NASEO News
Recovery Act
State Energy Plans
States have submitted their
applications to DOE for State Energy
Program (SEP) funding from the Recovery
Act. The following states have put
their plans on public web pages and sent
the information to NASEO (click on the
state name for the link):
Maine,
Idaho,
Washington,
California,
Iowa,
New York,
Colorado,
New Hampshire and
Ohio. The Arizona governor issued a
press release about SEP activities
in the Grand Canyon State. Other states
may choose to publish planned activities
in the future. More Recovery Act
information can be found on the
NASEO Regions Website.
Department of
Energy EECBG Frequently Asked Questions
and Webcast Information
The US Department of Energy has
updated its Frequently Asked Questions
Webpage for the Energy Efficiency and
Conservation Block Grant (EECBG)
Program. Please
click here for the questions and
answers for program applicants. Please
also
click here for information from and
about EECBG informational webinars from
DOE.
Waxman-Markey
Bill Managers Amendment
Please
click here for the Manager’s
Amendment to the “American Clean Energy
and Security Act of 2009” (The
Waxman-Markey House Bill) as of Monday.
This is an updated version for its
initial release on Friday. Mark-up has
already begun on this proposal.
President Obama
Announces National Fuel Efficiency
Policy
From White House Press Release
5/19/09: “President Obama today – for
the first time in history – set in
motion a new national policy aimed at
both increasing fuel economy and
reducing greenhouse gas pollution for
all new cars and trucks sold in the
United States. The new standards,
covering model years 2012-2016, and
ultimately requiring an average fuel
economy standard of 35.5 mpg in 2016,
are projected to save 1.8 billion
barrels of oil over the life of the
program with a fuel economy gain
averaging more than 5 percent per year
and a reduction of approximately 900
million metric tons in greenhouse gas
emissions. This would surpass the CAFE
law passed by Congress in 2007 required
an average fuel economy of 35 mpg in
2020.” Please
click here for the full press
release.
Senate confirms
Three nominees for DOE, One for Interior
From Greenwire 5/20/09: “The Senate
yesterday unanimously approved three
top-level Energy Department nominees and
one Interior Department nominee. The
confirmed Energy Department nominees are
Kristina Johnson, undersecretary of
energy; Steven Koonin, undersecretary of
science; and Scott Harris, general
counsel.” Please
click here for the full article. |
