous fuels;

(4) emissions reduction in shipping, aviation, and long distance transportation;

(5) carbon capture technologies for industrial processes;

(6) other technologies that achieve net-zero emissions in nonpower industrial sectors, as determined by the Secretary, in consultation with the Director; and

(7) high-performance computing to develop advanced materials and manufacturing processes contributing to the focus areas described in paragraphs (1) through (6), including—

(A) modeling, simulation, and optimization of the design of energy efficient and sustainable products; and

(B) the use of digital prototyping and additive manufacturing to enhance product design.

(8) incorporation of sustainable chemistry and engineering principles, practices, and methodologies, as the Secretary determines appropriate; and

(9) other research or technology areas identified in the Strategic Plan authorized in section 17114 of this title.
42 U.S.C. § 17113(d)(1)

Go to provision →

(1) In carrying out the program, the Secretary shall award grants on a competitive basis to eligible entities for projects that the Secretary determines would best achieve the goals of the program.
42 U.S.C. § 17113(d)(2)

Go to provision →

(2) In carrying out the program, the Secretary may enter into contracts and cooperative agreements with eligible entities and Federal agencies for projects that the Secretary determines would further the purposes of the program.
42 U.S.C. § 17113a(c)

Go to provision →

(c) Not later than 180 days after August 9, 2022, the Secretary shall establish a program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application of advanced tools, technologies, and methods for low-emissions steel manufacturing.
42 U.S.C. § 17113a(d)

Go to provision →

(d) In carrying out the program under subsection (c), the Secretary shall—

(1) coordinate this program with the programs and activities authorized in title VI of division Z of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021;

(2) coordinate across all relevant program offices of the Department, including the Office of Science, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, the Office of Fossil Energy, and the Office of Nuclear Energy;

(3) leverage, to the extent practicable, the research infrastructure of the Department, including scientific computing user facilities, x-ray light sources, neutron scattering facilities, and nanoscale science research centers; and

(4) conduct research, development, and demonstration of low-emissions steel manufacturing technologies that have the potential to increase domestic production and employment in advanced and commercially available steelmaking.
42 U.S.C. § 17113a(d)(1)

Go to provision →

(1) coordinate this program with the programs and activities authorized in title VI of division Z of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021;
42 U.S.C. § 17113a(d)(2)

Go to provision →

(2) coordinate across all relevant program offices of the Department, including the Office of Science, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, the Office of Fossil Energy, and the Office of Nuclear Energy;
42 U.S.C. § 17113a(e)(1)

Go to provision →

(1) Not later than 180 days after August 9, 2022, the Secretary shall develop a 5-year strategic plan identifying research, development, demonstration, and commercial application goals for the program established in subsection (c). The Secretary shall submit this plan to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate.
42 U.S.C. § 17113a(e)(2)(A)

Go to provision →

(A) identify programs at the Department related to low-emissions steel manufacturing that support the research, development, demonstration, and commercial application activities described in this section, and the demonstration projects under subsection (h);
42 U.S.C. § 17113a(f)

Go to provision →

(f) In carrying out the program established in subsection (c), the Secretary shall focus on—

(1) medium- and high-temperature heat generation technologies used for low-emissions steel manufacturing, which may include—

(A) alternative fuels, including hydrogen and biomass;

(B) alternative reducing agents, including hydrogen;

(C) renewable heat generation technology, including solar and geothermal;

(D) electrification of heating processes, including through electrolysis; and

(E) other heat generation sources;

(2) carbon capture technologies for advanced and commercially available steelmaking processes, which may include—

(A) combustion and chemical looping technologies;

(B) use of slag to reduce carbon dioxide emissions;

(C) pre-combustion technologies; and

(D) post-combustion technologies;

(3) smart manufacturing technologies and principles, digital manufacturing technologies, and advanced data analytics to develop advanced technologies and practices in information, automation, monitoring, computation, sensing, modeling, and networking to—

(A) model and simulate manufacturing production lines;

(B) monitor and communicate production line status; and

(C) model, simulate, and optimize the energy efficiency of manufacturing processes;

(4) technologies and practices that minimize energy and natural resource consumption, which may include—

(A) designing products that enable reuse, refurbishment, remanufacturing, and recycling;

(B) minimizing waste from advanced and commercially available steelmaking processes, including through the reuse of waste as resources in other industrial processes for mutual benefit;

(C) increasing resource efficiency; and

(D) increasing the energy efficiency of advanced and commercially available steelmaking processes;

(5) alternative materials and technologies that produce fewer emissions during production and result in fewer emissions during use, which may include—

(A) innovative raw materials;

(B) high-performance lightweight materials;

(C) substitutions for critical materials and critical minerals; and

(D) other technologies that achieve significant carbon emission reductions in low-emissions steel manufacturing, as determined by the Secretary; and

(6) high-performance computing to develop advanced materials and manufacturing processes contributing to the focus areas described in paragraphs (1) through (5), including—

(A) modeling, simulation, and optimization of the design of energy efficient and sustainable products; and

(B) the use of digital prototyping and additive manufacturing to enhance product design.
42 U.S.C. § 17113a(h)(1)

Go to provision →

(1) Not later than 180 days after August 9, 2022, the Secretary, in carrying out the program established in subsection (c), and in collaboration with industry partners, institutions of higher education, and the National Laboratories, shall support an initiative for the demonstration of low-emissions steel manufacturing, as identified by the Secretary, that uses either—

(A) a single technology; or

(B) a combination of multiple technologies.
42 U.S.C. § 17113a(h)(2)(C)(i)

Go to provision →

(i) expand on the existing technology demonstration programs of the Department; and
42 U.S.C. § 17113a(i)(1)(B)

Go to provision →

(B) integrating program activities into a relevant existing Manufacturing USA Institute; or
42 U.S.C. § 17114(a)(4)

Go to provision →

(4) The term “program” means the industrial emissions reduction technology development program established under section 17113(b)(1) of this title.
42 U.S.C. § 17114(d)(1)(A)

Go to provision →

(A) in consultation with the Secretary and the Director, propose missions and goals for the program, which shall be consistent with the purposes of the program described in section 17113(b)(1) of this title; and
42 U.S.C. § 17114(d)(1)(B)

Go to provision →

(B) advise the Secretary with respect to the program—

(i) by identifying and evaluating any technologies being developed by the private sector relating to the focus areas described in section 17113(c) of this title;

(ii) by identifying technology gaps in the private sector or other Federal agencies in those focus areas, and making recommendations to address those gaps;

(iii) by surveying and analyzing factors that prevent the adoption of emissions reduction technologies by the private sector; and

(iv) by recommending technology screening criteria for technology developed under the program to encourage adoption of the technology by the private sector; and
42 U.S.C. § 17114(d)(1)(B)(iv)

Go to provision →

(iv) by recommending technology screening criteria for technology developed under the program to encourage adoption of the technology by the private sector; and
42 U.S.C. § 17114(d)(2)(A)

Go to provision →

(A) The purpose of the strategic plan developed under paragraph (1)(C) is to set forth a plan for achieving the goals of the program established in section 17113(b)(1) of this title, including for the focus areas described in section 17113(c) of this title.
42 U.S.C. § 17114(d)(2)(B)(ii)

Go to provision →

(ii) leverage existing roadmaps relevant to the program in section 17113(b)(1) of this title and the focus areas in section 17113(c) of this title;
42 U.S.C. § 17114(f)(1)

Go to provision →

(1) Not later than 2 years after December 27, 2020, and not less frequently than once every 3 years thereafter, the Committee shall submit to the Secretary a report on the progress of achieving the purposes of the program.
42 U.S.C. § 17114(f)(2)(C)

Go to provision →

(C) recommendations for improving technology screening criteria and management of the program;
42 U.S.C. § 17114(f)(2)(D)

Go to provision →

(D) an evaluation of the progress of the program and the research, development, and demonstration activities funded under the program;
42 U.S.C. § 17114(f)(2)(E)

Go to provision →

(E) any recommended changes to the focus areas of the program described in section 17113(c) of this title;
42 U.S.C. § 17114(f)(2)(I)

Go to provision →

(I) a review of the management, coordination, and industry utility of the program;
42 U.S.C. § 17114(f)(2)(J)

Go to provision →

(J) an assessment of the extent to which progress has been made under the program in developing commercial, cost-competitive technologies in each focus area described in section 17113(c) of this title; and
42 U.S.C. § 17114(f)(2)(K)

Go to provision →

(K) an assessment of the effectiveness of the program in coordinating efforts within the Department and with other Federal agencies to achieve the purposes of the program.
42 U.S.C. § 17115(a)(3)

Go to provision →

(3) The term “program” means the program established under subsection (b).
42 U.S.C. § 17115(b)

Go to provision →

(b) Not later than 1 year after December 27, 2020, the Secretary shall establish a program to provide technical assistance to eligible entities to promote the commercial application of emission reduction technologies developed through the program established in section 17113(b) of this title.
42 U.S.C. § 17115(c)(1)

Go to provision →

(1) An eligible entity desiring technical assistance under the program shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require.
42 U.S.C. § 17115(c)(2)

Go to provision →

(2) The Secretary shall seek applications for technical assistance under the program on a periodic basis, but not less frequently than once every 12 months.
42 U.S.C. § 17115(c)(3)

Go to provision →

(3) In selecting eligible entities for technical assistance under the program, the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable—

(A) give priority to—

(i) activities carried out with technical assistance under the program that have the greatest potential for achieving emissions reduction in nonpower industrial sectors;

(ii) activities carried out in a State in which there are active or inactive industrial facilities that may be used or retrofitted to carry out activities under the focus areas described in section 17113(c) of this title; and

(iii) activities carried out in an economically distressed area (as described in section 3161(a) of this title); and

(B) ensure that—

(i) there is geographic diversity among the eligible entities selected; and

(ii) the activities carried out with technical assistance under the program reflect a majority of the focus areas described in section 17113(c) of this title.
42 U.S.C. § 17115(c)(3)(A)(i)

Go to provision →

(i) activities carried out with technical assistance under the program that have the greatest potential for achieving emissions reduction in nonpower industrial sectors;
42 U.S.C. § 17115(c)(3)(B)(ii)

Go to provision →

(ii) the activities carried out with technical assistance under the program reflect a majority of the focus areas described in section 17113(c) of this title.
42 U.S.C. § 17116(a)(4)(B)

Go to provision →

(B) an industrial research and assessment center at a trade school, community college, or union training program that is funded by the Secretary under subsection (f).
42 U.S.C. § 17116(a)(5)

Go to provision →

(5) The term “Program” means the program for implementation grants established under subsection (i)(1).
42 U.S.C. § 17116(c)(2)

Go to provision →

(2) coordinate with the Federal Energy Management Program and the Building Technologies Office of the Department of Energy to provide building assessment services to manufacturers;
42 U.S.C. § 17116(e)(2)(D)

Go to provision →

(D) by identifying and coordinating with regional, State, local, Tribal, and utility energy efficiency programs for the purpose of facilitating efforts by industrial research and assessment centers to connect industrial facilities receiving assessments from those centers with regional, State, local, and utility energy efficiency programs that could aid the industrial facilities in implementing any recommendations resulting from the assessments;
42 U.S.C. § 17116(e)(2)(E)

Go to provision →

(E) by facilitating coordination between the industrial research and assessment centers and other Federal programs described in paragraphs (1) through (3) of subsection (c); and
42 U.S.C. § 17116(f)(1)

Go to provision →

(1) The Secretary shall provide funding to establish additional industrial research and assessment centers at trade schools, community colleges, and union training programs.
42 U.S.C. § 17116(f)(2)(B)

Go to provision →

(B) In evaluating or establishing the purpose of an industrial research and assessment center established under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall take into consideration the varying capabilities of trade schools, community colleges, and union training programs.
42 U.S.C. § 17116(g)(1)

Go to provision →

(1) The Secretary shall pay the Federal share of associated internship programs under which students work with or for industries, manufacturers, and energy service providers to implement the recommendations of industrial research and assessment centers.
42 U.S.C. § 17116(g)(2)

Go to provision →

(2) The Secretary shall pay the Federal share of associated apprenticeship programs under which—

(A) students work with or for industries, manufacturers, and energy service providers to implement the recommendations of industrial research and assessment centers; and

(B) employees of facilities that have received an assessment from an industrial research and assessment center work with or for an industrial research and assessment center to gain knowledge on engineering practices and processes to improve productivity and energy savings.
42 U.S.C. § 17116(g)(3)

Go to provision →

(3) The Federal share of the cost of carrying out internship programs described in paragraph (1) and apprenticeship programs described in paragraph (2) shall be 50 percent.
42 U.S.C. § 17116(i)(1)

Go to provision →

(1) The Secretary shall establish a program under which the Secretary shall provide grants to eligible entities to implement covered projects.
42 U.S.C. § 17116(i)(2)

Go to provision →

(2) An eligible entity seeking a grant under the Program shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require, including a demonstration of need for financial assistance to implement the proposed covered project.
42 U.S.C. § 17116(i)(3)

Go to provision →

(3) In awarding grants under the Program, the Secretary shall give priority to eligible entities that—

(A) have had an energy assessment completed by an industrial research and assessment center; and

(B) propose to carry out a covered project with a greater potential for—

(i) energy efficiency gains; or

(ii) greenhouse gas emissions reductions.
42 U.S.C. § 17116(i)(4)(A)

Go to provision →

(A) The amount of a grant provided to an eligible entity under the Program shall not exceed $300,000.
42 U.S.C. § 17116(i)(4)(B)

Go to provision →

(B) A grant awarded under the Program for a covered project shall be in an amount that is not more than 50 percent of the cost of the covered project.
42 U.S.C. § 17116(i)(4)(C)

Go to provision →

(C) A grant received by an eligible entity under the Program shall supplement, not supplant, any private or State funds available to the eligible entity to carry out the covered project.
42 U.S.C. § 17121(b)(2)(B)(iii)

