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Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Incentives: A Summary of Federal Programs Lynn J. Cunningham Information Research Specialist Beth A. Roberts Information Research Specialist October 18, 2013 Congressional Research Service 7-5700 www.crs.gov R40913 CRS Report for Congress Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Incentives: A Summary of Federal Programs Summary Energy is crucial to the operation of a modern industrial and services economy. Recently, there have been growing concerns about the availability and cost of energy and about environmental impacts of fossil energy use. Those concerns have rekindled interest in energy efficiency, energy conservation, and the development and commercialization of renewable energy technologies. Many of the existing energy efficiency and renewable energy programs have authorizations tracing back to the 1970s. Many of the programs have been reauthorized and redesigned repeatedly to meet changing economic factors. The programs apply broadly to sectors ranging from industry to academia, and from state and local governments to rural communities. Since 2005, Congress has enacted several major energy laws: the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPACT 2005; P.L. 109-58
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Contents

Summary

Energy is crucial to the operation of a modern industrial and services economy. Recently, there have been growing concerns about the availability and cost of energy and about environmental impacts of fossil energy use. Those concerns have rekindled interest in energy efficiency, energy conservation, and the development and commercialization of renewable energy technologies.

Many of the existing energy efficiency and renewable energy programs have authorizations tracing back to the 1970s. Many of the programs have been reauthorized and redesigned repeatedly to meet changing economic factors. The programs apply broadly to sectors ranging from industry to academia, and from state and local governments to rural communities.

Since 2005, Congress has enacted several major energy laws: the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPACT 2005; P.L. 109-58
); the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA; P.L. 110140110-140); the Energy Improvement and Extension Act (EIEA), enacted as Division B of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act (EESA; P.L. 110-343); and the American Reinvestment and RecoveryRecovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA; P.L. 111-5). Each of those laws established, expanded, or modified energy efficiency and renewable energy research, development, demonstration, and deployment (RDD&D) programs. The Department of Energy (DOE) operates the greatest number of efficiency and renewable energy incentive programs. The Department of the Treasury and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) operate several programs. A few programs can also be found among the Departments of Interior (DOI), Labor (DOL), Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and Veterans Affairs (VA), and the Small Business Administration (SBA). This report describes federal programs that provide grants, loans, loan guarantees, and other direct or indirect incentives for energy efficiency, energy conservation, and renewable energy. For each program, the report provides the administering agency, authorizing statute(s), annual funding, and the program expiration date. The appendixes provide summary information in a tabular format and also list recently expired programs. Congressional Research Service Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Incentives: A Summary of Federal Programs Contents Introduction...................................................................................................................................... 1 FY2013 Appropriations Uncertainty ......................................................................................... 2 I. Department of Energy Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy ............................... 3 Renewable Energy ..................................................................................................................... 3 Biomass ............................................................................................................................... 3 1. Bioenergy Technologies Program (formerly the Biomass and Biorefinery Systems R&D Program) ............................................................................................ 3 2. Regional Biomass Energy Grant Programs............................................................... 4 Geothermal .......................................................................................................................... 4 3. Geothermal Technologies Program (GTP) ................................................................ 4 Hydrogen and Fuel Cells ..................................................................................................... 5 4. Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Technologies Program .......................................................... 5 Solar .................................................................................................................................... 6 5. Solar Energy Technologies Program (SETP) ............................................................ 6 Water Power ........................................................................................................................ 7 6. Water Power Program (formerly Wind and Hydropower Technologies Program) .................................................................................................................... 7 Wind Energy Program ......................................................................................................... 7 7. Wind Energy Program (formerly Wind and Hydropower Technologies Program)Administered by: EERE.............................................................................. 7 Energy Efficiency ...................................................................................................................... 8 Buildings ............................................................................................................................. 8 8. Building Technologies Program ................................................................................ 8 9. Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) .............................................................. 9 Industrial ........................................................................................................................... 10 10. Advanced Manufacturing Office (AMO, formerly the Industrial Technologies Program - ITP) ................................................................................... 10 11. Inventions and Innovations Program..................................................................... 10 Vehicles ............................................................................................................................. 11 12. Vehicle Technologies Program .............................................................................. 11 Other Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Programs .................................................... 12 13. Conservation Research and Development Grants ................................................. 12 14. Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information Dissemination, Outreach, Training, and Technical Analysis/Assistance Grant Program ................. 12 15. Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Technology Deployment, Demonstration, and Commercialization Grant Program.......................................... 13 16. Renewable Energy Production Incentive (REPI) .................................................. 13 17. Renewable Energy Research and Development Program ..................................... 