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April 2004

Home Performance with ENERGY STAR Program

Posted: April 16, 2004

Home Performance with ENERGY STAR is an innovative residential “whole house” program designed to improve the energy efficiency of existing homes using local contractors who both evaluate efficiency standards and implement improvements. The goal of the program is to reduce energy use within the existing housing stock—up to 30 percent or more with a whole-house retrofit executed by a certified contractor.

States and Local government entities partnering with the Home Performance with Energy Star Program to date are:

• Austin, Texas (Austin Energy)
• California Building Performance Association
• Kansas City, Missouri (Metropolitan Energy Center)
• New York State Energy Research and Development Authority
• Wisconsin Focus on Energy

The ENERGY STAR program has also embarked on a series of pilot programs with the following states: Georgia/Alabama, Idaho, Missouri and New Jersey. The program will also be piloted in the city of Austin, Texas.

Each partner has customized the program to meet the needs of their individual state or locality. All program participants co-brand with the Home Performance with ENERGY STAR marketing materials, and work to extend this marketing and program support to program contractors.

To access additional information on this program, including partnership and participation information, click here.

STAC Announces Solicitation for Cost-Shared Energy Research Projects

Posted: April 7, 2004

The State Technologies Advancement Collaborative (STAC) issued a solicitation today, April 7, 2004, Energy Efficiency and Fossil Energy Science Initiative (04-STAC-01). The solicitation makes available a minimum of approximately $4.3 million for cost-shared energy efficiency and clean use of fossil energy research projects proposed by qualified entities. The solicitation’s program areas of interest include: 1) Materials Sciences, 2) Fuels and Chemical Sciences, 3) Sensors and Controls Sciences, 4) Energy Conversion Sciences, and 5) Emissions Reduction and Environmental Sciences. For more information and to access the solicitation visit: http://www.naseo.org/stac.

NASEO FY’05 Appropriations Testimony Supports SEP and Other DOE Programs

Posted: April 2, 2004

On April 2, 2004, NASEO provided its testimony on FY’05 appropriations to the House Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee. NASEO’s testimony requests funding for a variety of DOE programs.

Specifically, support is sought for no less than $365.2 million in funding for the State Grant programs, including, the State Energy Program (SEP) ($74 million) and the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) ($291.2 million). This figure moves in the direction of President Bush’s promise included in his campaign issue paper to double the Weatherization Assistance Program and the State Energy Program. This campaign promise would provide $76 million for SEP and $306 million for WAP. Supports is also sought for the State Energy Programs Special Projects (SEP Special Projects) account with at least level funding of $16.5 million. The remarks state, “SEP Special Projects has set a standard for state-federal cooperation and matching funds to achieve critical federal and state energy goals.” A complete copy of the testimony is available by clicking here.

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