Go to provision →

(iii) to effectively implement a high-performance green building education program for students and occupants;
42 U.S.C. § 17122(b)

Go to provision →

(b) The Federal Director, in consultation with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and the Advisory Committee, shall develop and carry out a comprehensive indoor air quality program for all Federal facilities to ensure the safety of Federal workers and facility occupants—

(1) during new construction and renovation of facilities; and

(2) in existing facilities.
42 U.S.C. § 17123(b)(1)(B)(i)

Go to provision →

(i) State and local governmental green building programs;
42 U.S.C. § 17131(a)

Go to provision →

(a) The Secretary shall create and administer in the Federal Energy Management Program a training program to educate Federal contract negotiation and contract management personnel so that the contract officers are prepared to—

(1) negotiate energy savings performance contracts;

(2) conclude effective and timely contracts for energy efficiency services with all companies offering energy efficiency services; and

(3) review Federal contracts for all products and services for the potential energy efficiency opportunities and implications of the contracts.
42 U.S.C. § 17131(b)

Go to provision →

(b) Not later than 1 year after December 19, 2007, the Secretary shall plan, staff, announce, and begin training under the Federal Energy Management Program.
42 U.S.C. § 17131(c)

Go to provision →

(c) Personnel appropriate to receive training under the Federal Energy Management Program shall be selected by and sent for the training from—

(1) the Department of Defense;

(2) the Department of Veterans Affairs;

(3) the Department;

(4) the General Services Administration;

(5) the Department of Housing and Urban Development;

(6) the United States Postal Service; and

(7) all other Federal agencies and departments that enter contracts for buildings, building services, electricity and electricity services, natural gas and natural gas services, heating and air conditioning services, building fuel purchases, and other types of procurement or service contracts determined by the Secretary, in carrying out the Federal Energy Management Program, to offer the potential for energy savings and greenhouse gas emission reductions if negotiated with taking into account those goals.
42 U.S.C. § 17131(c)(7)

Go to provision →

(7) all other Federal agencies and departments that enter contracts for buildings, building services, electricity and electricity services, natural gas and natural gas services, heating and air conditioning services, building fuel purchases, and other types of procurement or service contracts determined by the Secretary, in carrying out the Federal Energy Management Program, to offer the potential for energy savings and greenhouse gas emission reductions if negotiated with taking into account those goals.
42 U.S.C. § 17131(d)

Go to provision →

(d) Training under the Federal Energy Management Program may be conducted by—

(1) attorneys or contract officers with experience in negotiating and managing contracts described in subsection (c)(7) from any agency, except that the Secretary shall reimburse the related salaries and expenses of the attorneys or contract officers from amounts made available for carrying out this section to the extent the attorneys or contract officers are not employees of the Department; and

(2) private experts hired by the Secretary for the purposes of this section, except that the Secretary may not hire experts who are simultaneously employed by any company under contract to provide energy efficiency services to the Federal Government.
42 U.S.C. § 17152(a)

Go to provision →

(a) The Secretary shall establish a program, to be known as the “Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program”, under which the Secretary shall provide grants to eligible entities in accordance with this part.
42 U.S.C. § 17152(b)

Go to provision →

(b) The purpose of the program shall be to assist eligible entities in implementing strategies—

(1) to reduce fossil fuel emissions created as a result of activities within the jurisdictions of eligible entities in a manner that—

(A) is environmentally sustainable; and

(B) to the maximum extent practicable, maximizes benefits for local and regional communities;

(2) to reduce the total energy use of the eligible entities; and

(3) to improve energy efficiency in—

(A) the transportation sector;

(B) the building sector; and

(C) other appropriate sectors.
42 U.S.C. § 17153(f)

Go to provision →

(f) The Secretary shall establish a State and local advisory committee to advise the Secretary regarding administration, implementation, and evaluation of the program.
42 U.S.C. § 17154

Go to provision →

An eligible entity may use a grant received under this part to carry out activities to achieve the purposes of the program, including—
42 U.S.C. § 17154(4)

Go to provision →

(4) establishment of financial incentive programs for energy efficiency improvements;
42 U.S.C. § 17154(6)

Go to provision →

(6) development and implementation of energy efficiency and conservation programs for buildings and facilities within the jurisdiction of the eligible entity, including—

(A) design and operation of the programs;

(B) identifying the most effective methods for achieving maximum participation and efficiency rates;

(C) public education;

(D) measurement and verification protocols; and

(E) identification of energy efficient technologies;
42 U.S.C. § 17154(6)(A)

Go to provision →

(A) design and operation of the programs;
42 U.S.C. § 17154(7)

Go to provision →

(7) development and implementation of programs to conserve energy used in transportation, including—

(A) use of flex time by employers;

(B) satellite work centers;

(C) development and promotion of zoning guidelines or requirements that promote energy efficient development;

(D) development of infrastructure, such as bike lanes and pathways and pedestrian walkways;

(E) synchronization of traffic signals; and

(F) other measures that increase energy efficiency and decrease energy consumption;
42 U.S.C. § 17154(10)

Go to provision →

(10) activities to increase participation and efficiency rates for material conservation programs, including source reduction, recycling, and recycled content procurement programs that lead to increases in energy efficiency;
42 U.S.C. § 17154(14)

Go to provision →

(14) programs for financing energy efficiency, renewable energy, and zero-emission transportation (and associated infrastructure), capital investments, projects, and programs, which may include loan programs and performance contracting programs, for leveraging of additional public and private sector funds, and programs that allow rebates, grants, or other incentives for the purchase and installation of energy efficiency, renewable energy, and zero-emission transportation (and associated infrastructure) measures; and
42 U.S.C. § 17155(a)(1)

Go to provision →

(1) To be eligible to receive a grant under the program, each eligible applicant shall submit to the Secretary a written assurance that all laborers and mechanics employed by any contractor or subcontractor of the eligible entity during any construction, alteration, or repair activity funded, in whole or in part, by the grant shall be paid wages at rates not less than the prevailing wages for similar construction activities in the locality, as determined by the Secretary of Labor, in accordance with sections 3141 through 3144, 3146, and 3147 of title 40.
42 U.S.C. § 17155(b)(1)(C)(i)

Go to provision →

(i) take into account any plans for the use of funds by adjacent eligible units of local governments that receive grants under the program; and
42 U.S.C. § 17155(b)(2)(C)

Go to provision →

(C) The Secretary shall not provide to an eligible unit of local government or Indian tribe any grant under the program until a proposed strategy of the eligible unit of local government or Indian tribe is approved by the Secretary under this paragraph.
42 U.S.C. § 17155(b)(3)

Go to provision →

(3) Of amounts provided to an eligible unit of local government or Indian tribe under the program, an eligible unit of local government or Indian tribe may use—

(A) for administrative expenses, excluding the cost of meeting the reporting requirements of this part, an amount equal to the greater of—

(i) 10 percent; and²

(ii) $75,000;

(B) for the establishment of revolving loan funds, an amount equal to the greater of—

(i) 20 percent; and²

(ii) $250,000; and

(C) for the provision of subgrants to nongovernmental organizations for the purpose of assisting in the implementation of the energy efficiency and conservation strategy of the eligible unit of local government or Indian tribe, an amount equal to the greater of—

(i) 20 percent; and²

(ii) $250,000.
42 U.S.C. § 17155(b)(4)

Go to provision →

(4) Not later than 2 years after the date on which funds are initially provided to an eligible unit of local government or Indian tribe under the program, and annually thereafter, the eligible unit of local government or Indian tribe shall submit to the Secretary a report describing—

(A) the status of development and implementation of the energy efficiency and conservation strategy of the eligible unit of local government or Indian tribe; and

(B) as practicable, an assessment of energy efficiency gains within the jurisdiction of the eligible unit of local government or Indian tribe.
42 U.S.C. § 17155(c)(1)(A)

Go to provision →

(A) A State that receives a grant under the program shall use not less than 60 percent of the amount received to provide subgrants to units of local government in the State that are not eligible units of local government.
42 U.S.C. § 17155(c)(2)(B)(ii)

Go to provision →

(ii) includes a plan of the State for the use of funds received under the program to assist the State in achieving the goals established under subparagraph (A), in accordance with sections 17152(b) and 17154 of this title.
42 U.S.C. § 17155(c)(3)(C)

Go to provision →

(C) The Secretary shall not provide to a State any grant under the program until a proposed strategy of the State is approved by the Secretary under this paragraph.
42 U.S.C. § 17155(c)(4)

Go to provision →

(4) A State may use not more than 10 percent of amounts provided under the program for administrative expenses.
42 U.S.C. § 17155(c)(5)

Go to provision →

(5) Each State that receives a grant under the program shall submit to the Secretary an annual report that describes—

(A) the status of development and implementation of the energy efficiency and conservation strategy of the State during the preceding calendar year;

(B) the status of the subgrant program of the State under paragraph (1);

(C) the energy efficiency gains achieved through the energy efficiency and conservation strategy of the State during the preceding calendar year; and

(D) specific energy efficiency and conservation goals of the State for subsequent calendar years.
42 U.S.C. § 17155(c)(5)(B)

Go to provision →

(B) the status of the subgrant program of the State under paragraph (1);
42 U.S.C. § 17157(a)

Go to provision →

(a) The Secretary may review and evaluate the performance of any eligible entity that receives a grant under the program, including by conducting an audit, as the Secretary determines to be appropriate.
42 U.S.C. § 17157(b)

Go to provision →

(b) The Secretary may withhold from an eligible entity any portion of a grant to be provided to the eligible entity under the program if the Secretary determines that the eligible entity has failed to achieve compliance with—

(1) any applicable guideline or regulation of the Secretary relating to the program, including the misuse or misappropriation of funds provided under the program; or

(2) the energy efficiency and conservation strategy of the eligible entity.
42 U.S.C. § 17157(b)(1)

Go to provision →

(1) any applicable guideline or regulation of the Secretary relating to the program, including the misuse or misappropriation of funds provided under the program; or
42 U.S.C. § 17158(a)(1)

Go to provision →

(1) There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for the provision of grants under the program $2,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012.
42 U.S.C. § 17158(a)(2)

Go to provision →

(2) There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for administrative expenses of the program—

(A) $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 and 2009;

(B) $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2010 and 2011; and

(C) $30,000,000 for fiscal year 2012.
42 U.S.C. § 17158(b)(2)

Go to provision →

(2) the Weatherization Assistance Program for Low-Income Persons established under part A of title IV of the Energy Conservation and Production Act (42 U.S.C. 6861 et seq.).
42 U.S.C. § 17171(a)

Go to provision →

(a) The Secretary shall establish a program of research and development to provide lower cost and more viable thermal energy storage technologies to enable the shifting of electric power loads on demand and extend the operating time of concentrating solar power electric generating plants.
42 U.S.C. § 17172(a)

Go to provision →

(a) The Secretary shall establish in the Office of Solar Energy Technologies a competitive grant program to create and strengthen solar industry workforce training and internship programs in installation, operation, and maintenance of solar energy products. The goal of this program is to ensure a supply of well-trained individuals to support the expansion of the solar energy industry.
42 U.S.C. § 17172(b)(2)

Go to provision →

(2) Support of certification programs for individual solar energy system installers, instructors, and training programs.
42 U.S.C. § 17172(b)(3)

Go to provision →

(3) Internship programs that provide hands-on participation by students in commercial applications.
42 U.S.C. § 17172(b)(4)

Go to provision →

(4) Activities required to obtain certification of training programs and facilities by an industry-accepted quality-control certification program.
42 U.S.C. § 17172(b)(5)

Go to provision →

(5) Incorporation of solar-specific learning modules into traditional occupational training and internship programs for construction-related trades.
42 U.S.C. § 17172(b)(7)

Go to provision →

(7) Support of programs that provide guidance and updates to solar energy curriculum instructors.
42 U.S.C. § 17172(c)

Go to provision →

(c) Grants may be awarded under this section for up to 3 years. The Secretary shall award grants to ensure sufficient geographic distribution of training programs nationally. Grants shall only be awarded for programs certified by an industry-accepted quality-control certification institution, or for new and growing programs with a credible path to certification. Due consideration shall be given to women, underrepresented minorities, and persons with disabilities.
42 U.S.C. § 17173(a)

Go to provision →

(a) The Secretary shall establish a program of research and development to provide assistance in the demonstration and commercial application of direct solar renewable energy sources to provide alternatives to traditional power generation for lighting and illumination, including light pipe technology, and to promote greater energy conservation and improved efficiency. All direct solar renewable energy devices supported under this program shall have the capability to provide measurable data on the amount of kilowatt-hours saved over the traditionally powered light sources they have replaced.
42 U.S.C. § 17173(b)

Go to provision →

(b) The Secretary shall transmit to Congress an annual report assessing the measurable data derived from each project in the direct solar renewable energy sources program and the energy savings resulting from its use.
42 U.S.C. § 17192(a)

Go to provision →

(a) The Secretary shall carry out a program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application for geothermal energy production from hydrothermal systems.
42 U.S.C. § 17192(b)

Go to provision →

(b) The program authorized in subsection (a) shall include the following:

(1) The research and development of advanced geologic tools to assist in locating hydrothermal resources, and to increase the reliability of site characterization, including the development of new imaging and sensing technologies and techniques to assist in prioritization of targets for characterization;

(2) The demonstration of advanced technologies and techniques of siting and exploratory drilling for undiscovered resources in a variety of geologic settings, carried out in collaboration with industry partners that will assist in the acquisition of high quality data sets relevant for hydrothermal subsurface characterization activities.
42 U.S.C. § 17193(a)

Go to provision →

(a) The Secretary shall support a program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application of components and systems capable of withstanding geothermal environments and necessary to develop, produce, and monitor geothermal reservoirs and produce geothermal energy.
42 U.S.C. § 17193(b)(1)

Go to provision →

(1) support a program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application of technologies and practices designed to mitigate or preclude potential adverse environmental impacts of geothermal energy development, production or use;
42 U.S.C. § 17193(b)(2)