14 18. State Energy Program (SEP) ................................................................................. 15 19. Tribal Energy Program .......................................................................................... 15 Other DOE Offices/Cross-Cutting Programs .......................................................................... 16 20. Advanced Research Projects Energy Financial Assistance Program (ARPA-E) ................................................................................................................. 16 21. Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, Research, Development and Analysis Grant Program (Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability - OE)....................................................................................................... 17 22. Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP).................................................... 18 Congressional Research Service Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Incentives: A Summary of Federal Programs 23. Financial Assistance Program (Office of Science)................................................ 18 24. Loan Guarantee Program (Office of the Chief Financial Officer) ........................ 19 25. Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR)/Small Business Technology Transfer Program (STTR) .................................................................... 20 II. U.S Department of the Treasury................................................................................................ 20 Homeowner ............................................................................................................................. 20 1. Residential Energy Efficiency Tax Credit ............................................................... 20 2. Residential Renewable Energy Tax Credit.............................................................. 21 Business ................................................................................................................................... 21 3. Business Energy Investment Tax Credit ................................................................. 21 4. Energy Efficient Commercial Buildings Tax Deduction......................................... 22 5. Energy-Efficient New Homes Tax Credit for Home Builders ................................ 22 Industry .................................................................................................................................... 23 6. Energy Efficient Appliance Tax Credit for Manufacturers ..................................... 23 7. Qualifying Advanced Energy Manufacturing Investment Tax Credit (48C) .......... 23 8. Renewable Electricity Production Tax Credit (PTC) .............................................. 24 9. Residential Energy Conservation Subsidy Exclusion (Corporate) ......................... 25 10. Residential Energy Conservation Subsidy Exclusion (Personal) .......................... 25 State, Local and Tribal Governments ...................................................................................... 25 11. Qualified Energy Conservation Bonds (QECBs) .................................................. 25 Cross-Cutting........................................................................................................................... 26 12. Modified Accelerated Cost-Recovery System (MACRS)..................................... 26 13. Alternative Motor Vehicle Credit .......................................................................... 27 III. Department of Agriculture ................................................................................................. 27 1. Assistance to High Energy Cost Rural Communities Program ............................... 27 2. Bioenergy Program for Advanced Biofuels ............................................................ 28 3. Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP; Sec. 9011) ......................................... 28 4. Biorefinery Assistance Program (Sec. 9003) .......................................................... 29 5. Community Wood Energy Program ........................................................................ 30 6. New Era Rural Technology Competitive Grants Program ...................................... 31 7. Repowering Assistance Program (RAP) ................................................................. 31 8. Rural Energy For America Program (REAP) Grants and Loans ............................ 32 9. Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program (SARE) ....................... 33 IV. Department of the Interior........................................................................................................ 34 1. Energy and Mineral Development Program: Minerals and Mining on Indian Lands ............................................................................................................ 34 2. Tribal Energy Development Capacity Grant Program ............................................ 34 V. Small Business Administration.................................................................................................. 35 1. 7(a) Loan Guarantees .............................................................................................. 35 2. 504 Loan Guarantees .............................................................................................. 35 VI. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development ........................................................... 36 1. Energy Efficient Mortgages (EEMs)....................................................................... 36 VII. Department of Labor .............................................................................................................. 37 1. Program of Competitive Grants for Worker Training and Placement in High Growth and Emerging Industry Sectors ................................................................... 37 VIII. Department of Veterans Affairs............................................................................................. 38 1. Energy Efficient Mortgages (EEMs)....................................................................... 38 Congressional Research Service Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Incentives: A Summary of Federal Programs Tables Table A-1. Federal Incentives by Agency ...................................................................................... 39 Table A-2. Alternative Motor Vehicle Credit (26 USC §30B) ....................................................... 46 Table B-1. Index of Programs by Applicant Eligibility ................................................................. 47 Table B-2. Index of Programs by Technology Type ...................................................................... 48 Table D-1. Expired Federal Incentives by Agency ........................................................................ 54 Appendixes Appendix A. Summary of Federal Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Incentives/Index of Programs ..................................................................................................... 39 Appendix B. Index of Programs by Applicant Eligibility and Technology Type .......................... 47 Appendix C. Expired Federal Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Incentive Programs ..................................................................................................................................... 50 Appendix D. Summary of Expired Federal Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Incentives/Index of Programs ..................................................................................................... 54 Contacts Author Contact Information........................................................................................................... 55 Congressional Research Service Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Incentives: A Summary of Federal Programs Introduction
Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Incentives: A Summary of Federal Programs

