American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
(ARRA)
The
American Recovery
and Reinvestment Act dedicated
$16 billion to targeted clean energy and
energy efficiency projects. State Energy
Offices (SEOs) are managing $3.1 billion
of federal funding under the State
Energy Program, with states providing an
additional $4.7 billion in cost-share,
or leverage, from state sources and
private-sector partners. In other
words, each dollar of federal ARRA SEP
funding has been matched with $1.52 of
state and private funds, for a total
State Energy Program impact of $8.8
billion. In addition, SEOs are
implementing $1.15 billion in Energy Efficiency
and Conservation Block Grants, State
Energy-Efficient Appliance Rebate
Programs, and State Energy Assurance
Grant funding to maximize benefits for
the economy, including jobs creation,
and to secure the long-term energy
future of America.
The goals established for the U.S.
State Energy Program (SEP) under the
Recovery Act are: (1) Increase energy
efficiency to reduce energy costs and
consumption for consumers, businesses
and government; (2) Reduce reliance on
imported energy; (3) Improve the
reliability of electricity and fuel
supply and the delivery of energy
services; and (4) Reduce the impacts of
energy production and use on the
environment.
Over $2.7 billion in formula grants
was provided to states, territories,
local governments and Indian tribes
under the Energy Efficiency and
Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) Program
to develop and implement projects to
improve energy efficiency and reduce
energy use and fossil fuel emissions in
their communities.
The Energy Efficient Appliance
Rebates program awarded formula grants
to U.S. states, territories, and the
District of Columbia to provide American
Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding
for the establishment and administration
of State Appliance Rebate Programs.
Funding in the amount of $39.5
million was made available to states to
improve emergency preparedness plans and
ensure grid resiliency on a regional
basis, including staff training on smart
grid technology integration,
interdependencies and cyber-security.
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