Go to provision →

(2) support a research program to identify potential environmental impacts, including induced seismicity, and environmental benefits of geothermal energy development, production, and use, and ensure that the program described in paragraph (1) addresses such impacts, including water use and effects on groundwater and local hydrology;
42 U.S.C. § 17193(b)(3)

Go to provision →

(3) support a program of research to compare the potential environmental impacts and environmental benefits identified as part of the development, production, and use of geothermal energy with the potential emission reductions of greenhouse gases gained by geothermal energy development, production, and use; and
42 U.S.C. § 17193(c)

Go to provision →

(c) The Secretary shall support a program of research, development, and demonstration of reservoir thermal energy storage, emphasizing cost-effective improvements through deep direct use engineering, design, and systems research.
42 U.S.C. § 17193(g)

Go to provision →

(g) The Secretary shall identify opportunities for joint research, development, and demonstration programs between geothermal systems and other energy generation or storage systems.
42 U.S.C. § 17194(a)

Go to provision →

(a) The Secretary shall support a program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application for enhanced geothermal systems, including the programs described in subsection (b).
42 U.S.C. § 17194(b)

Go to provision →

(b) In collaboration with industry partners, institutions of higher education, and the national laboratories, the Secretary shall support a program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application of the technologies to achieve higher efficiency and lower cost enhanced geothermal systems, including—

(1) reservoir stimulation;

(2) drilled, non-stimulated (e.g. closed-loop) reservoir technologies;

(3) reservoir characterization, monitoring, and modeling and understanding of the surface area and volume of fractures;

(4) stress and fracture mapping including real time monitoring and modeling;

(5) tracer development;

(6) three and four-dimensional seismic imaging and tomography;

(7) well placement and orientation;

(8) long-term reservoir management;

(9) drilling technologies, methods, and tools;

(10) improved exploration tools;

(11) zonal isolation; and

(12) understanding induced seismicity risks from reservoir engineering and stimulation.
42 U.S.C. § 17195(a)

Go to provision →

(a) The Secretary shall establish a program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application to support development of geothermal energy production from oil and gas fields and production and recovery of energy, including electricity, from geopressured resources. In addition, the Secretary shall conduct such supporting activities including research, resource characterization, and technology development as necessary.
42 U.S.C. § 17195(b)

Go to provision →

(b) The Secretary shall implement a grant program in support of geothermal energy production from oil and gas fields. The program shall include grants for a total of not less than three demonstration projects of the use of geothermal techniques such as advanced organic rankine cycle systems at marginal, unproductive, and productive oil and gas wells. The Secretary shall, to the extent practicable and in the public interest, make awards that—

(1) include not less than five oil or gas well sites per project award;

(2) use a range of oil or gas well hot water source temperatures from 150 degrees Fahrenheit to 300 degrees Fahrenheit;

(3) cover a range of sizes up to one megawatt;

(4) are located at a range of sites;

(5) can be replicated at a wide range of sites;

(6) facilitate identification of optimum techniques among competing alternatives;

(7) include business commercialization plans that have the potential for production of equipment at high volumes and operation and support at a large number of sites; and

(8) satisfy other criteria that the Secretary determines are necessary to carry out the program and collect necessary data and information.

The Secretary shall give preference to assessments that address multiple elements contained in paragraphs (1) through (8).
42 U.S.C. § 17195(b)(8)

Go to provision →

(8) satisfy other criteria that the Secretary determines are necessary to carry out the program and collect necessary data and information.
42 U.S.C. § 17195(d)(1)

Go to provision →

(1) The Secretary shall implement a program to support the research, development, demonstration, and commercial application of cost-effective techniques to produce energy from geopressured resources.
42 U.S.C. § 17195(e)

Go to provision →

(e) Not less than 90 days after December 19, 2007, the Secretary shall conduct a national solicitation for applications for grants under the programs outlined in subsections (b) and (d). Grant recipients shall be selected on a competitive basis based on criteria in the respective subsection.
42 U.S.C. § 17195a(c)(1)

Go to provision →

(1) The Secretary shall support within the Geothermal Technologies Office a program of research, development, and demonstration for geothermal heat pumps and the direct use of geothermal energy.
42 U.S.C. § 17195a(c)(2)

Go to provision →

(2) The program under paragraph (1) may include research, development, demonstration, and commercial application of—

(A) geothermal ground loop efficiency improvements, cost reductions, and improved installation and operations methods;

(B) the use of geothermal energy for building-scale energy storage;

(C) the use of geothermal energy as a grid management resource or seasonal energy storage;

(D) geothermal heat pump efficiency improvements;

(E) the use of alternative fluids as a heat exchange medium, such as hot water found in mines and mine shafts, graywater, or other fluids that may improve the economics of geothermal heat pumps;

(F) heating of districts, neighborhoods, communities, large commercial or public buildings, and industrial and manufacturing facilities;

(G) the use of low temperature groundwater for direct use; and

(H) system integration of direct use with geothermal electricity production.
42 U.S.C. § 17195a(c)(3)

Go to provision →

(3) In carrying out the program, the Secretary shall identify and mitigate potential environmental impacts in accordance with section 17193(b) of this title.
42 U.S.C. § 17195a(d)(1)

Go to provision →

(1) The Secretary shall carry out the program established in subsection (c) by making financial assistance available to State, local, and Tribal governments, institutions of higher education, nonprofit entities, National Laboratories, utilities, and for-profit companies.
42 U.S.C. § 17196(b)

Go to provision →

(b) Programs under this part shall incorporate the following elements:

(1) The Secretary shall coordinate with, and where appropriate may provide funds in furtherance of the purposes of this part to, other Department of Energy research and development programs focused on drilling, subsurface characterization, and other related technologies.

(2) The Secretary shall coordinate and consult with the appropriate Federal land management agencies in selecting proposals for funding under this part.

(3) Nothing in this part shall be construed to alter or affect any law relating to the management or protection of Federal lands.
42 U.S.C. § 17196(b)(1)

Go to provision →

(1) The Secretary shall coordinate with, and where appropriate may provide funds in furtherance of the purposes of this part to, other Department of Energy research and development programs focused on drilling, subsurface characterization, and other related technologies.
42 U.S.C. § 17197(a)

Go to provision →

(a) The Secretary shall carry out a program of research and development of advanced computing and data science tools for geothermal energy.
42 U.S.C. § 17197(b)

Go to provision →

(b) The program authorized in subsection (a) shall include the following:

(1) Research, development, and demonstration of technologies to develop advanced data, machine learning, artificial intelligence, and related computing tools to assist in locating geothermal resources, to increase the reliability of site characterization, to increase the rate and efficiency of drilling, to improve induced seismicity mitigation, and to support enhanced geothermal systems technologies.

(2) Research, development, and demonstration of models of geothermal reservoir performance and enhanced geothermal systems reservoir stimulation technologies and techniques, with an emphasis on accurately modeling fluid and heat flow, permeability evolution, geomechanics, geochemistry, seismicity, and operational performance over time, including collaboration with industry and field validation.
42 U.S.C. § 17197(c)

Go to provision →

(c) In carrying out these programs, the Secretary shall ensure coordination and consultation with the Department of Energy’s Office of Science. The Secretary shall ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, coordination of these activities with the Department of Energy National Laboratories, institutes of higher education, and the private sector.
42 U.S.C. § 17198

Go to provision →

The Secretary shall support the development of a geothermal energy workforce through a program that—
42 U.S.C. § 17202

Go to provision →

There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out the programs under this part $170,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025.
42 U.S.C. § 17212

Go to provision →

The Secretary shall carry out a program to conduct research, development, demonstration, and commercial application of water power technologies in support of each of the following purposes:
42 U.S.C. § 17213

Go to provision →

The Secretary shall conduct a program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application for technologies that improve the capacity, efficiency, resilience, security, reliability, affordability, and environmental impact, including potential cumulative environmental impacts, of hydropower systems. In carrying out such program, the Secretary shall prioritize activities designed to—
42 U.S.C. § 17213(4)

Go to provision →

(4) identify opportunities for joint research, development, and demonstration programs between hydropower systems, which may include—

(A) pumped storage systems and other renewable energy systems;

(B) small hydro facilities and other energy storage systems;

(C) other hybrid energy systems;

(D) small hydro facilities and critical infrastructure, including water infrastructure; and

(E) hydro facilities and responsive load technologies, which may include smart buildings and city systems;
42 U.S.C. § 17214(a)

Go to provision →

(a) The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, Secretary of Commerce (acting through the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere) and other relevant Federal agencies, shall conduct a program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application of marine energy technology, including activities to—

(1) assist technology development to improve the components, processes, and systems used for power generation from marine energy resources at a variety of scales;

(2) establish and expand critical testing infrastructure and facilities necessary to—

(A) demonstrate and prove marine energy devices at a range of scales in a manner that is cost-effective and efficient; and

(B) accelerate the technological readiness and commercial application of such devices;

(3) address marine energy resource variability issues, including through the application of energy storage technologies;

(4) advance efficient and reliable integration of marine energy with the electric grid, which may include smart building systems;

(5) identify and study critical short-term and long-term needs to maintaining a sustainable marine energy supply chain based in the United States;

(6) increase the reliability, security, and resilience of marine energy technologies;

(7) validate the performance, reliability, maintainability, and cost of marine energy device designs and system components in an operating environment;

(8) consider the protection of critical infrastructure, such as adequate separation between marine energy devices and submarine telecommunications cables, including through the development of voluntary, consensus-based standards for such purposes;

(9) identify opportunities for crosscutting research, development, and demonstration programs between existing energy research programs;

(10) identify and improve, in conjunction with the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, and other relevant Federal agencies as appropriate, the environmental impact, including potential cumulative environmental impacts, of marine energy technologies, including—

(A) potential impacts on fisheries and other marine resources; and

(B) developing technologies, including mechanisms for self-evaluation, and other means available for improving environmental impact, including potential cumulative environmental impacts;

(11) identify, in consultation with relevant Federal agencies, potential navigational impacts of marine energy technologies and strategies to prevent possible adverse impacts, in addition to opportunities for marine energy systems to aid the United States Coast Guard, such as remote sensing for coastal border security;

(12) develop numerical and physical tools, including models and monitoring technologies, to assist industry in device and system design, installation, operation, and maintenance, including methods to validate such tools;

(13) support materials science as it relates to marine energy technology, such as the development of corrosive-resistant materials;

(14) improve marine energy resource forecasting and general understanding of aquatic system behavior, including turbulence and extreme conditions;

(15) develop metrics and voluntary, consensus-based standards, in coordination with the National Institute of Standards and Technology and appropriate standard development organizations, for marine energy components, systems, and projects, including—

(A) measuring performance of marine energy technologies; and

(B) characterizing environmental conditions;

(16) enhance integration with hybrid energy systems, including desalination;

(17) identify opportunities to integrate marine energy technologies into new and existing infrastructure; and

(18) to¹ develop technology necessary to support the use of marine energy—

(A) for the generation and storage of power at sea; and

(B) for the generation and storage of power to promote the resilience of coastal communities, including in applications relating to—

(i) desalination;

(ii) disaster recovery and resilience; and

(iii) community microgrids in isolated power systems.
42 U.S.C. § 17214(a)(9)

Go to provision →

(9) identify opportunities for crosscutting research, development, and demonstration programs between existing energy research programs;
42 U.S.C. § 17215(b)(1)

Go to provision →

(1) Whether the institution hosts an existing marine energy research and development program.
42 U.S.C. § 17216(a)

Go to provision →

(a) In carrying out this part, the Secretary shall coordinate activities, and effectively manage cross-cutting research priorities across programs of the Department and other relevant Federal agencies, including the National Laboratories and the National Marine Energy Centers.
42 U.S.C. § 17216(g)(1)

Go to provision →

(1) not later than one year after December 27, 2020, draft a plan, considering input from relevant stakeholders such as industry and academia, to implement the programs described in this part and update the plan on an annual basis; and
42 U.S.C. § 17231(c)

Go to provision →

(c) The Secretary shall carry out a research, development, and demonstration program to support the ability of the United States to remain globally competitive in energy storage systems for electric drive vehicles, stationary applications, and electricity transmission and distribution.
42 U.S.C. § 17231(e)(5)(B)

Go to provision →

(B) make specific recommendations to the Secretary on programs or activities that should be established or terminated to meet those goals.
42 U.S.C. § 17231(f)(1)

Go to provision →

(1) The Secretary shall conduct a basic research program on energy storage systems to support electric drive vehicles, stationary applications, and electricity transmission and distribution, including—

(A) materials design;

(B) materials synthesis and characterization;

(C) electrode-active materials, including electrolytes and bioelectrolytes;

(D) surface and interface dynamics;

(E) modeling and simulation; and

(F) thermal behavior and life degradation mechanisms.
42 U.S.C. § 17231(g)(1)

Go to provision →

(1) The Secretary shall conduct an applied research program on energy storage systems to support electric drive vehicles, stationary applications, and electricity transmission and distribution technologies, including—

(A) ultracapacitors;

(B) flywheels;

(C) batteries and battery systems (including flow batteries);

(D) compressed air energy systems;

(E) power conditioning electronics;

(F) manufacturing technologies for energy storage systems;

(G) thermal management systems; and

(H) hydrogen as an energy storage medium.
42 U.S.C. § 17231(i)(1)

Go to provision →

(1) The Secretary shall carry out a program of new demonstrations of advanced energy storage systems.
42 U.S.C. § 17231(i)(2)(B)

Go to provision →

(B) expand on the existing technology demonstration program of the Department.
42 U.S.C. § 17231(j)(1)

Go to provision →

(1) The Secretary shall carry out a program of electric drive vehicle energy storage technology demonstrations.
42 U.S.C. § 17231(j)(3)

Go to provision →

(3) The program shall demonstrate 1 or more of the following:

(A) Novel, high capacity, high efficiency energy storage, charging, and control systems, along with the collection of data on performance characteristics, such as battery life, energy storage capacity, and power delivery capacity.