Introduction

The United States has an abundance of natural resources. For much of the nation's history, energy was not a concern as commerce and industry needs could be met by domestic supplies. However, industrialization and population growth, and the continuing development of a consumer-oriented society, soon led to the necessity of obtaining foreign sources of energy to supplement the demands of a growing economy. Recognition of the implications of dependence on foreign sources of energy, coupled with concerns over the volatility of prices driven by fluctuations in supply spurred by world events, have led to efforts to increase U.S. energy independence and reduce domestic consumption. The result has been the emergence of a number of programs focused on energy efficiency and conservation of domestic resources and on research programs that target the development of renewable sources of energy. Many of these programs have roots going back almost 40 years and have been redesigned many times over that period. Many of the current programs have been reauthorized and redesigned periodically to meet changing economic conditions and national interests. The programs apply broadly to sectors ranging from industry to academia, and from state and local governments to rural communities. Each program has been designed to meet current needs as well as future anticipated challenges. Since 2005, Congress has enacted several major energy laws: the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPACT 2005; P.L. 109-58); the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA; P.L. 110140110-140); the Energy Improvement and Extension Act (EIEA), enacted as Division B of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act (EESA; P.L. 110-343); and the American Reinvestment and RecoveryRecovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA; P.L. 111-5). Each of those laws established, expanded, or modified energy efficiency and renewable energy research, development, demonstration, and deployment (RDD&D) programs. The Department of Energy (DOE) operates the greatest number of efficiency and renewable energy incentive programs. The Department of the Treasury and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) operate several programs. A few programs can also be found among the Departments of Interior (DOI), Labor (DOL), Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and Veterans Affairs (VA), and the Small Business Administration (SBA). This report outlines current federal programs and provisions providing grants, loans, loan guarantees, and other direct or indirect incentives for energy efficiency, energy conservation, and renewable energy RDD&D. The programs are grouped by administering agency with information linksreferences to applicable federal agency websites. Incentives are summarized and indexed in the appendixes. Most program descriptions were compiled from authorizing statutes, the U.S. Code, and Administration budget request documents. Other program descriptions and some funding information were compiled from The Database of State Incentives for Renewables and Efficiency (DSIRE), the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA), and the Energy Star website. Most budgetary figures were compiled from executive agency budget justifications and congressional committee reports. For more information on agriculture-related grant programs, please see CRS Report R41985, Renewable Energy Programs and the Farm Bill: Status and Issues, by Randy SchnepfR43416, Energy Provisions in the 2014 Farm Bill (P.L. 113-79), by [author name scrubbed]. For more information on programs supporting the development and deployment of alternatives to conventional fuels and engines in transportation, please also see CRS Report Congressional Research Service 1 Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Incentives: A Summary of Federal Programs R42566, Alternative Fuel and Advanced Vehicle Technology Incentives: A Summary of Federal Programs, by Lynn J. Cunningham et al. FY2013 Appropriations Uncertainty The final amount of FY2013 Energy and Water Development appropriations for DOE energy technologies has not yet been established.1 These appropriations were considered in the context of the Budget Control Act of 2011 (BCA; P.L. 112-25), which established discretionary spending limits for FY2012-FY2021. On September 28, 2012, President Obama signed into law the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2013 (P.L. 112-175). For Energy and Water Development programs, the act continued appropriations through March 27, 2013, at 0.612% above the FY2012-enacted levels. Pursuant to the BCA, as amended,2 President Obama ordered that the joint committee sequester be implemented on March 1, 2013. On March 26, 2013, the President signed the FY2013 Defense and Military Construction/VA, Full Year Continuing Resolution (P.L. 113-6). The act funded Energy and Water Development accounts for DOE energy technologies at the FY2012 enacted level for the remainder of FY2013, subject to the BCA sequestration requirements. The sequester will ultimately be applied at the program, project, and activity (PPA) level within each account. Because the sequester was implemented at the time that a temporary continuing resolution was in force, the reductions were calculated on an annualized basis and will be apportioned throughout the remainder of the fiscal year. Although full-year FY2013 funding has been enacted, the effect of these reductions on the funding amounts that will ultimately be available for energy technology programs at either the account or PPA level remain unclear until further guidance is provided by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on how agencies should apply these reductions. In addition, the House-passed FY2014 Energy and Water Development appropriations bill (H.R. 2609, Title V) proposes to rescind $157 million of unobligated prior-year balances from within the DOE Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy account.3 1 For more details, see CRS Report R42498, Energy and Water Development: FY2013 Appropriations, coordinated by Carl E. Behrens. 2 The American Taxpayer Relief Act (ATRA, P.L. 112-240), enacted on January 2, 2013, made a number of significant changes to the procedures in the BCA that apply during FY2013. 3 H.Rept. 113-135, p. 87. Congressional Research Service 2 Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Incentives: A Summary of Federal Programs Programs, by [author name scrubbed] et al. I. Department of Energy Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Renewable Energy Biomass Renewable Energy Biomass 1. Bioenergy Technologies Program (formerly the Biomass and Biorefinery Systems R&D Program) • Administered by: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) • Authorization: Systems R&D Program)

Administered by

Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)

Authority

Federal Nonnuclear Energy Research and Development Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-577); ) Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975 (EPCA; P.L. 94-163); ) Energy Conservation and Production Act of 1976 (ECPA; P.L. 94-385); ) Department of Energy Organization Act of 1977 (P.L. 95-91); ) Energy Tax Act ( (P.L. 95-618); ) National Energy Conservation Policy Act of 1978 (NECPA; P.L. 95-619); Powerplants 95-619) Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act of 1978 (P.L. 95-620); Energy ) Energy Security Act of 1980 (P.L. 96-294); ) National Appliance Energy Conservation Act of 1987 (P.L. 100-12); ) Federal Energy Management Improvement Act of 1988 ( (P.L. 100-615); ) Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Technology Competitiveness Act of 1989 (P.L. 101-218); ) Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 ( (P.L. 101-549); ) Solar, Wind, Waste, and Geothermal Power Production Incentives Act of 1990 (P.L. 101-575); ) Energy Policy Act of 1992 (EPACT; P.L. 102-486); ) Biomass Research and Development Act of 2000 (Title III of Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000; P.L. 106-224); ) Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (P.L. 107-171); ) Healthy Forest Restoration Act of 2003 (P.L. 108-148); ) Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPACT 2005; P.L. 109-58); ) Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA; P.L. 110-140); ) The Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (P.L. 110-234); ) American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA; P.L. 111-5) • Annual funding: $89.8 million for FY2006; $196.3 million for FY2007; $195.6 million for FY2008; $214 million for FY2009; an additional $777 million in FY2009 from ARRA; $220 million for FY2010; $180 million for FY2011; $195 million for FY2012; $200.5 million for FY2013; and $282 million requested for FY2014 • Scheduled termination: None • Description: This program works with industrial partners, national laboratories, universities, and other stakeholders to develop the technologies and systems needed to cost-effectively transform the nation’s renewable and abundant domestic biomass resources into clean, affordable, and sustainable biofuels, bioproducts, and biopower. In recent years, the program has been primarily geared toward development and deployment of ethanol from non-food feedstocks, but is now expanding its scope to additional alternative fuels, such as bio-butanol, green gasoline, jet fuel, and diesel. Congressional Research Service 3 Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Incentives: A Summary of Federal Programs • Qualified applicant: Colleges and universities; profit organizations • Qualified technologies: Biomass • For more information: )

Annual Funding

$89.8 million for FY2006

$196.3 million for FY2007

$195.6 million for FY2008

$214 million for FY2009

An additional $777 million in FY2009 from ARRA

$220 million for FY2010

$180 million for FY2011

$195 million for FY2012

$185.2 million for FY2013

$182.3 million for FY2014

$225 million for FY2015

$246 million requested for FY2016

Scheduled Termination

None

Description

This program works with industrial partners, national laboratories, universities, and other stakeholders to develop the technologies and systems needed to cost-effectively transform the nation's renewable and abundant domestic biomass resources into clean, affordable, and sustainable biofuels, bioproducts, and biopower. In recent years, the program has been primarily geared toward development and deployment of ethanol from non-food feedstocks, but is now expanding its scope to additional alternative fuels, such as bio-butanol, green gasoline, jet fuel, and diesel.

