U.S. Department of Energy - Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Federal Energy Management Program
News Archives - 2005
EPA Makes its Largest Green Power Purchase to Date Upcoming Web Cast Introduces Sustainability in Federal Buildings USDA Publishes Rules for Federal Purchasing of Bioproducts
Bush Administration Pushes Renewable Energy on Public Lands Training Workshop to Help Professionals Achieve Energy Management Goals EPA Launches Clean Energy Partnerships with 12 States and D.C.
Appliance Efficiency Standards Signed Into Law in New Jersey DOE and EPA Recognize Energy Star Leaders at Award Ceremonies USDA Conservation Program Includes Efficiency, Renewable Incentives DOE and White House Launch Hydrogen Energy Web Sites USDA Offers $22.8 Million for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Company to Build Largest U.S. Biodiesel Plant in North Dakota Labs21 Announces Call for Presenters for 2005 Annual Conference FEMP Training Reminders Alternative Financing Q&As Distributed Energy Resource Analysis at Naval Base Ventura County's Building 1512 Wastewater Digester Gas Can Produce High Quality Methane Fuel for Federal Facilities FEMP's Early CHP Projects Show Success Fort Lewis Benefits from Building Operator Certification Training New SAVEnergy Audit Contracts Awarded Pentagon Activates Solar Air Conditioning, Heating, Lighting, and Power System Going Beyond ENERGY STAR® to Save Energy When Purchasing Computers Other Countries Adopt Energy-Efficient Government Purchasing T5 Fluorescent Technology Flies High for Defense Federal Facilities Reduce Vending Machine Energy Consumption Federal Energy and Environmental Management Continues to Make Strong Progress
Washington State Approves Green Building Law Earth Day 2005 Message Promotes “See Your Energy Use in a New Light” Iowa Governor Orders Greater Use of Efficiency and Renewable Energy North Dakota Adopts Incentives for Wind, Hydrogen, Alternative Fuels U.S. Air Force Leads the Nation in Green Power Purchases
State Collaborative Offers $4.95 Million for Efficiency, Distributed Energy California Continues to Lead the Way with Large Solar Projects Portland Aims for Gold with Revised Green Building Policy Washington State Adopts New Renewable Energy and Efficiency Laws Montana Laws Set Requirements for Renewable Energy and Ethanol New Technologies Promise to Revolutionize the Solar Power Industry DOE Offers Guide to Building Energy Efficient Homes in the Southwest
18 Student Teams to Participate in DOE's Second Solar Decathlon Energy Secretary Bodman Visits "Net-Zero Energy Home" Near Denver USDA awards $4.4 Million for Woody Biomass Projects Vermont Sets Renewable Energy Requirement; Iowa Expands Tax Credits David Garman Sworn in as Under Secretary of Energy Douglas Faulkner Named Acting Assistant Secretary for Efficiency, Renewables Nevada Law Promotes Green Building, Alters Renewable Mandate Pennsylvania Awards $10 Million to 17 Clean Energy Projects
DOE, HUD, and EPA Form Partnership for Home Energy Efficiency U.S. Carbon Dioxide Emissions Increased 1.7 Percent in 2004 USDA Begins Process to Designate Preferred Biobased Products Energy Secretary Bodman Helps Break Ground at Solar Facility DOE Awards $92.5 Million to 19 States for Home Weatherization USDA Guarantees up to $200 Million in Clean Energy Loans Massachusetts Joins Effort to Build "Green" Affordable Housing
Texas More than Doubles its Renewable Energy Requirement Energy Act Provides Tax Incentives for Energy Efficiency Energy Act to Increase Energy Efficiency in Federal Buildings Energy Act Shifts Daylight Saving Time, Sets Appliance Standards Ten DOE Facilities and Army Base Buy Renewable Energy Credits Tips to Taking the Sting Out of High Gasoline Prices FEMP Regional Technology Manager Recognized for Outstanding Public Service DOE Headquarters Increases Renewable Purchase to 100 Percent FUPWG Heads from Oklahoma City in May to Rapid City in October U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod Demonstrates Successful Fuel Cell San Diego VA Medical Center Uses Super ESPC for Solar Mercury Turbine Beta Test FEMP Investigates Cutting Energy Demand at GSA's Philadelphia Custom House Naval Station Great Lakes Uses UESC to Complete Base-Wide Upgrades Naval Air Station Whidbey Island's Conservation Program Recognized U.S. Postal Service Accrues Ongoing Benefits Through Innovative Project Financing Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton Shares the Keys to Their Successful Energy Program Energy Awareness Month 2005 Encourages Smart Energy Choices Super ESPC Provides Combined Heat and Power, PV, and Energy Savings to FDA Office/Lab Complex FEMP Training Reminders Alternative Financing Q&As Cost Avoidance vs. Utility Bill Accounting—Explaining the Discrepancy Between Guaranteed Savings in ESPC Projects and Utility Bills FEMP Utility Management Web Site Identifies Energy Efficiency and Other Incentive Opportunities for Federal Customers FEMP Conducts E-Learning Trial for Online Energy Courses FEMP Analyzes Federal Energy Savings From Utility Service Programs Use of Quantitative Uncertainty Analysis to Support M&V Decisions in Super ESPCs Oak Ridge National Laboratory Receives Second ENERGY STAR® Award
Solar Tours Come to 43 States and D.C. on October 1st EERE Launches its Financial Opportunities Web Site Hydropower Downturn Masks Renewable Energy Growth in 2004 U.S. and Canada Work Together to Save Fuel for Freight Industry California Approves $2 Billion for Energy Efficiency
President Bush Calls for Federal Energy Conservation Secretary Bodman Opens Solar Decathlon Competition on National Mall EPA and DOE Launch Campaign Encouraging Use of Energy Star Lights DOE and USDA Award $12.6 Million for Biomass Energy Research Energy Policy Act of 2005 Workshop The Sustainable Buildings Industry Council 2005 Forum Federal Employees Honored for Saving Millions in Energy Costs White House Honors Federal Agency Teams for Saving Energy
U.S. Government Exceeds its Goal for Renewable Energy Use EIA: Hurricane Recovery to Extend into Mid-2006 U.S. Wind Power Grows at Record Pace in 2005 Energy Department Partners with Industry to Improve Efficiency and Reduce Energy Costs Four Governors Order Their States to Save Energy, Use Biofuels
DOE Energy Saving Team Visits Dow Chemical Plant in Louisiana DOE, EPA Join Leadership Group to Boost Utility Efficiency Spending Hawaii Army Bases to Feature 3,000 Homes with Solar Power DOE Deploys Energy Saving Team at Pennsylvania Prison Complex DOE Sends Energy Saving Team to New Jersey Coast Guard Center DOE Sends Energy Saving Team to Federal Courthouse in Alabama DOE Energy Saving Team Deployed to Denver Federal Center Massachusetts and Connecticut Offer Renewable Energy Funding DOE Sends Energy Saving Teams to Six Facilities in Five States DOE Sends Energy Saving Team to U.S. Army Facility in Oklahoma Energy Saving Teams Sent to Federal Facilities in Six States
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