(B) Advanced onboard energy management systems and highly efficient battery cooling systems.

(C) Integration of those systems on a prototype vehicular platform, including with drivetrain systems for passenger, commercial, and nonroad electric drive vehicles.

(D) New technologies and processes that reduce manufacturing costs.

(E) Integration of advanced vehicle technologies with electricity distribution system and smart metering technology.

(F) Control systems that minimize emissions profiles in cases in which clean diesel engines are part of a plug-in hybrid drive system.
42 U.S.C. § 17231(k)(1)(A)

Go to provision →

(A) The term “battery recycling and second-life applications program” means the electric drive vehicle battery recycling and second-life applications program established under paragraph (3).
42 U.S.C. § 17231(k)(2)

Go to provision →

(2) The Secretary shall carry out a program of research, development, and demonstration of—

(A) second-life applications for electric drive vehicle batteries that have been used to power electric drive vehicles; and

(B) technologies and processes for final recycling and disposal of the devices described in subparagraph (A).
42 U.S.C. § 17231(k)(3)(A)

Go to provision →

(A) In carrying out the program under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall establish an electric drive vehicle battery recycling and second-life applications program under which the Secretary shall—

(i) award grants under subparagraph (D); and

(ii) carry out other activities in accordance with this paragraph.
42 U.S.C. § 17231(k)(3)(B)

Go to provision →

(B) The purposes of the battery recycling and second-life applications program are the following:

(i) To improve the recycling rates and second-use adoption rates of electric drive vehicle batteries.

(ii) To optimize the design and adaptability of electric drive vehicle batteries to make electric drive vehicle batteries more easily recyclable.

(iii) To establish alternative supply chains for critical materials that are found in electric drive vehicle batteries.

(iv) To reduce the cost of manufacturing, installation, purchase, operation, and maintenance of electric drive vehicle batteries.

(v) To improve the environmental impact of electric drive vehicle battery recycling processes.
42 U.S.C. § 17231(k)(3)(C)

Go to provision →

(C) In carrying out the battery recycling and second-life applications program, the Secretary shall address near-term (up to 2 years), mid-term (up to 5 years), and long-term (up to 10 years) challenges to the recycling of electric drive vehicle batteries.
42 U.S.C. § 17231(k)(3)(D)(i)

Go to provision →

(i) In carrying out the battery recycling and second-life applications program, the Secretary shall award multiyear grants on a competitive, merit-reviewed basis to eligible entities—

(I) to conduct research, development, testing, and evaluation of solutions to increase the rate and productivity of electric drive vehicle battery recycling; and

(II) for research, development, and demonstration projects to create innovative and practical approaches to increase the recycling and second-use of electric drive vehicle batteries, including by addressing—

(aa) technology to increase the efficiency of electric drive vehicle battery recycling and maximize the recovery of critical materials for use in new products;

(bb) expanded uses for critical materials recovered from electric drive vehicle batteries;

(cc) product design and construction to facilitate the disassembly and recycling of electric drive vehicle batteries;

(dd) product design and construction and other tools and techniques to extend the lifecycle of electric drive vehicle batteries, including methods to promote the safe second-use of electric drive vehicle batteries;

(ee) strategies to increase consumer acceptance of, and participation in, the recycling of electric drive vehicle batteries;

(ff) improvements and changes to electric drive vehicle battery chemistries that include ways to decrease processing costs for battery recycling without sacrificing front-end performance;

(gg) second-use of electric drive vehicle batteries, including in applications outside of the automotive industry; and

(hh) the commercialization and scale-up of electric drive vehicle battery recycling technologies.
42 U.S.C. § 17231(k)(3)(D)(iv)(II)

Go to provision →

(II) coordination with information dissemination programs relating to general recycling of electronic devices; and
42 U.S.C. § 17231(k)(3)(E)

Go to provision →

(E) In carrying out the battery recycling and second-life applications program, the Secretary shall coordinate and leverage the resources of complementary efforts of the Department.
42 U.S.C. § 17231(l)

Go to provision →

(l) The Secretary shall carry out the programs established under this section in accordance with section 16352 of this title.
42 U.S.C. § 17231(m)

Go to provision →

(m) The Secretary shall carry out the programs established under subsections (i), (j), and (k) in accordance with section 16353 of this title.
42 U.S.C. § 17231(n)

Go to provision →

(n) To the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary shall coordinate activities under this section with other programs and laboratories of the Department and other Federal research programs.
42 U.S.C. § 17231(p)(1)

Go to provision →

(1) the basic research program under subsection (f) $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 through 2018;
42 U.S.C. § 17231(p)(2)

Go to provision →

(2) the applied research program under subsection (g) $80,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 through 2018; and;²
42 U.S.C. § 17231(p)(3)

Go to provision →

(3) the energy storage research center program under subsection (h) $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 through 2018;
42 U.S.C. § 17231(p)(4)

Go to provision →

(4) the energy storage systems demonstration program under subsection (i) $30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 through 2018;
42 U.S.C. § 17231(p)(5)

Go to provision →

(5) the vehicle energy storage demonstration program under subsection (j) $30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 through 2018; and
42 U.S.C. § 17231(p)(6)

Go to provision →

(6) the electric drive vehicle battery recycling and second-life applications program under subsection (k) $200,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2022 through 2026.
42 U.S.C. § 17231(q)(2)

Go to provision →

(2) Not later than 180 days after December 27, 2020, the Secretary shall establish a research, development, and demonstration program for critical material recycling and reuse of energy storage systems containing critical materials.
42 U.S.C. § 17231(q)(3)

Go to provision →

(3) In carrying out the program established under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall conduct—

(A) research, development, and demonstration activities for—

(i) technologies, process improvements, and design optimizations that facilitate and promote critical material recycling of energy storage systems, including separation and sorting of component materials of such systems, and extraction, recovery, and reuse of critical materials from such systems;

(ii) technologies and methods that mitigate emissions and environmental impacts that arise from critical material recycling, including disposal of toxic reagents and byproducts related to critical material recycling processes;

(iii) technologies to enable extraction, recovery, and reuse of energy storage systems from electric vehicles and critical material recycling from such vehicles; and

(iv) technologies and methods to enable the safe transport, storage, and disposal of energy storage systems containing critical materials, including waste materials and components recovered during the critical material recycling process; and

(B) research on nontechnical barriers to improve the collection and critical material recycling of energy storage systems, including strategies to improve consumer education of, acceptance of, and participation in, the critical material recycling of energy storage systems.
42 U.S.C. § 17231(q)(4)

Go to provision →

(4) Not later than 2 years after December 27, 2020, and every 3 years thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report summarizing the activities, findings, and progress of the program.
42 U.S.C. § 17232(a)(2)

Go to provision →

(2) The term “program” means the Energy Storage System Research, Development, and Deployment Program established under subsection (b)(1).
42 U.S.C. § 17232(b)(1)

Go to provision →

(1) Not later than 180 days after December 27, 2020, the Secretary shall establish a program, to be known as the Energy Storage System Research, Development, and Deployment Program.
42 U.S.C. § 17232(b)(2)

Go to provision →

(2) The program shall focus on research, development, and deployment of—

(A) energy storage systems, components, and materials designed to further the development of technologies—

(i) for large-scale commercial deployment;

(ii) for deployment at cost targets established by the Secretary;

(iii) for hourly and subhourly durations required to provide reliability services to the grid;

(iv) for daily durations, which have the capacity to discharge energy for a minimum of 6 hours;

(v) for weekly or monthly durations, which have the capacity to discharge energy for 10 to 100 hours, at a minimum; and

(vi) for seasonal durations, which have the capability to address seasonal variations in supply and demand;

(B) distributed energy storage technologies and applications, including building-grid integration;

(C) long-term cost, performance, and demonstration targets for different types of energy storage systems and for use in a variety of regions, including rural areas;

(D) transportation energy storage technologies and applications, including vehicle-grid integration;

(E) cost-effective systems and methods for—

(i) the sustainable and secure sourcing, reclamation, recycling, and disposal of energy storage systems, including critical minerals; and

(ii) the reuse and repurposing of energy storage system technologies;

(F) advanced control methods for energy storage systems;

(G) pumped hydroelectric energy storage systems to advance—

(i) adoption of innovative technologies, including—

(I) systems with adjustable-speed and other new pumping and generating equipment designs;

(II) modular systems;

(III) closed-loop systems, including mines and quarries; and

(IV) other innovative equipment and materials as determined by the Secretary; and

(ii) reductions of civil works costs and construction times for hydropower and pumped storage systems, including comprehensive data and systems analysis of hydropower and pumped storage construction technologies and processes in order to identify areas for whole-system efficiency gains;

(H) models and tools to demonstrate the costs and benefits of energy storage to—

(i) power and water supply systems;

(ii) electric generation portfolio optimization; and

(iii) expanded deployment of other renewable energy technologies, including in integrated energy storage systems;

(I) energy storage use cases from individual and combination technology applications, including value from various-use cases and energy storage services; and

(J) advanced manufacturing technologies that have the potential to improve United States competitiveness in energy storage manufacturing or reduce United States dependence on critical materials.
42 U.S.C. § 17232(b)(3)

Go to provision →

(3) In coordination with 1 or more National Laboratories, the Secretary shall support the development, standardized testing, and validation of energy storage systems under the program, including test-bed and field trials, by developing testing and evaluation methodologies for—

(A) storage technologies, controls, and power electronics for energy storage systems under a variety of operating conditions;

(B) standardized and grid performance testing for energy storage systems, materials, and technologies during each stage of development;

(C) reliability, safety, degradation, and durability testing under standard and evolving duty cycles; and

(D) accelerated life testing protocols to predict estimated lifetime metrics with accuracy.
42 U.S.C. § 17232(b)(4)

Go to provision →

(4) Not less frequently than once every calendar year, the Secretary shall evaluate and, if necessary, update the program objectives to ensure that the program continues to advance energy storage systems toward widespread commercial deployment by lowering the costs and increasing the duration of energy storage resources.
42 U.S.C. § 17232(b)(5)(A)

Go to provision →

(A) The Secretary shall develop a 10-year strategic plan for the program, and update the plan, in accordance with this paragraph.
42 U.S.C. § 17232(b)(5)(B)(iii)

Go to provision →

(iii) identify Department programs that—

(I) support the research and development activities described in paragraph (2) and the demonstration projects under subsection (c); and

(aa) do not support the activities or projects described in subclause (I); but

(bb) are important to the development of energy storage systems and the mission of the Department, as determined by the Secretary;
42 U.S.C. § 17232(b)(5)(B)(iv)(I)

Go to provision →

(I) the accomplishment of relevant objectives under current programs of the Department relating to energy storage systems; and
42 U.S.C. § 17232(b)(5)(B)(v)

Go to provision →

(v) incorporate relevant activities described in the Grid Modernization Initiative Multi-Year Program Plan.
42 U.S.C. § 17232(b)(6)

Go to provision →

(6) The program may be led by a specific office of the Department, but shall be cross-cutting in nature, so that in carrying out activities under the program, the Secretary (or a designee of the Secretary charged with leading the program) shall leverage existing Federal resources, including, at a minimum, the expertise and resources of—

(A) the Office of Electricity;

(B) the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, including the Water Power Technologies Office; and

(C) the Office of Science, including—

(i) the Basic Energy Sciences Program;

(ii) the Advanced Scientific Computing Research Program;

(iii) the Biological and Environmental Research Program; and

(D) the Electricity Storage Research Initiative established under section 16315 of this title.
42 U.S.C. § 17232(b)(6)(C)(i)

Go to provision →

(i) the Basic Energy Sciences Program;
42 U.S.C. § 17232(b)(6)(C)(ii)

Go to provision →

(ii) the Advanced Scientific Computing Research Program;
42 U.S.C. § 17232(b)(6)(C)(iii)

Go to provision →

(iii) the Biological and Environmental Research Program; and
42 U.S.C. § 17232(c)(2)(B)

Go to provision →

(B) The Secretary shall establish a competitive grant program under which the Secretary shall award grants to eligible entities to carry out demonstration projects for pilot energy storage systems.
42 U.S.C. § 17232(c)(2)(C)(ii)(I)

Go to provision →

(I) expand on the existing technology demonstration programs of the Department;
42 U.S.C. § 17232(c)(3)(B)(i)

Go to provision →

(i) to demonstrate power safety and the reliability of the applications demonstrated under the program;
42 U.S.C. § 17232(c)(4)

Go to provision →

(4) Not less frequently than once every 3 years for the duration of the programs under paragraphs (1) and (2), the Secretary shall submit to Congress and make publicly available a report describing the performance of those programs.
42 U.S.C. § 17232(d)(1)(B)

Go to provision →

(B) The term “Joint Program” means the joint program established under paragraph (4).
42 U.S.C. § 17232(d)(4)(A)

Go to provision →

(A) As part of the Initiative, the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall establish within the Department a joint program to carry out projects—

(i) to demonstrate promising long-duration energy storage technologies at different scales; and

(ii) to help new, innovative long-duration energy storage technologies become commercially viable.
42 U.S.C. § 17232(d)(4)(B)

Go to provision →

(B) Not later than 200 days after December 27, 2020, the Secretary shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Secretary of Defense to administer the Joint Program.
42 U.S.C. § 17232(d)(4)(C)

Go to provision →

(C) In carrying out the Joint Program, the Secretary and the Secretary of Defense shall—

(i) use existing test-bed infrastructure at—

(I) Department facilities; and

(II) Department of Defense installations; and

(ii) develop new infrastructure for identified projects, if appropriate.
42 U.S.C. § 17232(d)(4)(D)

Go to provision →

(D) The Secretary and the Secretary of Defense shall develop goals and metrics for technological progress under the Joint Program consistent with energy resilience and energy security policies.
42 U.S.C. § 17232(d)(4)(E)(i)