Qualified Applicant(s)

Colleges and universities; profit organizations

Qualified Technologies

Biomass

For More Information

See CRS Report R42566, Alternative Fuel and Advanced Vehicle Technology Incentives: A Summary of Federal Programs, by [author name scrubbed] et al.; DOE', by Lynn J. Cunningham et al.; DOE’s Bioenergy Technologies Program overview; DOE's ; DOE’s Bioenergy Technologies Office – Financial Opportunities online resource; and program number 81.087 at the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) website 2. Regional Biomass Energy Grant Programs

Administered by

Bioenergy Technologies Office, EERE

Authority

(CFDA) website 2. Regional Biomass Energy Grant Programs • Administered by: Bioenergy Technologies Office, EERE • Authorization: Department of Energy Organization Act of 1977 (P.L. 95-91); ) Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act for FY1987 (P.L. 99-591)

Annual Funding

P.L. 99-500) • Annual funding: $395,000 for FY2007; an estimated $75,131 for FY2008; an estimated $25,705 for FY2009; an estimated $4.8 million for FY2010; $0 for FY2011; $0 for FY2012; $0 for FY2013; data for FY2014 is currently unavailable • Scheduled termination: None • Description: This program provides assistance to increase America’s use of fuels,

$4.8 million for FY2010

$0 for FY2011-FY2014

FY2015 data is currently unavailable; the FY2015 budget request does not provide details on this program.

Scheduled Termination

None

Description

This program provides assistance to increase America's use of fuels,
chemicals, materials, and power made from domestic biomass on a sustainable basis. Assistance may be used to develop and transfer any of several biomass energy technologies to the scientific and industrial communities. For regional programs, such technologies will be appropriate for the needs and resources of particular regions of the United States. • Qualified applicants:

Qualified Applicant(s)

State and local governments; colleges and universities; profit organizations; nonprofit organizations • Qualified technologies: Biomass • For more information:

Qualified Technologies

Biomass

For More Information

See program number 81.079 at the CFDA website Geothermal 3. Geothermal Technologies Program (GTP)

Administered by

EERE

Authority

CFDA website Geothermal 3. Geothermal Technologies Program (GTP) • Administered by: EERE • Authorization: Geothermal Energy Research, Development, and Demonstration Act (P.L. 93-410); ) Department of Energy Organization Act (P.L. 95-91); Energy ) Energy Tax Act of 1978 (P.L. 95-618); ) Energy Security Act of 1980 (P.L. 96-294); ) Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Technology Competitiveness Act of 1989 (P.L. 101-218); ) Solar, Wind, Waste, and Geothermal Power Production Incentives Act of 1990 (P.L. 101-575); ) Energy Policy Act of 1992 (EPACT; P.L. 102-486); ) Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPACT 2005; P.L. 109-58); Energy ) Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA; P.L. 110-140); American ) American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA; P.L. 111-5)

Annual Funding

$68.2 million for FY2006

$5 million for FY2007

$19.3 million for FY2008

$43.3 million for FY2009

An additional $393 million appropriated in FY2009 from ARRA

$44 million for FY2010

$37 million for FY2011

$37 million for FY2012

$35 million for FY2013

$44.8 million for FY2014

$55 million requested for FY2015

$96 million requested for FY2016

Scheduled Termination

None

Description

This program partners the federal government with industry,
P.L. 111-5) Congressional Research Service 4 Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Incentives: A Summary of Federal Programs • Annual funding: $68.2 million for FY2006; $5 million for FY2007; $19.3 million for FY2008; $43.3 million for FY2009; an additional $393 million appropriated in FY2009 from ARRA; $44 million for FY2010; $37 million for FY2011; $37 million for FY2012; $38.1 million for FY2013; and $60 million requested for FY2014 • Scheduled termination: None • Description: This program partners the federal government with industry, academia, and research facilities to further the development of geothermal energy technologies. Competitive solicitations issued as Funding Opportunity Announcements (FOAs) are the principal mechanism used by the GTP to contract for cost-shared research, development, and demonstration projects. • Qualified applicants: Profit organizations; colleges and universities • Qualified technology: Geothermal • For more information: See EERE’s Geothermal Technologies Program website;

Qualified Applicant(s)

Profit organizations; colleges and universities

Qualified Technologies

Geothermal

For More Information

See EERE's Geothermal Technologies Program website;
and program number 81.087 at the CFDA website Hydrogen and Fuel Cells 4. Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Technologies Program • Administered by: EERE • Authorization:

Administered by

EERE

Authority

Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-275); Federal ) Federal Nonnuclear Energy Research and Development Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-577); ) Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975 (EPCA; P.L. 94-163); ) Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Research, Development and Demonstration Act (P.L. 94-413); ) Department of Energy Organization Act of 1977 (P.L. 95-91); Automotive ) Automotive Propulsion Research and Development Act of 1978 (Title III of Department of Energy Act of 1978-Civilian Applications; P.L. 95-238); ) Methane Transportation Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 1980 (P.L. 96-512); Energy ) Energy Security Act of 1980 (P.L. 96-294); ) Alternative Motor Fuels Act of 1988 (P.L. 100-494); ) Spark M. Matsunaga Hydrogen Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 1990 (P.L. 101-566); ) Energy Policy Act of 1992 (EPACT; P.L. 102-486); ) Hydrogen Future Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-271); ) Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPACT 2005; P.L. 109-58); ) Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA; P.L. 110-140); ) American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA; P.L. 111-5) • Annual funding: )

