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

    DOE Awards Funding to 12 State Entities for Industrial Energy Efficiency Programs

    March 2, 2009

    State energy offices, economic development entities, and regional energy efficiency groups are among the 12 applicants selected to receive approximately $9 million in funding over the next three years from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Industrial Technologies Program (ITP). Building on the success of ITP’s Save Energy Now initiative, the selected applicants will work with industrial customers at the local, regional, and state levels to help them achieve a 25% reduction in energy intensity in 10 years by developing and delivering industrial energy efficiency programs.

    The following organizations were selected through a competitive process for their efforts and plans to develop outreach, education, project identification and implementation, or recognition of industrial facilities that adopt, implement, and achieve energy intensity reduction of at least 2.5% annually:

    California
    State of California, California Energy Commission, California Partnership for Improving Industrial Plant Productivity

    Colorado
    State of Colorado, Colorado Industrial Challenge and Recognition Program

    Georgia
    Georgia Environmental Facilities Authority, Southeast Industrial Energy Alliance

    Illinois
    Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, Midwest States Save Energy Now Partnership Program

    Indiana
    State of Indiana, Purdue Technical Assistance Program, Industrial Energy Efficiency Assessment Initiative

    Massachusetts
    Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Department of Energy Resources, Massachusetts Save Energy Now

    Michigan
    State of Michigan, State of Michigan Regional Delivery of the DOE Save Energy Now Program to Meet the Goals of EPACT (2005) and EISA (2007)

    New York
    New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, New York Industrial Partnership Network

    South Carolina
    State of South Carolina, Save Energy Now South Carolina

    Texas
    Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, Supporting Texas Manufacturing to “Save Energy Now”

    Washington
    Washington Department of Community Trade and Economic Development, Washington Save Energy Now

    West Virginia
    West Virginia Division of Energy, Development of a Regional Assessment/Implementation Save Energy Now Delivery System Partnership

    Learn more about ITP’s other state activities by the visiting the Web site. For more information, contact the EERE Information Center at (877) 337-3463