THis is the House Bill H.R.1
These amounst may change as the House and Senete reconcile the bills
ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Research Development, Demonstration and Deployment
Recovery funding: $2.000 billion
Renewable energy and energy efficiency research, development, demonstration and deployment can contribute to strengthening the United States' energy security, environmental quality, and economic vitality. This funding provides for activities to support this goal, including
- $800 million for projects related to biomass and
- $400 million for geothermal activities and projects.
The remaining $800 million will be used for base program activities, such as research and demonstrations for additional renewable energy technologies, including water power and solar energy, and energy efficiency demonstrations for industrial and commercial practices, such as combined heat and power projects.
These funds may also be used to accelerate research and development for advanced batteries necessary for the conversion to electric vehicles and storage of energy to increase the effectiveness of renewable energy projects.
The Department of Energy estimates 12,000 jobs will be created with this investment.
Recovery funding: $500 million
Waste heat streams from U.S. industrial processes are estimated to equal 60 to 90 gigawatts of recoverable electricity generation--the equivalent of 120 coal-fired power plants with zero incremental fuel use, cost or carbon emissions. The companies that could capture this energy employ many thousands of workers whose jobs are at risk due to rising energy costs, and many jobs would be created to build the equipment needed to capture this waste energy or prevent waste in similar new and replacement installations. This funding will implement a waste energy recovery incentive program to encourage the recovery of industrial waste heat and recycling it into useable heat and electricity. Recycling the energy our industrial and manufacturing facilities waste is a cost effective way to increase energy efficiency while reducing emissions. The estimated payback for these investments is on the order of 3 to 4 years. (EISA 2007 Sec.451)
Grants to Institutional Entities for Energy Sustainability and Efficiency
Recovery funding: $1.000 billion
This funding would provide $1 billion in grants to institutional entities to identify, design, and implement sustainable energy infrastructure projects and grants for energy efficiency innovative technologies projects on grounds and facilities of institutions. The term institution includes: institutions of higher education; public school districts; local governments; municipal utilities. This funding will provide concrete results in support of the nation's education system while providing construction jobs that help build local markets for skilled green construction. Job creation based on modeling by the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy shows that these funds, combined with the $500 million in loans provided under a separate heading, will create 7,000 jobs by the end of 2010.
Weatherization Assistance Program
Recovery funding: $6.200 billion
The Weatherization Assistance Program is designed to assist low-income families reduce their energy costs by sending funds to the states to weatherize low-income homes. On average, weatherization reduces heating bills by 32 percent and overall energy bills by $358 per year per home at current prices. This spending spurs low-income communities toward job growth and economic development while the energy cost savings provides more disposable income for other purposes. This funding improves the energy efficiency of low-income housing. DOE estimates this will support 104,000 direct jobs. The eligibility for this program is expanded by increasing the maximum income from 150 percent to 200 percent of the poverty level and the allowable level of investment per home from $2,500 to $5,000 to achieve greater energy savings.
Energy Efficiency & Conservation Block Grants
Recovery funding: $3.500 billion
The Energy Efficiency & Conservation Block Grant Program will assist states, local governments and Indian tribes in implementing strategies to reduce fossil fuel emissions created as a result of activities within the jurisdictions of the eligible entities and reduce the total energy use. Activities eligible to receive funding include: conducting residential and commercial building energy audits; establishing financial incentives programs for energy efficiency improvements; grants to non-profit organizations to perform energy efficiency retrofits; developing/implementing programs to conserve energy used in transportation; developing and implementing building codes and inspections services to promote building energy efficiency; installing light emitting diodes (LEDs); and developing, implementing, and installing on or in any government building onsite renewable energy technology that generates electricity from renewable sources. The U.S. Conference of Mayors has identified over 944 `ready-to-go' energy infrastructure projects that could be started in cities in just two calendar years. DOE estimates an investment of $3.5 billion could create over 40,800 jobs.
State Energy Program
Recovery funding: $3.400 billion
The State Energy Program (SEP) provides grants to states and directs funding to state energy offices. States use grants to address their energy priorities and program funding to adopt emerging renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies. This funding will provide resources for activities in state energy offices, including key initiatives such as residential, commercial and governmental building energy efficiency retrofits. An investment of $3.4 billion yields over 41,000 jobs.
Transportation Electrification
Recovery funding: $200 million
The Transportation Electrification program helps move an industry sector--transportation--that is vital to the country's economic health toward cleaner energy sources and away from petroleum dependence. States and localities have taken the lead in moving towards an electrification of the light duty fleet. Federal funding is provided to implement a grant program to states, local governments, and metropolitan transportation authorities for qualified electric transportation projects that reduce emissions, including shipside electrification of vehicles, truck stop electrification, airport ground support equipment and cargo handling equipment. Ship service electrical power consumption at the shore side has grown for the shipping industry. The environmental impact of the pollution created while at berth has many ports restricting the operation of on-board generators. Shutting off these on-board generators and supplying the ship's power from the shore power system can reduce the air pollution emissions. The American Association of Port Authorities has identified more than 18 port authorities with projects that could be implemented with this funding. The identified projects range from replacing diesel engines with electric to installation of dockside electrification capability to reduce the emissions from ships. (EISA 2007 Sec.131)
Energy Efficient Appliance Rebate Program and Energy Star
Recovery funding: $300 million
This funding will provide rebates for residential consumers for the purchase of residential Energy Star products to replace used appliances with more efficient models. Approximately 15 states have appliance rebate programs currently operating to incentivize the purchase of energy-efficient appliances. This program would add federal funds to increase the effectiveness of these programs and to encourage the remaining states to adopt similar programs. This will speed the rollout of appliances that will be able to take advantage of smart meters and spur consumer purchases of smart and energy-efficient appliances. (EPACT 2005 Sec. 124)
Alternative Fueled Vehicles Pilot Grant Program
Recovery funding: $400 million
Funding in the amount of $400 million is to establish a grant program through the DOE Clean Cities Program to encourage the use of plug-in electric drive vehicles or other emerging electric vehicle technologies. This grant program may provide up to 30 geographically dispersed project grants. Grant recipients include state governments, local governments, metropolitan transportation authorities, air pollution control districts, and private or nonprofit entities. These grants may be used for the acquisition of alternative fueled vehicles, fuel cell vehicles or hybrid vehicles, including buses for public transportation and ground support vehicles at public airports. The installation or acquisition of infrastructure necessary to directly support an alternative fueled vehicle, fuel cell vehicle, or hybrid vehicle project funded by the grant is also eligible. (EPACT 2005 Sec. 721)
Advanced Battery Manufacturing
Recovery funding: $1.00 billion
In order to move to a new generation of vehicles, the United States must make strides in battery manufacturing capability and not rely on foreign-made technology. This funding will provide $1 billion in grants for facility funding awards to support the manufacturing of advanced vehicle batteries. This funding will incentivize the domestic manufacturing of advanced batteries in order to build a globally competitive battery manufacturing workforce. The DOE estimates 6,000 jobs will be created with this investment. (EISA 2007 Sec. 136(b)(1)(B))
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