EERE Corporate-Level Documents
The Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) carries out technology research, development, and deployment through an ongoing process of planning and analysis, implementation, and review. This page includes documents that support EERE's overall, corporate-level program management process, and the results and public benefits that derive from it.
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EERE Overview
EERE works to strengthen the United States' energy security, environmental quality, and economic vitality in public-private partnerships. It supports this goal through (1) enhancing energy efficiency and productivity; and (2) bringing clean, reliable and affordable energy technologies to the marketplace. EERE is organized around 10 energy offices that help accomplish its goal.
Structure and Key Contacts
News
Plans
EERE's Office of Budget provides guidance to all of EERE's offices regarding the preparation of multiyear program plans, and assists the offices to ensure that their plans contain all the necessary linkages to the Department of Energy (DOE), and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) performance metrics and to the President's Management Agenda. The Office of Budget also facilitates development and refinement of EERE corporate goals, facilitates corporate strategic planning, and coordinates EERE participation in departmental planning.
Strategic Plans
- EERE Program Management Guide—A comprehensive reference manual on EERE program management. The guide contains documentation on the EERE Strategic Management System (SMS). SMS is EERE's executive and program management operating system. For a detailed discussion of the SMS and its relationship to planning, see Sections 2.7 and 4.6 of the Program Management Guide.
Multiyear Program Plans
- EERE Guidance for Multi-Year Program Planning: Phase II Guidance—Provides guidance to EERE offices on developing effective program plans. It provides a general framework for multiyear planning, and includes the rationale for the various sections to be included in the MYPP.
EERE Budgets
- FY14 budget documents
- Current fiscal year budget breakdown
- Past and present budget documents
- Searchable database of budget information
Analysis (Risk, Benefit, Portfolio, etc.)
- Data for Energy Analysis—Find select sources of data on energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies from throughout EERE and from the DOE national laboratories. These data resources provide information such as prices, savings, use, and state statistics by technology. Also included are links to more comprehensive data collections, policy data resources, and supply and demand forecasts.
- Database of Energy Intensity Indicators in the U.S.—National system of indicators to track changes in the energy intensity of our economy and economic sectors.
- Stochastic Energy Deployment System (SEDS)—SEDS is a capacity-expansion model of the U.S. energy market that can be used to estimate the impact of changes in the national EERE portfolio. Currently undergoing beta testing and development at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.
Implementation
The Office of Budget conducts analyses and collects and disseminates data relating to renewable energy and energy efficiency programs and the related technologies. The Office also conducts high-level analyses of key market and technology issues, policy developments, and projected benefits for EERE programs.
Technology Evaluations
- ESE GPRA Benefits Review (2006)—Peer review of the GPRA benefits analysis for DOE Energy, Science, and Environment (ESE) program offices (OE, EERE, FE, NE, and OS).
Deployment and Diffusion
Education and Workforce Development
In-Progress Peer Reviews and Process Assessments
- Report from the Peer Review Panel on activities within the Planning, Analysis and Evaluation Unit, Office of Planning, Budget and Analysis, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, U.S. DOE (2007).
- EERE Peer Review Guide (2004)—Product of the EERE Peer Review Task Force.
- EERE Guide for Managing General Program Evaluation Studies (2006).
- Overview of Evaluation Methods for R&D Programs (2007).
- Impact Evaluation Framework for Technology Deployment Programs (2007).
- Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for Quality Assurance for General Program Evaluation Studies (2006).
Internal Controls, Project Tracking, and Progress Reports
- EERE Corporate Planning System (CPS)—CPS is a web-enabled, comprehensive, strategic planning system. As a centralized planning tool, CPS ensures the data quality and accuracy that EERE staff requires for daily operations.
- EERE Strategic Program Review—Presents the result of recommendations of the National Energy Policy Development Group as stated in the National Energy Policy.
Results
The Office of Budget takes an active role in measuring and monitoring the performance and conducting evaluations of EERE's major programs. The focus of these activities is primarily retrospective—that is, they look back to assess whether planned technical goals were met, and commercialization and market results achieved.
Case Studies
Cost/Benefit and Return on Investment Studies
- Impact of Extended Daylight Saving Time on National Energy Consumption (2008)—Report to Congress, Energy Policy Act of 2005, Section 110.
- Impact of Extended Daylight Saving Time on National Energy Consumption: Technical Documentation (2008)—Technical Documentation for Report to Congress, Energy Policy Act of 2005, Section 110.