Annual Funding

$153.4 million for FY2006; $190 million for FY2007; $206.2 $206.2 million for FY2008; $164.6 million for FY2009; an An additional $43 million appropriated in FY2009 from ARRA; $174 million for FY2010; $95.8 million for FY2011; $101.3 million for FY2012; $104.3 million for FY2013; and $100 million requested for FY2014 • Scheduled termination: None • Description: This program partners with industry, academia, and national FY2011

$101.3 million for FY2012

$95.8 million for FY2013

$89.5 million for FY2014

$97 million for FY2015

$103 million requested for FY2016

Scheduled Termination

None

Description

This program partners with industry, academia, and national
laboratories and works in close coordination with Vehicle Technologies and other programs at DOE to: overcome technical barriers through R&D of hydrogen Congressional Research Service 5 Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Incentives: A Summary of Federal Programs production, delivery, and storage technologies; overcome technical barriers to fuel cell technologies for transportation, distributed stationary power, and portable power applications; address safety issues and facilitate the development of model codes and standards; validate and demonstrate hydrogen and fuel cells in real-world conditions; and educate key stakeholders whose acceptance of these technologies will determine their success in the marketplace. • Qualified applicants:

Qualified Applicant(s)

Federal government; national laboratories; colleges and universities; and profit organizations • Qualified technologies: Hydrogen and fuel cells • For more information: See EERE’s Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies website

Qualified Technologies

Hydrogen and fuel cells

For More Information

See EERE's Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies website
; and program number 81.087 at the CFDA website Solar 5. Solar Energy Technologies Program (SETP)

Administered by

EERE

Authority

CFDA website Solar 5. Solar Energy Technologies Program (SETP) • Administered by: EERE • Authorization: Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975 (EPCA; P.L. 94-163) P.L. 94163); Energy Conservation and Production Act of 1976 (ECPA; P.L. 94-385); ) Department of Energy Organization Act of 1977 (P.L. 95-91); ) Solar Photovoltaic Energy Research, Development and Demonstration Act of 1984 (P.L. 95-590); ) National Energy Conservation Policy Act of 1978 (NECPA; P.L. 95-619); Energy ) Energy Security Act of 1980 (P.L. 96-294); ) Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Technology Competitiveness Act of 1989 (P.L. 101-218); ) Solar, Wind, Waste, and Geothermal Power Production Incentives Act of 1990 (P.L. 101-575); Solar, ) Solar, Wind, Waste, and Geothermal Power Production Incentives Technical Amendments Act of 1991 (P.L. 102-46); ) Energy Policy Act of 1992 (EPACT; P.L. 102-486); ) Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPACT 2005; P.L. 109-58); Energy ) Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA; P.L. 110-140); American ) American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA; P.L. 111-5) • Annual funding: $81.8 million for FY2006; $157 million for FY2007; $166.3 million for FY2008; $172.4 million for FY2009; an additional $116 million appropriated in FY2009 from ARRA; $247 million for FY2010; $259.6 million for FY2011; $284.7 million for FY2012; $290.7 million for FY2013; and $356 million requested for FY2014 • Scheduled termination: None • Description: SETP partners with industry, national laboratories, and universities to develop and bring reliable and affordable solar energy technologies to the marketplace. This program finances R&D in four major subprograms: Photovoltaics (PV); Concentrating Solar Power (CSP); Systems Integration for Solar Technologies; and Market Transformation for Solar Technologies. • Qualified applicants: Industry; national laboratories; colleges and universities • Qualified technology: Solar Congressional Research Service 6 Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Incentives: A Summary of Federal Programs • For more information: See EERE’s Solar Energy Technologies Program website; )

Annual Funding

$81.8 million for FY2006

$157 million for FY2007

$166.3 million for FY2008

$172.4 million for FY2009

An additional $116 million appropriated in FY2009 from ARRA

$247 million for FY2010

$259.6 million for FY2011

$284.7 million for FY2012

$269.1 million for FY2013

$254.3 million for FY2014

$233 million for FY2015

$336.7 million requested for FY2016

Scheduled Termination

None

Description

SETP partners with industry, national laboratories, and universities to develop and bring reliable and affordable solar energy technologies to the marketplace. This program finances R&D in four major subprograms: Photovoltaics (PV); Concentrating Solar Power (CSP); Systems Integration for Solar Technologies; and Market Transformation for Solar Technologies.

Qualified Applicant(s)

Industry; national laboratories; colleges and universities

Qualified Technologies

Solar

For More Information

See EERE's Solar Energy Technologies Program website;
and program number 81.087 at the CFDA website Water Power Water Power 6. Water Power Program (formerly Wind and Hydropower Technologies Program) • Administered by: EERE • Authorization: Program)

Administered by

EERE

Authority

Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975 (EPCA; P.L. 94-163) P.L. 94163); Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Technology Competitiveness Act of 1989 (P.L. 101-218); ) Solar, Wind, Waste, and Geothermal Power Production Incentives Act of 1990 (P.L. 101-575); ) Energy Policy Act of 1992 (EPACT; P.L. 102-486); ) Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPACT 2005; P.L. 109-58); Energy ) Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA; P.L. 110-140); American ) American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA; P.L. 111-5) • Annual funding: $495,000 for FY2006; $0 for FY2007; $9.7 million for FY2008; $39.1 million for FY2009; an)

