Federal Facilities Receive $28 Million in Funding for Energy Conservation Technologies

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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP) has selected 19 federal projects to receive over $28 million in funding under the Assisting Federal Facilities with Energy Conservation Technologies (AFFECT) grant program. These projects are expected to create annual energy cost savings of $22.7 million and avoid more than 82,600 metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions while leveraging $837 million in private financing via energy savings performance contracts.

The AFFECT grants will finance a wide range of projects in federal facilities, encompassing energy-efficiency measures, carbon pollution-free electricity, energy load management strategies, and climate resilience enhancements. By implementing these projects, federal agencies are fulfilling their missions more effectively and generating substantial economic benefits by attracting private investment, creating good paying jobs in clean energy, and promoting the adoption of American-made technologies.

Key Takeaways:

  • 19 federal projects have been selected to receive over $28 million in funding under the AFFECT grant program.
  • These projects are expected to create annual energy cost savings of $22.7 million and avoid more than 82,600 metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions.
  • The projects will leverage $837 million in private financing via energy savings performance contracts.
  • The AFFECT grants will finance a wide range of projects in federal facilities, including energy-efficiency measures, carbon pollution-free electricity, energy load management strategies, and climate resilience enhancements.
  • The selected facilities include Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Southeast, Millington, Tennessee; Department of Veteran Affairs (VA), Salt Lake City, Utah; and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries Southwest Fisheries Science Center, La Jolla, California, among others.
  • The projects aim to attract private investment, create good paying jobs in clean energy, and promote the adoption of American-made technologies.

Statistics:

  • $28 million : The total amount of funding awarded to 19 federal projects under the AFFECT grant program.
  • $22.7 million : The annual energy cost savings expected from the selected projects.
  • 82,600 metric tons : The amount of greenhouse gas emissions expected to be avoided through the implementation of the selected projects.
  • 837 million : The amount of private financing leveraged via energy savings performance contracts.
  • 2045 : The target year for achieving net-zero emissions from federal buildings as part of the Biden-Harris Administration's Federal Sustainability Plan.

Sources:

  • U.S. Department of Energy
  • Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
  • Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP)
  • The White House (Biden-Harris Administration's Federal Sustainability Plan)
  • Various news outlets