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    News Archives - 2009

    January

    President Obama Calls for Greater Use of Renewable Energy
    Seventy-Five Nations Join New International Renewable Energy Agency

    February

    GM Tells Cities How to Prepare for Plug-In Hybrid Vehicles
    DOE to Expedite Disbursement of Funds Received via Stimulus Act
    DOE and HUD Team up to Support Home Weatherization

    March

    Extended Daylight Saving Time Saves Energy, Says DOE
    DOE to Invest $8 Billion in Weatherization and State Energy Grants
    Appropriations Act Provides Nearly $2 Billion in New Funding for EERE
    DOE to Invest $8 Billion in Weatherization and State Energy Grants
    DOE to Award $3.2 Billion in Energy Efficiency Block Grants

    June

    DOE Delivers Over $80 Million in Weatherization Funding to First Four States
    Obama Administration Delivers More than $453 Million for Weatherization Programs in 15 States
    Obama Administration Announces More Than $16 Million for Energy Projects in Iowa
    Obama Administration Announces More Than $32 Million for Energy Projects in Michigan
    Obama Administration Awards More than $204 Million for State Energy Programs in 10 States
    Obama Administration Awards More than $154 Million for State Energy Programs in Four States
    Obama Administration Delivers More than $304 Million for Weatherization Programs in Georgia, Illinois and New York

    July

    Labor Department Offers $500 Million for Clean Energy Job Training
    Obama Administration Awards More than $153 Million for State Energy Programs in Seven States and Territories
    Obama Administration Delivers More than $288 Million for Weatherization Programs in Seven States
    Obama Administration Awards More than $141 Million for State Energy Programs in Six States and Territories
    Obama Administration Delivers More than $448 Million for Weatherization Programs in 13 States
    Secretary Chu Announces Nearly $300 Million Rebate Program to Encourage Purchases of Energy Efficient Appliances
    Obama Administration Awards More than $162 Million for State Energy Programs in Seven States and Territories
    Obama Administration Delivers More than $63 Million for Weatherization Programs in Indiana and New Mexico
    Obama Administration Awards More than $54 Million for State Energy Programs in Four States and Territories

    August

    DOE Funds Clean Energy Projects on Tribal Lands and Alaska Villages
    Obama Administration Delivers More Than $66 Million for Weatherization Programs in Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut and Hawaii
    Obama Administration Awards More than $119 Million for State Energy Programs in Seven States and Territories
    Obama Administration Awards More than $51 Million for State Energy Programs in Alaska, Guam, and New Jersey

    September

    Treasury, Energy Announce $500 Million in Awards for Clean Energy Projects
    DOE to Fund up to $454 Million for Retrofit Ramp-Ups in Energy Efficiency
    DOE Delivers More than $354 Million for Energy Efficiency and Conservation Projects in 22 States
    Obama Administration Awards More than $18.6 Million for Oklahoma's State Energy Program
    Obama Administration Delivers More than $60 Million for Weatherization Programs in Six States and Territories
    Obama Administration Delivers More than $106 Million for Energy Efficiency and Conservation Projects in Nine States
    DOE Delivers $106 Million for Energy Efficiency in Nine States

    October

    Obama Administration Delivers Nearly $72 Million for Energy Efficiency and Conservation Projects in 7 States and Territories
    Vice President Biden Unveils Report Focused on Expanding Green Jobs And Energy Savings For Middle Class Families

    November

    Obama Administration Announces More than $38 Million for Energy Efficiency and Conservation Projects in Alaska, Kansas, Utah and West Virginia
    Treasury Department Allocates $2.2 Billion in Bonds for Renewable Energy
    EERE Funding Up 3 Percent to $2.24 Billion for Fiscal Year 2010
    Secretary Chu Highlights Support for Clean Energy and Energy Efficiency Projects in Indian Country
    Obama Administration Announces Nearly $40 Million for Energy Efficiency and Conservation Projects in Florida and Maine

    December

    Affordable Green Housing Gets Boost from Billion-Dollar Funds