Annual Funding

$495,000 for FY2006

$0 for FY2007

$9.7 million for FY2008

$39.1 million for FY2009

An
additional $31.7 million appropriated in FY2009 from ARRA; $50 million for FY2010; $29.2 million for FY2011; $58.1 million for FY2012; $59.1 million for FY2013; and $55 million requested for FY2014 • Scheduled termination: None • Description: for FY2012

$54.7 million for FY2013

$57.8 million for FY2014

$61 million for FY2015

$67 million requested for FY2016

Scheduled Termination

None

Description

This program partners with the national laboratories, industry, universities, and other federal agencies to promote the development and deployment of technologies capable of generating environmentally sustainable and cost-effective electricity from the nation's water resources (both conventional and marine and hydrokinetic technologies). • Qualified applicants:

Qualified Applicant(s)

Federal, state, local, and tribal governments; national laboratories; industry; small businesses; colleges and universities • Qualified technologies:

Qualified Technologies

Hydroelectric; hydrokinetic energy; wave energy; tidal energy; ocean thermal energy conversion • For more information: See EERE’

For More Information

See EERE'
s Water Power Program; or program number 81.087 at the CFDA website Wind Energy Program 7. Wind Energy Program (formerly Wind and Hydropower Technologies Program)Administered by: EERE • Authorization: Program)

Administered by

EERE

Authority

Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975 (EPCA; P.L. 94-163) P.L. 94163); Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Technology Competitiveness Act of 1989 (P.L. 101-218); ) Solar, Wind, Waste, and Geothermal Power Production Incentives Act of 1990 (P.L. 101-575); ) Energy Policy Act of 1992 (EPACT; P.L. 102-486); ) Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPACT 2005; P.L. 109-58); Energy ) Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA; P.L. 110-140); American ) American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA; P.L. 111-5)

Annual Funding

$38.3 million for FY2006

$48.7 million for FY2007

$49 million for FY2008

$54.4 million for FY2009

An additional $106.9 million appropriated in FY2009 from ARRA

$80 million for FY2010

$78.8 million for FY2011

$91.8 million for FY2012

$86.1 million for FY2013

$87 million for FY2014

$107 million for FY2015

$145 million requested for FY2016

Scheduled Termination

None

Description

This program partners with federal, state, and other stakeholder
P.L. 111-5) Congressional Research Service 7 Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Incentives: A Summary of Federal Programs • Annual funding: $38.3 million for FY2006; $48.7 million for FY2007; $49 million for FY2008; $54.4 million for FY2009; an additional $106.9 million appropriated in FY2009 from ARRA; $80 million for FY2010; $78.8 million for FY2011; $91.8 million for FY2012; $93.8 million for FY2013; and $144 million requested for FY2014 • Scheduled termination: None • Description: This program partners with federal, state, and other stakeholder groups to conduct research and development activities through competitively selected, cost-shared research and development projects with industry to improve the performance, lower the costs, and accelerate the deployment of wind energy technologies. • Qualified applicants:

Qualified Applicant(s)

Federal, state, local, and tribal governments; national laboratories; industry; small businesses; colleges and universities • Qualified technologies: Wind • For more information: See EERE’s

Qualified Technologies

Wind

For More Information

See EERE's
Wind Energy Program website; and program number 81.087 at the CFDA website Energy Efficiency Buildings 8. Building Technologies Program

Administered by

EERE

Authority

CFDA website Energy Efficiency Buildings 8. Building Technologies Program • Administered by: EERE • Authorization: Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975 (EPCA; P.L. 94-163) P.L. 94163); Energy Conservation and Production Act of 1976 (ECPA; P.L. 94-385); ) Department of Energy Organization Act of 1977 (P.L. 95-91); ) Energy Tax Act of 1978 (P.L. 95-618); ) National Energy Conservation Policy Act of 1978 (NECPA; P.L. 95-619); ) Power Plant and Industrial Fuel Use Act of 1978 (P.L. 95-620); ) Energy Security Act (P.L. 96-294); ) National Appliance Energy SupplyConservation Act of 1987 (P.L. 100-12); ) National Appliance Energy Conservation Amendments of 1988 (P.L. 100-357); ) Federal Energy Management Improvement Act of 1988 ( (P.L. 100-615); ) Energy Policy Act of 1992 (EPACT; P.L. 102-486); Energy ) Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPACT 2005; P.L. 109-58); ) Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA; P.L. 110-140); ) American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA; P.L. 111-5) • Annual funding: $68.2 million for FY2006; $103 million for FY2007; $107.4 million for FY2008; $138.1 million for FY2009; an additional $319.2 million appropriated in FY2009 from ARRA; $222 million for FY2010; $207.3 million for FY2011; $214.7 million for FY2012; $220.5 million for FY2013; and $300 million requested for FY2014 • Scheduled termination: None • Description: In partnership with the private sector, state and local governments, national laboratories, and universities, the Building Technologies Program works Congressional Research Service 8 Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Incentives: A Summary of Federal Programs to improve the efficiency of buildings and the equipment, components, and systems within them. The program supports research and development (R&D) activities and provides tools, guidelines, training, and access to technical and financial resources. • Qualified applicants: State and local governments; universities; national laboratories • Qualified technologies: Energy-efficient innovations for building envelopes, equipment, lighting, daylighting, and windows; passive solar; photovoltaics; fuel cells; advanced sensors and controls; and combined heating, cooling, and power systems • For more information: See EERE’s Building Technologies Program website 9. Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) • Administered by: EERE • Authorization: )

Annual Funding

$68.2 million for FY2006

$103 million for FY2007

$107.4 million for FY2008

$138.1 million for FY2009

An additional $319.2 million appropriated in FY2009 from ARRA

$222 million for FY2010

$207.3 million for FY2011

$214.7 million for FY2012

$204.6 million for FY2013

$173.6 million for FY2014

$172 million for FY2015

$264 million requested for FY2016

Scheduled Termination

None

Description

In partnership with the private sector, state and local governments, national laboratories, and universities, the Building Technologies Program works to improve the efficiency of buildings and the equipment, components, and systems within them. The program supports research and development (R&D) activities and provides tools, guidelines, training, and access to technical and financial resources.

