U.S. Department of Energy - Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Office of Budget

FY 2008 Benefits Estimates

The following is information on EERE's program benefits estimates for fiscal year (FY) 2008, which are developed under the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) of 1993.

This includes information on the results of EERE's GPRA benefits analysis and how EERE analyzed the benefits.

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FY 2008 Benefits Report (PDF 16.3 MB)

Acknowledgments (PDF 111 KB

Executive Summary (PDF 468 KB)

Chapter 1 - Estimating Prospective Benefits of EERE's Portfolio (PDF 590 KB)

  • Focusing on Fundamental Benefits to the Nation
  • Meeting Congressional and Presidential Demand for Accountability
  • Role of Benefits Analysis in Performance Management
  • Benefits Analysis Process

Chapter 2 - The Value of EERE's Portfolio (PDF 3.0 MB)

  • The Projected Benefits of EERE's RD3 Portfolio for Business-As-Usual
  • The Impact of Other Possible Futures
  • A Closer Look at the Energy Picture
  • Putting the EERE Portfolio in Perspective

Chapter 3 - Long-Term Benefits Analysis of EERE's Programs (PDF 2.0 MB)

  • Introduction
  • Overview of Individual Program and Portfolio Benefits
  • Biomass Program
  • Building Technologies Program
  • Federal Energy Management Program
  • Hydrogen, Fuel Cells, and Infrastructure Technologies Program
  • Industrial Technologies Program
  • Solar Energy Technologies Program
  • Vehicle Technologies Program
  • Weatherization and Intergovernmental Program
  • Wind Technologies Program

Appendix A - GPRA08 NEMS and MARKAL Baseline Descriptions (PDF 379 KB)

Appendix B - Hydrogen, Fuel Cells, and Infrastructure Technologies Program - Inputs for FY 2008 Benefits Estimates (PDF 1.0 MB)

Appendix C - Biomass Technologies Program - Inputs for FY 2008 Benefits Estimates (PDF 363 KB)

Appendix D - Solar Energy Technologies Program - Inputs for FY 2008 Benefits Estimates (PDF 307 KB)

Appendix E - Wind Technologies Program - Inputs for FY 2008 Benefits Estimates (PDF 497 KB)

Appendix F - Vehicle Technologies Program - Inputs for FY 2008 Benefits Estimates (PDF 6.2 MB)

Appendix G - Building Technologies Program - Inputs for FY 2008 Benefits Estimates (PDF 1.7 MB)

Appendix H - Industrial Technologies Program - Inputs for FY 2008 Benefits Estimates (PDF 583 KB)

Appendix I - Federal Energy Management Program - Inputs for FY 2008 Benefits Estimates (PDF 359 KB)

Appendix J - Weatherization and Intergovernmental Program - Inputs for FY 2008 Benefits Estimates (PDF 644 KB)