Go to provision →

(i) To the maximum extent practicable, in selecting projects to participate in the Joint Program, the Secretary and the Secretary of Defense shall—

(I) ensure that projects are carried out under conditions that represent a variety of environments with different physical conditions and market constraints; and

(II) ensure an appropriate balance of—

(aa) larger, higher-cost projects; and

(bb) smaller, lower-cost projects.
42 U.S.C. § 17232(d)(4)(E)(ii)

Go to provision →

(ii) In carrying out the Joint Program, the Secretary and the Secretary of Defense shall give priority to demonstration projects that—

(I) make available to the public project information that will accelerate deployment of long-duration energy storage technologies; and

(II) will be carried out in the field.
42 U.S.C. § 17233(b)

Go to provision →

(b) Not later than 180 days after December 27, 2020, the Secretary shall establish a program under which the Secretary shall—

(1) provide grants to eligible entities under subsection (d);

(2) provide technical assistance to eligible entities under subsection (e); and

(3) disseminate information to eligible entities on—

(A) the activities described in subsections (d)(1) and (e); and

(B) potential and existing energy storage technology and microgrid projects.
42 U.S.C. § 17233(d)(4)(A)

Go to provision →

(A) implement a public awareness campaign, in coordination with the Secretary, about the project implemented under the grant in the community in which the eligible entity is located, which campaign shall include providing projected environmental benefits achieved under the project, where to find more information about the program established under this section, and any other information the Secretary determines necessary;
42 U.S.C. § 17233(e)(1)

Go to provision →

(1) In carrying out the program established under subsection (b), the Secretary may provide eligible entities with technical assistance relating to—

(A) identifying opportunities for energy storage technology and microgrid projects;

(B) understanding the technical and economic characteristics of energy storage technology or microgrid projects;

(C) understanding financing alternatives;

(D) permitting and siting issues;

(E) obtaining case studies of similar and successful energy storage technology or microgrid projects;

(F) reviewing and obtaining computer software for assessment, design, and operation and maintenance of energy storage technology or microgrid systems; and

(G) understanding and utilizing the reliability and resiliency benefits of energy storage technology and microgrid projects.
42 U.S.C. § 17241(a)

Go to provision →

(a) As soon as practicable after December 19, 2007, the Secretary of Energy shall establish a program to determine ways in which the weight of motor vehicles could be reduced to improve fuel efficiency without compromising passenger safety by conducting research, development, and demonstration relating to—

(1) the development of new materials (including cast metal composite materials formed by autocombustion synthesis) and material processes that yield a higher strength-to-weight ratio or other properties that reduce vehicle weight; and

(2) reducing the cost of—

(A) lightweight materials (including high-strength steel alloys, aluminum, magnesium, metal composites, and carbon fiber reinforced polymer composites) with the properties required for construction of lighter-weight vehicles; and

(B) materials processing, automated manufacturing, joining, and recycling lightweight materials for high-volume applications.
42 U.S.C. § 17242(c)(1)

Go to provision →

(1) If the Secretary determines in the report described in subsection (b) that the implementation of advanced insulation into covered refrigeration units would generate an economically justifiable amount of cost savings, the Secretary, in cooperation with manufacturers of covered refrigeration units, shall establish a demonstration program under which the Secretary shall demonstrate the cost-effectiveness of advanced insulation.
42 U.S.C. § 17242(c)(2)

Go to provision →

(2) The Secretary may, for a period of up to 5 years after an award is granted under the demonstration program, exempt from mandatory disclosure under section 552 of title 5 (popularly known as the Freedom of Information Act) information that the Secretary determines would be a privileged or confidential trade secret or commercial or financial information under subsection (b)(4) of such section if the information had been obtained from a non-Government party.
42 U.S.C. § 17243(a)

Go to provision →

(a) Not later than 1 year after December 19, 2007, as part of the program carried out under section 16396 of this title, the Secretary shall establish and award Bright Tomorrow Lighting Prizes for solid state lighting in accordance with this section.
42 U.S.C. § 17244(a)

Go to provision →

(a) The Secretary shall carry out a program, to be known as the Renewable Energy Innovation Manufacturing Partnership Program (referred to in this section as the “Program”), to make assistance awards to eligible entities for use in carrying out research, development, and demonstration relating to the manufacturing of renewable energy technologies.
42 U.S.C. § 17244(b)

Go to provision →

(b) To carry out the Program, the Secretary shall annually conduct a competitive solicitation for assistance awards for an eligible project described in subsection (e).
42 U.S.C. § 17244(c)

Go to provision →

(c) The purposes of the Program are—

(1) to develop, or aid in the development of, advanced manufacturing processes, materials, and infrastructure;

(2) to increase the domestic production of renewable energy technology and components; and

(3) to better coordinate Federal, State, and private resources to meet regional and national renewable energy goals through advanced manufacturing partnerships.
42 U.S.C. § 17244(d)

Go to provision →

(d) An entity shall be eligible to receive an assistance award under the Program to carry out an eligible project described in subsection (e) if the entity is composed of—

(1) 1 or more public or private nonprofit institutions or national laboratories engaged in research, development, demonstration, or technology transfer, that would participate substantially in the project; and

(2) 1 or more private entities engaged in the manufacturing or development of renewable energy system components (including solar energy, wind energy, biomass, geothermal energy, energy storage, or fuel cells).
42 U.S.C. § 17244(f)

Go to provision →

(f) The Secretary shall establish criteria and guidelines for the submission, evaluation, and funding of proposed projects under the Program.
42 U.S.C. § 17251(a)(1)

Go to provision →

(1) The Secretary shall carry out a program to demonstrate technologies for the large-scale capture of carbon dioxide from industrial sources. In making awards under this program, the Secretary shall select, as appropriate, a diversity of capture technologies to address the need to capture carbon dioxide from a range of industrial sources.
42 U.S.C. § 17251(a)(2)(C)

Go to provision →

(C) incorporates a comprehensive measurement, monitoring, and validation program.
42 U.S.C. § 17251(a)(3)

Go to provision →

(3) To ensure reduced carbon dioxide emissions, the Secretary shall take necessary actions to provide for the integration of the program under this paragraph with the large-scale carbon dioxide sequestration tests described in section 16293(c) of this title. These actions should not delay implementation of these tests. The Secretary shall give priority consideration to projects with the following characteristics:

(A) Projects that will capture a high percentage of the carbon dioxide in the treated stream and large volumes of carbon dioxide as determined by the Secretary.

(B) Projects that capture carbon dioxide from industrial sources that are near suitable geological reservoirs and could continue sequestration including—

(i) a field testing validation activity under section 16293 of this title; or

(ii) other geologic sequestration projects approved by the Secretary.
42 U.S.C. § 17252

Go to provision →

The Secretary shall enter into an arrangement with the National Academy of Sciences for an independent review and oversight, beginning in 2011, of the programs under section 16293(c) of this title and under section 17251 of this title, to ensure that the benefits of such programs are maximized. Not later than January 1, 2012, the Secretary shall transmit to the Congress a report on the results of such review and oversight.
42 U.S.C. § 17253(a)(1)(A)

Go to provision →

(A) defines an interdisciplinary program in geology, engineering, hydrology, environmental science, and related disciplines that will support the Nation’s capability to capture and sequester carbon dioxide from anthropogenic sources;
42 U.S.C. § 17253(a)(1)(B)

Go to provision →

(B) addresses undergraduate and graduate education, especially to help develop graduate level programs of research and instruction that lead to advanced degrees with emphasis on geologic sequestration science;
42 U.S.C. § 17253(a)(1)(C)

Go to provision →

(C) develops guidelines for proposals from colleges and universities with substantial capabilities in the required disciplines that seek to implement geologic sequestration science programs that advance the Nation’s capacity to address carbon management through geologic sequestration science; and
42 U.S.C. § 17253(a)(1)(D)

Go to provision →

(D) outlines a budget and recommendations for how much funding will be necessary to establish and carry out the grant program under subsection (b).
42 U.S.C. § 17253(b)(1)

Go to provision →

(1) The Secretary shall establish a competitive grant program through which colleges and universities may apply for and receive 4-year grants for—

(A) salary and startup costs for newly designated faculty positions in an integrated geologic carbon sequestration science program; and

(B) internships for graduate students in geologic sequestration science.
42 U.S.C. § 17253(b)(1)(A)

Go to provision →

(A) salary and startup costs for newly designated faculty positions in an integrated geologic carbon sequestration science program; and
42 U.S.C. § 17253(b)(2)

Go to provision →

(2) Grants under this subsection shall be renewable for up to 2 additional 3-year terms, based on performance criteria, established by the National Academy of Sciences study conducted under subsection (a), that include the number of graduates of such programs.
42 U.S.C. § 17253(b)(3)

Go to provision →

(3) To the greatest extent possible, geologic carbon sequestration science programs supported under this subsection shall interface with the research of the Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnerships operated by the Department to provide internships and practical training in carbon capture and geologic sequestration.
42 U.S.C. § 17255(a)

Go to provision →

(a) The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall conduct a research program to address public health, safety, and environmental impacts that may be associated with capture, injection, and sequestration of greenhouse gases in geologic reservoirs.
42 U.S.C. § 17256(a)

Go to provision →

(a) The Secretary, in consultation with other appropriate agencies, shall establish a university based research and development program to study carbon capture and sequestration using the various types of coal.
42 U.S.C. § 17256(b)

Go to provision →

(b) The Secretary shall give special consideration to rural or agricultural based institutions in areas that have regional sources of coal and that offer interdisciplinary programs in the area of environmental science to study carbon capture and sequestration.
42 U.S.C. § 17271(f)(2)

Go to provision →

(2) As part of the assessment under this subsection, the Secretary shall carry out a drilling program to supplement the geological data relevant to determining sequestration capacity of carbon dioxide in geological sequestration formations, including—

(A) well log data;

(B) core data; and

(C) fluid sample data.
42 U.S.C. § 17271(f)(3)

Go to provision →

(3) As part of the drilling program under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall enter, as appropriate, into partnerships with other entities to collect and integrate data from other drilling programs relevant to the sequestration of carbon dioxide in geological formations.
42 U.S.C. § 17331(a)

Go to provision →

(a) The Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development shall support policies and programs in developing countries that promote clean and efficient energy technologies—

(1) to produce the necessary market conditions for the private sector delivery of energy and environmental management services;

(2) to create an environment that is conducive to accepting clean and efficient energy technologies that support the overall purpose of reducing greenhouse gas emissions, including—

(A) improving policy, legal, and regulatory frameworks;

(B) increasing institutional abilities to provide energy and environmental management services; and

(C) increasing public awareness and participation in the decision-making of delivering energy and environmental management services; and

(3) to promote the use of American-made clean and efficient energy technologies, products, and energy and environmental management services.
42 U.S.C. § 17336(b)(3)

Go to provision →

(3) The Interagency Working Group shall coordinate the resources and relevant programs of the Department of Energy, the Department of Commerce, the Department of State, and other relevant Federal departments and agencies to support the export of clean and efficient energy technologies developed or demonstrated in the United States to other countries and the deployment of such clean and efficient energy technologies in such other countries.
42 U.S.C. § 17336(c)(1)(A)

Go to provision →

(A) support the development and implementation of programs, policies, and initiatives in developing countries to promote the adoption and deployment of clean and efficient energy technologies, with an emphasis on those developing countries that are expected to experience the most significant growth in energy production and use over the next 20 years;
42 U.S.C. § 17336(d)(2)(D)

Go to provision →

(D) The results of programs, projects, and activities carried out under this section.
42 U.S.C. § 17336(d)(2)(F)

Go to provision →

(F) Recommendations to the heads of appropriate Federal departments and agencies on methods to streamline Federal programs and policies to improve the role of such Federal departments and agencies in the development, demonstration, and deployment of clean and efficient energy technologies on an international basis.
42 U.S.C. § 17336(d)(2)(H)

Go to provision →

(H) A description of programs to disseminate information to the private sector and the public on clean and efficient energy technologies and opportunities to transfer such clean and efficient energy technologies.
42 U.S.C. § 17337(a)(3)

Go to provision →

(3) the special relationship between the United States and Israel is manifested in a variety of cooperative scientific research and development programs, such as—

(A) the United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation; and

(B) the United States-Israel Binational Industrial Research and Development Foundation;
42 U.S.C. § 17337(a)(4)

Go to provision →

(4) those programs have made possible—

(A) many scientific, technological, and commercial breakthroughs in the fields of life sciences, medicine, bioengineering, agriculture, biotechnology, communications, and others; and

(B) significant contributions to the development of renewable energy and energy efficiency through the established programs of the United States-Israel Binational Industrial Research and Development Foundation and the United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation;
42 U.S.C. § 17337(a)(4)(B)

Go to provision →

(B) significant contributions to the development of renewable energy and energy efficiency through the established programs of the United States-Israel Binational Industrial Research and Development Foundation and the United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation;
42 U.S.C. § 17337(a)(15)(B)

Go to provision →

(B) supports continued multiyear funding to ensure the continuity of the programs of the foundations specified in subparagraph (A); and
42 U.S.C. § 17337(b)(1)

Go to provision →

(1) In implementing the agreement entitled the “Agreement between the Department of Energy of the United States of America and the Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure of Israel Concerning Energy Cooperation”, dated February 1, 1996, the Secretary shall establish a grant program in accordance with the requirements of sections 16352 and 16353 of this title to support research, development, and commercialization of covered energy.
42 U.S.C. § 17337(e)

Go to provision →

(e) The grant program and the advisory committee established under this section terminate on September 30, 2024.
42 U.S.C. § 17354(b)(3)

Go to provision →

(3) a list of grants made to nongovernmental institutions and other organizations that includes the identity of the institutional recipient, the dollar amount, and the results of the program; and
42 U.S.C. § 17373(e)(1)

