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January
DOE Announces Guide for 50% More Energy Efficient Retail Buildings
Obama Administration Highlights Tools to Manage Electricity Use
DOE and LBNL Release Energy Information Handbook: Applications for Energy-Efficient Buildings Operations
February
President Obama's State of the Union Address Touts Clean Energy
DOE Report Shows Shift to Energy-Saving Lighting Products
President's 2013 DOE Budget Seeks $2.27 Billion for Efficiency, Renewables
DOE Releases Life-Cycle Energy Consumption Report
March
Secretary Chu Announces Winners of Student Competition to Promote Energy-Efficient Buildings
ARPA-E Issues Call for Transformational Energy Technologies
University Teams Tackle Efficiency's Barriers for Buildings
Energy Department Announces Next Phase of L Prize Competition to Create Innovative Energy-Saving Lighting Products
DOE Seeks Industry Feedback on Voluntary Standard Work Specifications for Energy Upgrades in Multifamily Housing
DOE Launches Next Phase of Competition to Create Efficient Lighting
DOE Offers $5.2 Million for Building Efficiency Technologies
Energy 101 Video: Lumens
EPA Names 2012 Energy Star Awardees, Celebrate 20th Anniversary
San Antonio Small Businesses 'Seeing the Light' with Energy Upgrades
April
Lighting Up Georgia Convenience Stores
GSA Slates 30 Federal Buildings for Deep Energy Retrofits
Selections Named for U.S.-India Joint Energy Center
Energy Savers Tips Are on the Go
Small Business Efficiency, Renewable Research Funding: Energy Department
May
Energy Secretary Chu Announces Montana Schools Win National Student Efficiency Competition
EPA Awards $1 Million to Colleges for Environmental Solutions
HVAC Efficiency Controls Could Mean Significant Savings
Energy Department Announces Regional Winners of University Clean Energy Business Competitions
Winners of Design Competition to Advance Energy Efficient Lighting Named
U.S. Deputy Energy Secretary Poneman Announces New Steps to Support Clean Energy Small Businesses
June
Chicago Joins President Obama's Better Buildings Challenge to Reduce Energy Use and Save Money
DOE to Launch an Energy Innovation Hub for Critical Materials Research
First Commercial Product Meets Rooftop Air Conditioner Challenge
Energy Department Names Finalists for the Better Buildings Federal Award
Administration Backs a $26 Million Competition for Advanced Manufacturing
The Clean Energy Economy is Creating Jobs
Energy Department Announces Investments to Accelerate U.S. Manufacturing of Energy Efficient Lighting Technologies
Energy Department Invests $7 Million in Solid-State Lighting
New Advisory Committee to Boost Federal Deployment of Clean Energy
Chicago Joins the Better Buildings Challenge
New Method Ensures the Effectiveness of Residential Building Energy Codes
New Centers for Building Operations Excellence Named
Six New Partners Join the Better Buildings Challenge
U.S. Department of Energy Projects Win 36 R&D 100 Awards for 2012
Obama Administration Announces Major Steps to Advance Energy Efficiency Efforts, Improve Access to Low-Cost Financing for States and Local Communities
Energy Department Announces Building Energy Efficiency Investments in Twenty-Two States
Efficiency, Renewable Energy Projects Win 12 R&D 100 Awards
July
Energy Department Announces $102 Million for Small Business Research
Energy Department Awards $14 Million for Energy Efficiency in 22 States
Administration Makes Major Advances in Energy Efficiency Access
One Cool Change at Energy HQ
Report: Energy-Efficient Lighting has Lower Environmental Impact
EIA Sees Energy Efficiency Slowing U.S. Energy Consumption
Making Efficiency a More Efficient Business
In Minnesota, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Energy Poneman Highlights Clean Energy Industries That Are Driving American Manufacturing Growth
Energy Department Offers Public Review of Savings Protocols
Energy Department Launches 2013 Better Buildings Federal Award
Greening Up the Sports World
August
Energy Star National Building Competition Kicks Off
Energy Department to Award $43 Million for Energy Storage Technologies
Energy Department Partnership to Certify Zero Net-Energy Ready Homes
California Better Buildings Challenge Partners Showcase Energy Savings Projects with U.S. Energy Department Officials
Energy Efficiency Upgrades Part of a Winning Formula for Oregon School District
Energy Department Announces University Appliance-Design Winners
November
USDA Announces $3 Million in Smart Grid Funding
2013 ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit - Technology Showcase
DOE Announces Funding Opportunity for Solid-State Lighting U.S. Manufacturing Support (Round 4)
December
DOE Releases CALiPER Application Summary Report on LED PAR38 Lamps
Energy Department Efficiency Project Earns R&D Magazine Editor's Choice Award
Joint Statement on the U.S.-EU Energy Council
Energy Efficiency Upgrades Make a Big Difference to a Small Organization
Wasted Energy Equals Opportunity
Sustainable Building Technologies Drive Energy Savings in the United States
Mayor of Ansonia, CT Commits to Energy Efficiency
Energy Department Announces Six Projects to Develop Energy-Saving Windows, Roofs, and Heating and Cooling Equipment
Honeywell keeps innovation close to home