DOE Announces Funding for Clean Energy Policies
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently announced it will provide $850,000 this fiscal year to support development of cleaner state energy policies.
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently announced it will provide $850,000 this fiscal year to support development of cleaner state energy policies.
In 2008, DOE will provide up to $850,000 to support the National Governors Association’s (NGA) Securing a Clean Energy Future Initiative and efforts to increase state electricity reliability. With the help of DOE funding last year, the initiative was developed to promote comprehensive clean energy policies at the state level that use existing energy resources more wisely through efficiency; promote non-petroleum based fuels, such as ethanol and biodiesel, take reasonable steps to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and accelerates the research and development of advanced, clean energy technologies.
Specifically, this year’s DOE funding will be used to:
- Provide technical support for development of state energy policies
- Inform states on how to leverage their research and development investments in advanced energy technologies
- Advise states on how to use public assets and procurement policies to foster the use of advanced energy technologies and practices in the private sector
- Increase states’ resiliency to energy supply disruptions
- Promote future state energy policy dialogues and educational sessions.
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