Go to provision →

(1) Except as provided under paragraph (2), each nuclear supplier shall participate in a retrospective risk pooling program in accordance with this section to cover the contingent cost resulting from a covered incident outside the United States that is not a Price-Anderson incident.
42 U.S.C. § 17373(e)(2)(A)

Go to provision →

(A) The obligation of a nuclear supplier to participate in the retrospective risk pooling program shall be deferred until the United States is called on to provide funds pursuant to Article VII of the Convention with respect to a covered incident that is not a Price-Anderson incident.
42 U.S.C. § 17374(b)(2)

Go to provision →

(2) to promote global energy security through promotion of programs such as the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) that seek to instill transparency and accountability into extractive industries resource payments.
42 U.S.C. § 17374(c)(2)

Go to provision →

(2) promoting the efficacy of the EITI program by ensuring a robust and candid review mechanism.
42 U.S.C. § 17375(a)(1)

Go to provision →

(1) The term “regional clean energy innovation partnership” means a group of one or more persons, including a covered consortium, who perform a collection of activities that are coordinated by such covered consortium to carry out the purposes of the program under subsection (c) in a region of the United States.
42 U.S.C. § 17375(a)(2)(B)

Go to provision →

(B) a workforce development program;
42 U.S.C. § 17375(a)(3)

Go to provision →

(3) The term “program” means the Regional Clean Energy Innovation Program authorized in subsection (b).
42 U.S.C. § 17375(a)(9)

Go to provision →

(9) The term “workforce development program” has the meaning given the term in section 3102 of title 29.
42 U.S.C. § 17375(b)

Go to provision →

(b) The Secretary shall establish a Regional Clean Energy Innovation Program, a research, development, demonstration, and commercial application program designed to enhance the economic, environmental, and energy security of the United States and accelerate the pace of innovation of diverse clean energy technologies through the formation or support of regional clean energy innovation partnerships.
42 U.S.C. § 17375(c)

Go to provision →

(c) The purposes of the Program established under subsection (b) are to—

(1) improve the competitiveness of United States’ clean energy technology research, development, demonstration, and commercial application; and

(2) support the development of tools and technologies best suited for use in diverse regions of the United States, including in rural, tribal, and low-income communities.
42 U.S.C. § 17375(d)(1)

Go to provision →

(1) The Secretary shall competitively award grants to covered consortia to establish or support regional clean energy innovation partnerships that achieve the purposes of the Program in subsection (c).
42 U.S.C. § 17375(d)(2)

Go to provision →

(2) Grants awarded under this subsection shall be used for activities determined appropriate by the Secretary to achieve the purposes of the Program in subsection (c), including—

(A) facilitating the commercial application of clean energy products, processes, and services, including through research, development, demonstration, or technology transfer;

(B) planning among participants of a regional clean energy innovation partnership to improve the strategic and cost-effective coordination of the partnership;

(C) improving stakeholder involvement in the development of goals and activities of a regional clean energy innovation partnership;

(D) assessing different incentive mechanisms for clean energy development and commercial application in the region;

(E) hosting events and conferences; and

(F) establishing and updating roadmaps to measure progress on relevant goals, such as those relevant to metrics developed under subsection (g).
42 U.S.C. § 17375(d)(3)(B)

Go to provision →

(B) an assessment of the relevant clean energy innovation assets needed in a region to achieve proposed outcomes, such as education and workforce development programs, research facilities, infrastructure or site development, access to capital, manufacturing capabilities, or other assets;
42 U.S.C. § 17375(d)(3)(F)

Go to provision →

(F) a plan for sustaining activities of the regional clean energy innovation partnership after funds received under this program have been expended; and
42 U.S.C. § 17375(d)(4)

Go to provision →

(4) In selecting covered consortia for funding under the Program, the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable—

(A) give special consideration to applications from rural, tribal, and low-income communities; and

(B) ensure that there is geographic diversity among the covered consortia selected to receive funding.
42 U.S.C. § 17375(d)(5)

Go to provision →

(5) Grants given out under this Program shall be in an amount not greater than $10,000,000, with the total grant award in any year less than that in the previous year.
42 U.S.C. § 17375(d)(8)

Go to provision →

(8) A grant awarded under this section may be renewed for a period of not more than 5 years, subject to a rigorous merit review based on the progress of a regional clean energy innovation partnership towards achieving the purposes of the program in subsection (c) and the metrics developed under subsection (g).
42 U.S.C. § 17375(f)

Go to provision →

(f) As part of the program, the Secretary shall support the gathering, analysis, and dissemination of information on best practices for developing and operating successful regional clean energy innovation partnerships.
42 U.S.C. § 17375(g)

Go to provision →

(g) In evaluating a grant renewal under subsection (d)(8), the Secretary shall work with program evaluation experts to develop and make publicly available metrics to assess the progress of a regional clean energy innovation partnership towards achieving the purposes of the program in subsection (c).
42 U.S.C. § 17375(h)

Go to provision →

(h) In carrying out the program, the Secretary shall coordinate with, and avoid unnecessary duplication of, the activities carried out under this section with the activities of other research entities of the Department or relevant programs at other Federal agencies.
42 U.S.C. § 17375(i)

Go to provision →

(i) In carrying out the program, the Secretary shall maintain conflict of interest procedures, consistent with the conflict of interest procedures of the Department.
42 U.S.C. § 17375(j)

Go to provision →

(j) Not later than 3 years after August 9, 2022, and again 3 years later, the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate an evaluation on the operation of the program during the most recent 3-year period, including—

(1) an assessment of the progress made towards achieving the purposes specified in subsection (c) based on the metrics developed under subsection (g);

(2) the short-term and long-term metrics used to determine the success of the program under subsection (g), and any changes recommended to the metrics used;

(3) the regional clean energy innovation partnerships established or supported by covered consortia that have received grants under subsection (d); and

(4) any recommendations on how the program may be improved.
42 U.S.C. § 17375(j)(2)

Go to provision →

(2) the short-term and long-term metrics used to determine the success of the program under subsection (g), and any changes recommended to the metrics used;
42 U.S.C. § 17375(j)(4)

Go to provision →

(4) any recommendations on how the program may be improved.
42 U.S.C. § 17384(a)

Go to provision →

(a) The Secretary, in consultation with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and other appropriate agencies, electric utilities, the States, and other stakeholders, shall carry out a research, development, and demonstration program—

(1) to develop advanced techniques for measuring peak load reductions and energy-efficiency savings from smart metering, demand response, distributed generation, and electricity storage systems;

(2) to investigate means for demand response, distributed generation, and storage to provide ancillary services;

(3) to conduct research to advance the use of wide-area measurement and control networks, including data mining, visualization, advanced computing, and secure and dependable communications in a highly-distributed environment;

(4) to test new reliability technologies, including those concerning communications network capabilities, in a grid control room environment against a representative set of local outage and wide area blackout scenarios;

(5) to identify communications network capacity needed to implement advanced technologies.¹

(6) to investigate the feasibility of a transition to time-of-use and real-time electricity pricing;

(7) to develop algorithms for use in electric transmission system software applications;

(8) to promote the use of underutilized electricity generation capacity in any substitution of electricity for liquid fuels in the transportation system of the United States; and

(9) in consultation with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, to propose interconnection protocols to enable electric utilities to access electricity stored in vehicles to help meet peak demand loads.
42 U.S.C. § 17384a(a)

Go to provision →

(a) Not later than 180 days after December 27, 2020, the Secretary shall establish a program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application on electric grid modeling, sensing, visualization, architecture development, and advanced operation and controls.
42 U.S.C. § 17384a(f)

Go to provision →

(f) In carrying out the program under subsection (a), the Secretary shall support research and development on underground transmission and distribution lines. This shall include research on—

(1) methods for lowering the costs of underground transmission and distribution lines, including through novel installation techniques and materials considerations;

(2) techniques to improve the lifespan of underground transmission and distribution lines;

(3) wireless sensors to improve safety of underground transmission and distribution lines and to predict, identify, detect, and transmit information about degradation and faults; and

(4) methods for improving the resilience and reliability of underground transmission and distribution lines, including technologies and techniques that can mitigate the impact of flooding, storm surge, and seasonal climate cycles on degradation of and damage to underground transmission and distribution lines.
42 U.S.C. § 17386(a)

Go to provision →

(a) The Secretary shall establish a Smart Grid Investment Matching Grant Program to provide grants of up to one-half (50 percent) of qualifying Smart Grid investments.
42 U.S.C. § 17387(a)

Go to provision →

(a) Not later than 180 days after December 27, 2020, the Secretary shall establish a research, development, and demonstration program to develop cost-effective integrated energy systems, including—

(1) development of computer modeling to design different configurations of integrated energy systems and to optimize system operation;

(2) research on system integration needed to plan, design, build, and operate integrated energy systems, including interconnection requirements with the electric grid;

(3) development of integrated energy systems for various applications, including—

(A) thermal energy generation and storage for buildings and manufacturing;

(B) electricity storage coupled with energy generation;

(C) desalination;

(D) production of liquid and gaseous fuels; and

(E) production of chemicals such as ammonia and ethylene;

(4) development of testing facilities for integrated energy systems; and

(5) research on incorporation of various technologies for integrated energy systems, including nuclear energy, renewable energy, storage, and carbon capture, utilization, and sequestration technologies.
42 U.S.C. § 17387(b)(1)(F)

Go to provision →

(F) a 10-year roadmap to guide the program established under subsection (a).
42 U.S.C. § 17387(b)(2)

Go to provision →

(2) Not less than once every 3 years for the duration of this research program, the Secretary shall submit an updated version of the strategic plan to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate.
42 U.S.C. § 17387(c)(2)

Go to provision →

(2) coordinate across all relevant program offices at the Department, including—

(A) the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy;

(B) the Office of Nuclear Energy; and

(C) the Office of Fossil Energy;
42 U.S.C. § 17387(c)(3)

Go to provision →

(3) leverage existing programs and resources of the Department; and
42 U.S.C. § 17389(a)

Go to provision →

(a) The Secretary shall establish a grant program to carry out eligible projects related to the modernization of the electric grid, including the application of technologies to improve observability, advanced controls, and prediction of system performance on the distribution system.
42 U.S.C. § 17392(b)(1)

Go to provision →

(1) The Secretary of Energy (in this section referred to as the “Secretary”) shall establish a program to promote the development of—

(A) integrated micro-grid systems for isolated communities; and

(B) micro-grid systems to increase the resilience of critical infrastructure.
42 U.S.C. § 17392(b)(2)

Go to provision →

(2) The program established under paragraph (1) shall—

(A) develop a feasibility assessment for—

(i) integrated micro-grid systems in isolated communities; and

(ii) micro-grid systems to enhance the resilience of critical infrastructure;

(B) develop an implementation strategy, in accordance with paragraph (3), to promote the development of integrated micro-grid systems for isolated communities, particularly for those communities exposed to extreme weather conditions and high energy costs, including electricity, space heating and cooling, and transportation;

(C) develop an implementation strategy to promote the development of micro-grid systems that increase the resilience of critical infrastructure; and

(D) carry out cost-shared demonstration projects, based upon the strategies developed under subparagraph (B) that include the development of physical and cybersecurity plans to take appropriate measures to protect and secure the electric grid.
42 U.S.C. § 17392(c)

Go to provision →

(c) The program established under subsection (b)(1) shall be carried out in collaboration with relevant stakeholders, including, as appropriate—

(1) States;

(2) Indian Tribes;

(3) regional entities and regulators;

(4) units of local government;

(5) institutions of higher education; and

(6) private sector entities.
42 U.S.C. § 17392(d)

Go to provision →

(d) Not later than 180 days after December 27, 2020, and annually thereafter until calendar year 2029, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report on the efforts to implement the program established under subsection (b)(1) and the status of the strategy developed under subsection (b)(2)(B).

Citations to §17151(6)

42 U.S.C. § 17011(b)(1)

Go to provision →

(1) The Secretary shall establish a competitive program to provide grants on a cost-shared basis to State governments, local governments, metropolitan transportation authorities, air pollution control districts, private or nonprofit entities, or combinations of those governments, authorities, districts, and entities, to carry out one or more projects to encourage the use of plug-in electric drive vehicles or other emerging electric vehicle technologies, as determined by the Secretary.
42 U.S.C. § 17012(c)(1)

Go to provision →

(1) meet all applicable Federal and State permitting requirements;
42 U.S.C. § 17032(a)

Go to provision →

(a) The Secretary shall provide grants to eligible entities for research, development, demonstration, and commercial application of biofuel production technologies in States with low rates of ethanol production, including low rates of production of cellulosic biomass ethanol, as determined by the Secretary.
42 U.S.C. § 17032(b)(1)(A)

Go to provision →

(A) be an institution of higher education (as defined in section 15801 of this title), including tribally controlled colleges or universities, located in a State described in subsection (a); or
42 U.S.C. § 17032(b)(1)(B)

Go to provision →

(B) be a consortium including at least 1 such institution of higher education and industry, State agencies, Indian tribal agencies, National Laboratories, or local government agencies located in the State; and
42 U.S.C. § 17033(a)(4)

Go to provision →

(4) Federal and State laws and incentives related to renewable fuel production and use;
42 U.S.C. § 17051(b)(2)

Go to provision →

(2) The level of financial assistance provided on an annual basis by the Federal Government, State governments, and nonprofit entities for the installation of E–85 compatible infrastructure.
42 U.S.C. § 17052(b)(2)(A)

Go to provision →

(A) consideration of the public demand for each renewable fuel blend in a particular geographic area based on State registration records showing the number of flexible-fuel vehicles;
42 U.S.C. § 17052(b)(2)(B)

Go to provision →

(B) consideration of the opportunity to create or expand corridors of renewable fuel blend stations along interstate or State highways;
42 U.S.C. § 17052(c)(1)

Go to provision →

(1) technical advice for compliance with applicable Federal and State environmental requirements;
42 U.S.C. § 17052(d)(1)

