---
kind: "section"
citation: "42 U.S.C. § 6348"
title: "42"
title_heading: "The Public Health and Welfare"
number: "6348"
heading: "Energy efficiency in industrial facilities"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/42/6348"
units:
  - "Chapter 77 — Energy Conservation"
  - "Subchapter III — Improving Energy Efficiency"
  - "Part C — Industrial Energy Efficiency"
---

# §6348. Energy efficiency in industrial facilities

- (a) **Grant program—**
  - (1) **In general—** The [Secretary](/usc/42/6202.md?p=1) shall make grants to industry associations to support programs to improve [energy efficiency](/usc/42/6291.md?p=5) in industry. In order to be eligible for a grant under this subsection, an industry association shall establish a voluntary [energy efficiency](/usc/42/6291.md?p=5) improvement target program.
  - (2) **Awarding of grants—** The [Secretary](/usc/42/6202.md?p=1) shall request [project](/usc/42/6341.md?p=4) proposals and provide annual grants on a competitive basis. In evaluating grant proposals under this subsection, the [Secretary](/usc/42/6202.md?p=1) shall consider—
    - (A) potential [energy](/usc/42/6291.md?p=3) savings;
    - (B) potential environmental benefits;
    - (C) the degree of cost sharing;
    - (D) the degree to which new and innovative technologies will be encouraged;
    - (E) the level of industry involvement;
    - (F) estimated [project](/usc/42/6341.md?p=4) cost-effectiveness; and
    - (G) the degree to which progress toward the [energy](/usc/42/6291.md?p=3) improvement targets can be monitored.
  - (3) **Eligible projects—** [Projects](/usc/42/6341.md?p=4) eligible for grants under this subsection may include the following:
    - (A) Workshops.
    - (B) Training seminars.
    - (C) Handbooks.
    - (D) Newsletters.
    - (E) Data [bases](/usc/42/6291.md?p=30-H).
    - (F) Other activities approved by the [Secretary](/usc/42/6202.md?p=1).
  - (4) **Limitation on cost sharing—** Grants provided under this subsection shall not exceed $250,000 and each grant shall not exceed 75 percent of the total cost of the [project](/usc/42/6341.md?p=4) for which the grant is made.
  - (5) **Authorization—** There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this subsection.
- (b) **Award program—** The [Secretary](/usc/42/6202.md?p=1) shall establish an annual award program to recognize those industry associations or individual industrial companies that have significantly improved their [energy efficiency](/usc/42/6291.md?p=5).
- (c) **Report on industrial reporting and voluntary targets—** Not later than one year after October 24, 1992, the [Secretary](/usc/42/6202.md?p=1) shall, in consultation with affected industries, evaluate and report to the Congress regarding the establishment of Federally mandated [energy efficiency](/usc/42/6291.md?p=5) reporting requirements and voluntary [energy efficiency](/usc/42/6291.md?p=5) improvement targets for [energy](/usc/42/6291.md?p=3) intensive industries. Such report shall include an evaluation of the costs and benefits of such reporting requirements and voluntary [energy efficiency](/usc/42/6291.md?p=5) improvement targets, and recommendations regarding the role of such activities in improving [energy efficiency](/usc/42/6291.md?p=5) in [energy](/usc/42/6291.md?p=3) intensive industries.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 102–486, title I, § 131, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2836.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### Codification

Section was enacted as part of the Energy Policy Act of 1992, and not as part of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act which comprises this chapter.