Qualified Applicant(s)

State and local governments; universities; national laboratories

Qualified Technologies

Energy-efficient innovations for building envelopes, equipment, lighting, daylighting, and windows; passive solar; photovoltaics; fuel cells; advanced sensors and controls; and combined heating, cooling, and power systems

For More Information

See EERE's Building Technologies Program website

9. Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP)

Administered by

EERE

Authority

Energy Supply and Production Act of 1976 (ECPA; P.L. 94-385); ) National Energy Conservation Policy Act of 1978 (NECPA; P.L. 95-619); Energy ) Energy Security Act of 1980 (P.L. 96-294); ) Energy Policy Act of 1992 (EPACT; P.L. 102-486 ) ); Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPACT 2005; P.L. 109-58); Energy ) Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA; P.L. 110-140); American ) American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA; P.L. 111-5) • Annual funding: )

Annual Funding

$227.2 million for FY2008; $450 million for FY2009; an An additional $5 billion appropriated in FY2009 from ARRA; $270 million for FY2010; FY2010 $171 million for FY2011; $68 million for FY2012; $68.4 million for FY2013; and $184 million requested for FY2014 • Scheduled termination: None • Description:

$68 million for FY2012

$131.7 million for FY2013

$173.9 million for FY2014

$193 million for FY2015

$228.4 million requested for FY2016

Scheduled Termination

None

Description

This program reduces energy costs for low-income households by increasing the energy efficiency of their homes while ensuring their health and safety. DOE provides funding and technical guidance to states, which manage the day-to-day details of the program. Low-income families receive services from a network of more than 900 local weatherization service providers who install energy efficiency measures in the homes of qualifying homeowners free of charge. • Qualified applicants: State and tribal governments, including U.S. territories • Qualified technologies: charge.

Qualified Applicant(s)

State and tribal governments, including U.S. territories

Qualified Technologies

Weatherization technologies include a wide range of energy efficiency measures for retrofitting homes and apartment buildings. Weatherization service providers choose the best package of efficiency measures for each home based on an energy audit of the home. Typical measures may include installing insulation, sealing ducts, tuning and repairing heating and cooling systems, and if indicated, replacement of the same; mitigating air infiltration; and reducing electric base load consumption. • For more information: See EERE’s

For More Information

See EERE's
Weatherization Assistance Program website; ; and program number 81.042 at the CFDA website Industrial CFDA website Congressional Research Service 9 Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Incentives: A Summary of Federal Programs Industrial 10. Advanced Manufacturing Office (AMO, formerly the Industrial Technologies Program - ITP) • Administered by: EERE • Authorization:

Administered by

EERE

Authority

Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975 (EPCA; P.L. 94-163) P.L. 94163); Energy Conservation and Production Act of 1976 (ECPA; P.L. 94-385); ) Department of Energy Organization Act of 1977 (P.L. 95-91); ) National Energy Conservation Policy Act of 1978 (NECPA; P.L. 95-619); ) Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act of 1978 (P.L. 95-620); ) Energy Security Act of 1980 (P.L. 96-294); ) Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Technology Competitiveness Act of 1989 (P.L. 101-218); ) Energy Policy Act of 1992 (EPACT; P.L. 102-486); ) Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPACT 2005; P.L. 109-58); ) Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA; P.L. 110-140); ) American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA; P.L. 111-5) • Annual funding: $55.9 million for FY2006; $55.8 million for FY2007; $63.2 million for FY2008; $88.2 million for FY2009; an additional $261.5 million appropriated in FY2009 from ARRA; $96 million for FY2010; $105.9 million for FY2011; $112.7 for FY2012; $116.3 million for FY2013; and $365 million requested for FY2014 • Scheduled termination: None • Description: AMO works with industry to improve industrial energy efficiency and environmental performance while increasing productivity by: conducting R&D on new energy efficient technologies; supporting commercialization of emerging technologies; providing plants with access to proven technologies, energy assessments, software tools, and other resources; and promoting energy and carbon management in industry. • Qualified applicants: Industrial organizations • Qualified technologies: Crosscutting technologies that improve the efficiency of technologies that are common to many industrial processes and can benefit multiple industries. Crosscutting technology R&D areas include combustion; distributed energy; energy intensity processes; fuel and feedstock liability; industrial materials for the future; nanomanufacturing; and sensors and automation. • For more information: See EERE’s Advanced Manufacturing Office website 11. Inventions and Innovations Program • Administered by: EERE • Authorization: Federal Nonnuclear Energy Research and Development Policy Act (P.L. 93-577), Section 14; 42 USC 5913 • Annual funding: $2.8 million for FY2007; $145,000 for FY2008; $1.8 million for FY2009; $3 million for FY2010; $0 for FY2011; $940,000 for FY2012; an Congressional Research Service 10 Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Incentives: A Summary of Federal Programs estimated $914,000 for FY2013; the FY2014 budget request does not provide details on this program • Scheduled termination: None • Description: This program provides financial and technical assistance for research and development of innovative, energy-saving ideas and inventions with future commercial market potential. Inventions and Innovations support energy efficiency and renewable energy technology development in focus areas that align with Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy programs. • Qualified applicants: Individuals; small businesses • Qualified technologies: Specific energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies not listed • For more information: )