Go to provision →

(1) The Secretary shall establish a competitive grant pilot program (referred to in this subsection as the “pilot program”), to be administered through the Vehicle Technology Deployment Program of the Department, to provide not more than 10 geographically-dispersed project grants to State governments, Indian tribal governments, local governments, metropolitan transportation authorities, or partnerships of those entities to carry out 1 or more projects for the purposes described in paragraph (2).
42 U.S.C. § 17052(d)(3)(A)(ii)(I)(aa)

Go to provision →

(aa) the head of a State, tribal, or local government or a metropolitan transportation authority, or any combination of those entities; and
42 U.S.C. § 17062(b)(4)

Go to provision →

(4) The Administrator, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy, shall make available model commercial leasing provisions and best practices developed under this subsection to State, county, and municipal governments for use in managing owned and leased building space in accordance with the goal of encouraging investment in all cost-effective energy efficiency measures and cost-effective water efficiency measures.
42 U.S.C. § 17063(b)(1)(A)(i)

Go to provision →

(i) State and local performance benchmarking and disclosure policies, and any associated building efficiency policies, for commercial and multifamily buildings; and
42 U.S.C. § 17063(b)(1)(C)(ii)

Go to provision →

(ii) utility practices, programs, and systems that provide aggregated energy consumption information to multitenant building owners, and the impact of public utility commissions and State privacy laws on those practices, programs, and systems;
42 U.S.C. § 17063(c)(1)(A)

Go to provision →

(A) data provided under Federal, State, local, and other laws or programs regarding building benchmarking and energy information disclosure;
42 U.S.C. § 17081(g)(2)

Go to provision →

(2) summarizes and highlights development, at the State and local level, of high-performance green building initiatives, including executive orders, policies, or laws adopted promoting high-performance green building (including the status of implementation of those initiatives).
42 U.S.C. § 17082(d)(7)

Go to provision →

(7) support code-setting organizations and State and local governments in developing minimum performance standards in building codes that recognize the ready availability of many technologies utilized in high-performance energy efficient buildings;
42 U.S.C. § 17083(1)(B)(ii)

Go to provision →

(ii) State and local governments;
42 U.S.C. § 17091(b)(2)(B)(i)(I)

Go to provision →

(I) that are located in States with privacy laws that provide that utilities shall not provide such aggregated information to multitenant building owners; and
42 U.S.C. § 17092(f)(7)

Go to provision →

(7) summarizes and highlights development, at the State and local level, of high-performance green building initiatives, including executive orders, policies, or laws adopted promoting high-performance green building (including the status of implementation of those initiatives); and
42 U.S.C. § 17113a(b)(4)(B)

Go to provision →

(B) an appropriate State or Federal entity, including a federally funded research and development center of the Department;
42 U.S.C. § 17113a(h)(2)(A)

Go to provision →

(A) encourage regional diversity among eligible entities, including participation by rural States;
42 U.S.C. § 17114(c)(2)(F)

Go to provision →

(F) ¹ not less than 6 representatives of small- and large-scale industry, the collective expertise of which shall cover every focus area described in section 17113(c) of this title; and²
42 U.S.C. § 17115(a)(1)(A)

Go to provision →

(A) a State;
42 U.S.C. § 17115(a)(1)(D)

Go to provision →

(D) a relevant State or local office, including an energy office;
42 U.S.C. § 17115(c)(3)(A)(ii)

Go to provision →

(ii) activities carried out in a State in which there are active or inactive industrial facilities that may be used or retrofitted to carry out activities under the focus areas described in section 17113(c) of this title; and
42 U.S.C. § 17116(b)(2)(E)

Go to provision →

(E) to coordinate with appropriate Federal and State research offices;
42 U.S.C. § 17116(b)(2)(G)

Go to provision →

(G) to coordinate with State-accredited technical training centers and community colleges, while ensuring appropriate services to all regions of the United States.
42 U.S.C. § 17116(d)(2)(A)

Go to provision →

(A) Federal, State, and Tribal efforts;
42 U.S.C. § 17116(e)(2)(D)

Go to provision →

(D) by identifying and coordinating with regional, State, local, Tribal, and utility energy efficiency programs for the purpose of facilitating efforts by industrial research and assessment centers to connect industrial facilities receiving assessments from those centers with regional, State, local, and utility energy efficiency programs that could aid the industrial facilities in implementing any recommendations resulting from the assessments;
42 U.S.C. § 17116(i)(4)(C)

Go to provision →

(C) A grant received by an eligible entity under the Program shall supplement, not supplant, any private or State funds available to the eligible entity to carry out the covered project.
42 U.S.C. § 17123(b)(1)(B)(i)

Go to provision →

(i) State and local governmental green building programs;
42 U.S.C. § 17153(a)(3)

Go to provision →

(3) 28 percent to States in accordance with subsection (c);
42 U.S.C. § 17153(c)

Go to provision →

(c) Of amounts available for distribution to States under subsection (a)(2), the Secretary shall provide—

(1) not less than 1.25 percent to each State; and

(2) the remainder among the States, based on a formula to be established by the Secretary that takes into account—

(A) the population of each State; and

(B) any other criteria that the Secretary determines to be appropriate.
42 U.S.C. § 17153(c)(1)

Go to provision →

(1) not less than 1.25 percent to each State; and
42 U.S.C. § 17153(c)(2)

Go to provision →

(2) the remainder among the States, based on a formula to be established by the Secretary that takes into account—

(A) the population of each State; and

(B) any other criteria that the Secretary determines to be appropriate.
42 U.S.C. § 17153(c)(2)(A)

Go to provision →

(A) the population of each State; and
42 U.S.C. § 17153(f)

Go to provision →

(f) The Secretary shall establish a State and local advisory committee to advise the Secretary regarding administration, implementation, and evaluation of the program.
42 U.S.C. § 17155(b)(1)(C)(ii)

Go to provision →

(ii) coordinate and share information with the State in which the eligible unit of local government is located regarding activities carried out using the grant to maximize the energy efficiency and conservation benefits under this part.
42 U.S.C. § 17155(c)(1)(A)

Go to provision →

(A) A State that receives a grant under the program shall use not less than 60 percent of the amount received to provide subgrants to units of local government in the State that are not eligible units of local government.
42 U.S.C. § 17155(c)(1)(B)

Go to provision →

(B) The State shall provide the subgrants required under subparagraph (A) by not later than 180 days after the date on which the Secretary approves a proposed energy efficiency and conservation strategy of the State under paragraph (3).
42 U.S.C. § 17155(c)(2)

Go to provision →

(2) Not later than 120 days after December 19, 2007, each State shall—

(A) modify the State energy conservation plan of the State under section 6322 of this title to establish additional goals for increased energy efficiency and conservation in the State; and

(B) submit to the Secretary a proposed energy efficiency and conservation strategy that—

(i) establishes a process for providing subgrants as required under paragraph (1); and

(ii) includes a plan of the State for the use of funds received under the program to assist the State in achieving the goals established under subparagraph (A), in accordance with sections 17152(b) and 17154 of this title.
42 U.S.C. § 17155(c)(2)(A)

Go to provision →

(A) modify the State energy conservation plan of the State under section 6322 of this title to establish additional goals for increased energy efficiency and conservation in the State; and
42 U.S.C. § 17155(c)(2)(B)(ii)

Go to provision →

(ii) includes a plan of the State for the use of funds received under the program to assist the State in achieving the goals established under subparagraph (A), in accordance with sections 17152(b) and 17154 of this title.
42 U.S.C. § 17155(c)(3)(B)(i)

Go to provision →

(i) the Secretary shall provide to the State the reasons for the disapproval; and
42 U.S.C. § 17155(c)(3)(B)(ii)

Go to provision →

(ii) the State may revise and resubmit the proposed strategy as many times as necessary until the Secretary approves a proposed strategy.
42 U.S.C. § 17155(c)(3)(C)

Go to provision →

(C) The Secretary shall not provide to a State any grant under the program until a proposed strategy of the State is approved by the Secretary under this paragraph.
42 U.S.C. § 17155(c)(4)

Go to provision →

(4) A State may use not more than 10 percent of amounts provided under the program for administrative expenses.
42 U.S.C. § 17155(c)(5)

Go to provision →

(5) Each State that receives a grant under the program shall submit to the Secretary an annual report that describes—

(A) the status of development and implementation of the energy efficiency and conservation strategy of the State during the preceding calendar year;

(B) the status of the subgrant program of the State under paragraph (1);

(C) the energy efficiency gains achieved through the energy efficiency and conservation strategy of the State during the preceding calendar year; and

(D) specific energy efficiency and conservation goals of the State for subsequent calendar years.
42 U.S.C. § 17155(c)(5)(A)

Go to provision →

(A) the status of development and implementation of the energy efficiency and conservation strategy of the State during the preceding calendar year;
42 U.S.C. § 17155(c)(5)(B)

Go to provision →

(B) the status of the subgrant program of the State under paragraph (1);
42 U.S.C. § 17155(c)(5)(C)

Go to provision →

(C) the energy efficiency gains achieved through the energy efficiency and conservation strategy of the State during the preceding calendar year; and
42 U.S.C. § 17155(c)(5)(D)

Go to provision →

(D) specific energy efficiency and conservation goals of the State for subsequent calendar years.
42 U.S.C. § 17156(c)(1)

Go to provision →

(1) located in States with populations of less than 2,000,000; or
42 U.S.C. § 17158(b)(1)

Go to provision →

(1) a State energy conservation plan established under part D of title III of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6321 et seq.); or
42 U.S.C. § 17191(2)(D)

Go to provision →

(D) A State research agency.
42 U.S.C. § 17194(c)(7)(B)

Go to provision →

(B) In carrying out this subsection, the Secretary shall consider the balance between funds dedicated to construction and operations and research activities to reflect the state of site development.
42 U.S.C. § 17195a(d)(1)

Go to provision →

(1) The Secretary shall carry out the program established in subsection (c) by making financial assistance available to State, local, and Tribal governments, institutions of higher education, nonprofit entities, National Laboratories, utilities, and for-profit companies.
42 U.S.C. § 17201

Go to provision →

Nothing in this part shall be construed as waiving, modifying, or superseding the applicability of any requirement under any environmental or other Federal or State law. To the extent that activities authorized in this part take place in coastal and ocean areas, the Secretary shall consult with the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, regarding the potential marine environmental impacts and measures to address such impacts.
42 U.S.C. § 17204(a)(1)(C)

Go to provision →

(C) a State;
42 U.S.C. § 17204(a)(1)(D)

Go to provision →

(D) a political subdivision of a State;
42 U.S.C. § 17211(1)(D)

Go to provision →

(D) A State research agency.
42 U.S.C. § 17217

Go to provision →

Nothing in this part shall be construed as waiving, modifying, or superseding the applicability of any requirement under any environmental or other Federal or State law.
42 U.S.C. § 17231(i)(3)(G)

Go to provision →

(G) State or local energy offices;
42 U.S.C. § 17231(j)(2)(F)

Go to provision →

(F) State and local governments;
42 U.S.C. § 17231(k)(3)(D)(iv)(III)

Go to provision →

(III) educational materials for the public, produced in conjunction with State and local governments or nonprofit organizations, on the problems and solutions relating to the recycling and second-life applications of electric drive vehicle batteries.
42 U.S.C. § 17232(a)(1)(B)(iii)

Go to provision →

(iii) stores energy in an electric, thermal, or gaseous state for direct use for heating or cooling at a later time in a manner that avoids the need to use electricity or other fuel sources at that later time, such as a grid-enabled water heater.
42 U.S.C. § 17232(c)(2)(A)(i)

Go to provision →

(i) a State energy office (as defined in section 15821(a) of this title);
42 U.S.C. § 17232(c)(2)(A)(v)(II)

Go to provision →

(II) a political subdivision of a State, such as a municipally owned electric utility, or any agency, authority, corporation, or instrumentality of a State political subdivision; and
42 U.S.C. § 17232(c)(2)(C)(i)

Go to provision →

(i) ensure regional diversity among eligible entities awarded grants, including ensuring participation of eligible entities that are rural States and States with high energy costs;
42 U.S.C. § 17232(e)(1)(A)(i)(I)

Go to provision →

(I) a political subdivision of a State, such as a municipally owned electric utility; or
42 U.S.C. § 17232(e)(1)(A)(i)(II)

Go to provision →

(II) an instrumentality of a State composed of municipally owned electric utilities;
42 U.S.C. § 17232(e)(1)(C)

Go to provision →

(C) a State energy office;
42 U.S.C. § 17233(a)(1)(B)

Go to provision →

(B) an agency, authority, or instrumentality of a State or political subdivision of a State that sells or otherwise uses electrical energy to provide electric services for customers; or
42 U.S.C. § 17242(b)(1)

Go to provision →

(1) the state of technological advancement of advanced insulation; and
42 U.S.C. § 17243(a)

Go to provision →

(a) Not later than 1 year after December 19, 2007, as part of the program carried out under section 16396 of this title, the Secretary shall establish and award Bright Tomorrow Lighting Prizes for solid state lighting in accordance with this section.
42 U.S.C. § 17243(b)(1)

Go to provision →

(1) The Secretary shall award a 60-Watt Incandescent Replacement Lamp Prize to an entrant that produces a solid-state-light package simultaneously capable of—

(A) producing a luminous flux greater than 900 lumens;

(B) consuming less than or equal to 10 watts;

(C) having an efficiency greater than 90 lumens per watt;

(D) having a color rendering index greater than 90;

(E) having a correlated color temperature of not less than 2,750, and not more than 3,000, degrees Kelvin;

(F) having 70 percent of the lumen value under subparagraph (A) exceeding 25,000 hours under typical conditions expected in residential use;

(G) having a light distribution pattern similar to a soft 60-watt incandescent A19 bulb;

(H) having a size and shape that fits within the maximum dimensions of an A19 bulb in accordance with American National Standards Institute standard C78.20–2003, figure C78.20–211;

(I) using a single contact medium screw socket; and

(J) mass production for a competitive sales commercial market satisfied by producing commercially accepted quality control lots of such units equal to or exceeding the criteria described in subparagraphs (A) through (I).
42 U.S.C. § 17243(b)(2)

Go to provision →

(2) The Secretary shall award a Parabolic Aluminized Reflector Type 38 Halogen Replacement Lamp Prize (referred to in this section as the “PAR Type 38 Halogen Replacement Lamp Prize”) to an entrant that produces a solid-state-light package simultaneously capable of—

(A) producing a luminous flux greater than or equal to 1,350 lumens;

(B) consuming less than or equal to 11 watts;

(C) having an efficiency greater than 123 lumens per watt;

(D) having a color rendering index greater than or equal to 90;

(E) having a correlated color coordinate temperature of not less than 2,750, and not more than 3,000, degrees Kelvin;

(F) having 70 percent of the lumen value under subparagraph (A) exceeding 25,000 hours under typical conditions expected in residential use;

(G) having a light distribution pattern similar to a PAR 38 halogen lamp;

(H) having a size and shape that fits within the maximum dimensions of a PAR 38 halogen lamp in accordance with American National Standards Institute standard C78–21–2003, figure C78.21–238;

(I) using a single contact medium screw socket; and

(J) mass production for a competitive sales commercial market satisfied by producing commercially accepted quality control lots of such units equal to or exceeding the criteria described in subparagraphs (A) through (I).
42 U.S.C. § 17243(b)(3)

Go to provision →

(3) The Secretary shall award a Twenty-First Century Lamp Prize to an entrant that produces a solid-state-light-light¹ capable of—

(A) producing a light output greater than 1,200 lumens;

(B) having an efficiency greater than 150 lumens per watt;

(C) having a color rendering index greater than 90;

(D) having a color coordinate temperature between 2,800 and 3,000 degrees Kelvin; and

(E) having a lifetime exceeding 25,000 hours.
42 U.S.C. § 17243(h)(1)

Go to provision →

(1) Subject to paragraph (3), as soon as practicable after the successful award of the 60-Watt Incandescent Replacement Lamp Prize under subsection (b)(1), the Secretary (in consultation with the Administrator of General Services) shall develop governmentwide Federal purchase guidelines with a goal of replacing the use of 60-watt incandescent lamps in Federal Government buildings with a solid-state-light package described in subsection (b)(1) by not later than the date that is 5 years after the date the award is made.
42 U.S.C. § 17243(h)(2)

Go to provision →

(2) Subject to paragraph (3), as soon as practicable after the successful award of the PAR Type 38 Halogen Replacement Lamp Prize under subsection (b)(2), the Secretary (in consultation with the Administrator of General Services) shall develop governmentwide Federal purchase guidelines with the goal of replacing the use of PAR 38 halogen lamps in Federal Government buildings with a solid-state-light package described in subsection (b)(2) by not later than the date that is 5 years after the date the award is made.
42 U.S.C. § 17243(h)(3)(A)

Go to provision →

(A) The Secretary or the Administrator of General Services may waive the application of paragraph (1) or (2) if the Secretary or Administrator determines that the return on investment from the purchase of a solid-state-light package described in paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (b), respectively, is cost prohibitive.
42 U.S.C. § 17244(c)(3)

Go to provision →

(3) to better coordinate Federal, State, and private resources to meet regional and national renewable energy goals through advanced manufacturing partnerships.
42 U.S.C. § 17271(b)(1)

Go to provision →

(1) the geographical extent of all potential sequestration formations in all States;
42 U.S.C. § 17271(c)(2)

Go to provision →

(2) The Secretary shall consult with State geological surveys and other relevant entities to ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, the usefulness and success of the assessment.
42 U.S.C. § 17271(d)(2)

Go to provision →

(2) establish a panel of individuals with expertise in the matters described in paragraphs (1) through (5) of subsection (b) composed, as appropriate, of representatives of Federal agencies, institutions of higher education, nongovernmental organizations, State organizations, industry, and international geoscience organizations to review the methodology and comments received under paragraph (1); and
42 U.S.C. § 17271(f)(1)

Go to provision →

(1) Not later than 2 years after the date of publication of the methodology under subsection (d)(1), the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy and State geological surveys, shall complete a national assessment of capacity for carbon dioxide in accordance with the methodology.
42 U.S.C. § 17271(f)(4)(B)

Go to provision →

(B) The database shall include the data necessary to rank potential sequestration sites for capacity and risk, across the United States, within each State, by formation, and within each basin.
42 U.S.C. § 17272(f)(3)(C)(ii)

Go to provision →

(ii) that are, as appropriate, representatives of Federal agencies, institutions of higher education, nongovernmental organizations, State organizations, industry, and international organizations; and
42 U.S.C. § 17282(a)(1)(A)(i)

Go to provision →

(i) in the State of Alaska;
42 U.S.C. § 17284(a)(2)(C)

Go to provision →

(C) timely data series of State-level information;
42 U.S.C. § 17284(c)(1)(A)

Go to provision →

(A) establish guidelines to ensure the quality, comparability, and scope of State energy data, including data on energy production and consumption by product and sector and renewable and alternative sources, required to provide a comprehensive, accurate energy profile at the State level;
42 U.S.C. § 17284(c)(1)(B)

Go to provision →

(B) share company-level data collected at the State level with each State involved, in a manner consistent with the legal authorities, confidentiality protections, and stated uses in effect at the time the data were collected, subject to the condition that the State shall agree to reasonable requirements for use of the data, as the Administrator may require;
42 U.S.C. § 17284(c)(1)(D)

Go to provision →

(D) evaluate the most cost-effective ways to address any data quality and quantity issues in conjunction with State officials.
42 U.S.C. § 17284(c)(2)

Go to provision →

(2) The Administrator shall consult with State officials and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on a regular basis in—

(A) establishing guidelines and determining the scope of State-level data under paragraph (1); and

(B) exploring ways to address data needs and serve data uses.
42 U.S.C. § 17284(c)(2)(A)

Go to provision →

(A) establishing guidelines and determining the scope of State-level data under paragraph (1); and
42 U.S.C. § 17284(d)

Go to provision →

(d) Not later than 1 year after December 19, 2007, the Administrator shall submit to Congress an assessment of State-level data needs, including a plan to address the needs.
42 U.S.C. § 17305(c)

Go to provision →

(c) Nothing in this part preempts any State law.
42 U.S.C. § 17332(a)(2)

Go to provision →

(2) by deploying the attachés described in paragraph (1) to educate provincial, state, and local government officials in such countries on the variety of United States-based technologies in clean and efficient energy technologies for the purposes of promoting United States exports and reducing global greenhouse gas emissions.
42 U.S.C. § 17337(a)(2)

Go to provision →

(2) the State of Israel is a steadfast ally of the United States;
42 U.S.C. § 17375(a)(2)

Go to provision →

(2) The term “covered consortium” means an individual or group of individuals in partnership with a government entity, including a State, territorial, local, or tribal government or unit of such government, and at least 2 or more of the following additional entities—

(A) an institution of higher education or a consortium of institutions of higher education, including community colleges;

(B) a workforce development program;

(C) a private sector entity or group of entities, including a trade or industry association;

(D) a nonprofit organization;

(E) a community group or community-based organization;

(F) a labor organization or joint labor-management organization;

(G) a National Laboratory;

(H) a venture development organization;

(I) a community development financial institution or minority depository institution;

(J) a worker cooperative membership association or state or local employee ownership or cooperative development center;

(K) an organization focused on clean energy technology innovation or entrepreneurship;

(L) a business or clean energy accelerator or incubator;

(M) an economic development organization;

(N) a manufacturing facility or organization;

(O) a multi-institutional collaboration; or

(P) any other entity that the Secretary determines to be relevant.
42 U.S.C. § 17375(a)(2)(J)

Go to provision →

(J) a worker cooperative membership association or state or local employee ownership or cooperative development center;
42 U.S.C. § 17375(d)(3)(E)

Go to provision →

(E) a plan for partnering and collaborating with community development financial institutions and minority depository institutions, labor organizations and community groups, worker cooperative membership associations, local and state employee ownership and cooperative development centers, and other local institutions in order to promote employee, community, and public ownership in the clean energy sector, and advance models of local economic development that build and retain wealth in the region;
42 U.S.C. § 17375(e)

Go to provision →

(e) The Secretary may competitively award grants in an amount no greater than $2,000,000 for a period not longer than 2 years to an entity consisting of a government entity, including a State, territorial, local, or tribal government or unit of such government or any entity listed under subsection (a)(2) to plan a regional clean energy innovation partnership or establish a covered consortium for the purpose of applying for funds under subsection (b).
42 U.S.C. § 17375(k)

Go to provision →

(k) In supporting technology transfer activities at the National Laboratories, the Secretary shall encourage partnerships with entities that are located in the same region or State as the National Laboratory.
42 U.S.C. § 17382

Go to provision →

The Secretary, acting through the Assistant Secretary of the Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability (referred to in this section as the “OEDER”) and through the Smart Grid Task Force established in section 17383 of this title, shall, after consulting with any interested individual or entity as appropriate, no later than 1 year after December 19, 2007, and every 2 years thereafter, report to Congress concerning the status of smart grid deployments nationwide and any regulatory or government barriers to continued deployment. The report shall provide the current status and prospects of smart grid development, including information on technology penetration, communications network capabilities, costs, and obstacles. It may include recommendations for State and Federal policies or actions helpful to facilitate the transition to a smart grid. To the extent appropriate, it should take a regional perspective. In preparing this report, the Secretary shall solicit advice and contributions from the Smart Grid Advisory Committee created in section 17383 of this title; from other involved Federal agencies including but not limited to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“Commission”), the National Institute of Standards and Technology (“Institute”), and the Department of Homeland Security; and from other stakeholder groups not already represented on the Smart Grid Advisory Committee.
42 U.S.C. § 17384(a)

Go to provision →

(a) The Secretary, in consultation with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and other appropriate agencies, electric utilities, the States, and other stakeholders, shall carry out a research, development, and demonstration program—

(1) to develop advanced techniques for measuring peak load reductions and energy-efficiency savings from smart metering, demand response, distributed generation, and electricity storage systems;

(2) to investigate means for demand response, distributed generation, and storage to provide ancillary services;

(3) to conduct research to advance the use of wide-area measurement and control networks, including data mining, visualization, advanced computing, and secure and dependable communications in a highly-distributed environment;

(4) to test new reliability technologies, including those concerning communications network capabilities, in a grid control room environment against a representative set of local outage and wide area blackout scenarios;

(5) to identify communications network capacity needed to implement advanced technologies.¹

(6) to investigate the feasibility of a transition to time-of-use and real-time electricity pricing;

(7) to develop algorithms for use in electric transmission system software applications;

(8) to promote the use of underutilized electricity generation capacity in any substitution of electricity for liquid fuels in the transportation system of the United States; and

(9) in consultation with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, to propose interconnection protocols to enable electric utilities to access electricity stored in vehicles to help meet peak demand loads.
42 U.S.C. § 17385(b)(3)

Go to provision →

(3) to consider the use of voluntary uniform standards for certain classes of mass-produced electric appliances and equipment for homes and businesses that enable customers, at their election and consistent with applicable State and Federal laws, and are manufactured with the ability to respond to electric grid emergencies and demand response signals by curtailing all, or a portion of, the electrical power consumed by the appliances or equipment in response to an emergency or demand response signal, including through—

(A) load reduction to reduce total electrical demand;

(B) adjustment of load to provide grid ancillary services; and

(C) in the event of a reliability crisis that threatens an outage, short-term load shedding to help preserve the stability of the grid; and
42 U.S.C. § 17386(c)(3)

Go to provision →

(3) After the final date for State consideration of the Smart Grid Information Standard under section 2621(d)(17)¹ of title 16, an investment that is not in compliance with such standard.
42 U.S.C. § 17390(a)(1)(A)

Go to provision →

(A) produces illustrative policy pathways encompassing a diverse range of technologies that can be adapted for State and regional applications by regulators and policymakers;
42 U.S.C. § 17390(a)(1)(D)

Go to provision →

(D) acknowledges and accounts for different priorities, electric systems, and rate structures across States and regions.
42 U.S.C. § 17390(a)(3)(C)

Go to provision →

(C) States;
42 U.S.C. § 17390(a)(3)(D)

Go to provision →

(D) State regulatory authorities;
42 U.S.C. § 17390(b)

Go to provision →

(b) The Secretary may provide technical assistance to States, Indian Tribes, or units of local government to adopt or implement one or more elements of the pathways developed under subsection (a)(1), including on a pilot basis.
42 U.S.C. § 17391(a)

Go to provision →

(a) On the request of a State, regional organization, or electric utility, the Secretary of Energy shall provide assistance to States, regional organizations, and electric utilities to facilitate the development of State, regional, and local electricity distribution plans by—

(1) conducting a resource assessment and analysis of future demand and distribution requirements; and

(2) developing open source tools for State, regional, and local planning and operations.
42 U.S.C. § 17391(a)(2)

Go to provision →

(2) developing open source tools for State, regional, and local planning and operations.
42 U.S.C. § 17391(d)

Go to provision →

(d) For the purpose of assisting in the development of State and regional electricity distribution plans, the Secretary shall provide technical assistance to—

(1) States;

(2) regional reliability entities; and

(3) other distribution asset owners and operators.
42 U.S.C. § 17391(d)(1)

Go to provision →

(1) States;
42 U.S.C. § 17391(e)

Go to provision →

(e) A State or any entity that has requested technical assistance under this section may withdraw the request for technical assistance at any time, and on such withdrawal, the Secretary shall terminate all assistance efforts.
42 U.S.C. § 17391(f)

Go to provision →

(f) Nothing in this section authorizes the Secretary to require any State, regional organization, regional reliability entity, asset owner, or asset operator to adopt any model, tool, plan, analysis, or assessment.
42 U.S.C. § 17392(c)(1)

Go to provision →

(1) States;