Annual Funding

$55.9 million for FY2006

$55.8 million for FY2007

$63.2 million for FY2008

$88.2 million for FY2009

An additional $261.5 million appropriated in FY2009 from ARRA

$96 million for FY2010

$105.9 million for FY2011

$112.7 million for FY2012

$114.3 million for FY2013

$175.4 million for FY2014

$200 million for FY2015

$404 million requested for FY2016

Scheduled Termination

None

Description

AMO works with industry to improve industrial energy efficiency and environmental performance while increasing productivity by conducting R&D on new energy efficient technologies; supporting commercialization of emerging technologies; providing plants with access to proven technologies, energy assessments, software tools, and other resources; and promoting energy and carbon management in industry.

Qualified Applicant(s)

Industrial organizations

Qualified Technologies

Crosscutting technologies that improve the efficiency of technologies that are common to many industrial processes and can benefit multiple industries. Crosscutting technology R&D areas include combustion; distributed energy; energy intensity processes; fuel and feedstock liability; industrial materials for the future; nanomanufacturing; and sensors and automation.

For More Information

See EERE's Advanced Manufacturing Office website

11. Inventions and Innovations Program

Administered by

EERE

Authority

Federal Nonnuclear Energy Research and Development Policy Act (P.L. 93-577)

Annual Funding

$2.8 million for FY2007

$145,000 for FY2008

$1.8 million for FY2009

$3 million for FY2010

$0 for FY2011

$940,000 for FY2012

$1 million for FY2013

$0 for FY2014

FY2015 data is currently unavailable; the FY2015 budget request does not provide details on this program.

Scheduled Termination

None

Description

This program provides financial and technical assistance for research and development of innovative, energy-saving ideas and inventions with future commercial market potential. Inventions and Innovations support energy efficiency and renewable energy technology development in focus areas that align with Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy programs.

Qualified Applicant(s)

Individuals; small businesses

Qualified Technologies

Specific energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies not listed

For More Information

See program number 81.036 at the CFDA website. The U.S. Department of Energy's Inventions  & Innovations website has been retired. To access information on financial opportunities and current solicitations, visit the Advanced Manufacturing Office's (formerly the Industrial Technologies Program’ Program's) financial opportunities website. Vehicles 12. Vehicle Technologies Program • Administered by: EERE • Authorization: . Vehicles 12. Vehicle Technologies Program

Administered by

EERE

Authority

Department of Energy Organization Act of 1977 (P.L. 95-91); ) Energy Policy Act of 1992 (EPACT; P.L. 102-486); ) Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPACT 2005; P.L. 109-58); ) Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA; P.L. 110-140); ) American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA; P.L. 111-5) • Annual funding: )

Annual Funding

$178.4 million for FY2006; $183.6 million for FY2007; $208.4 $208.4 million for FY2008; $267.1 million for FY2009; an An additional $2.8 billion appropriated in FY2009 from ARRA; $311.4 million for FY2010; $293.2 million for FY2011; $321 million for FY2012; $330.8 million for FY2013; and $575 million requested for FY2014 • Scheduled termination: None • Description:

$321 million for FY2012

$303.2 million for FY2013

$282.2 million for FY2014

$280 million for FY2015

$444 million requested for FY2016

Scheduled Termination

None

Description

The Vehicle Technologies Program works with industry leaders to develop and deploy advanced transportation technologies that could achieve significant improvements in vehicle fuel efficiency and displace oil with other fuels that ultimately can be domestically produced in a clean and costcompetitivecost-competitive manner. Program activities include research, development, demonstration, testing, technology validation, technology transfer, and education. • Qualified applicants:

Qualified Applicant(s)

Industry; colleges and universities; federal, state, and local governments; national laboratories • Qualified technologies:

Qualified Technologies

Hybrid electric systems; biofuels or fuels technology; advanced internal combustion engines; advanced propulsion materials Congressional Research Service 11 Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Incentives: A Summary of Federal Programs • For more information: See EERE’s

For More Information

See EERE's
Vehicle Technology Program website; and EERE’s EERE's Vehicle Technologies Program Factsheet Other Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Programs 13. Conservation Research and Development Grants • Administered by: EERE • Authorization:

Administered by

EERE

Authority

Federal Nonnuclear Energy Research and Development Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-577); ) Department of Energy Organization Act of 1977 (P.L. 9591);95-91) Further Continuing Appropriations Act for FY1983 (P.L. 97-377); American ) American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA; P.L. 111-5) • Annual funding: $87.5 million for FY2008; $203.7 million for FY2009; $1.96 billion for FY2010; $300 million for FY2011; $188.3 million for FY2012; an estimated $75.1 million for FY2013; the FY2014 budget request does not provide details on this program • Scheduled termination: None • Description: This program provides project grants to conduct balanced, long-term research efforts in buildings technologies, industrial technologies, vehicle technologies, and hydrogen and fuel cell technologies. • Qualified applicant: State, local, and tribal governments; universities; profit organizations; and private nonprofit institutions/organizations • Qualified technologies: Hydrogen and fuel cells; energy efficient technologies; advanced battery manufacturing • For more information: )

Annual Funding

$87.5 million for FY2008

$203.7 million for FY2009

$1.96 billion for FY2010

$300 million for FY2011

$188.3 million for FY2012

$164 million for FY2013 (est.)

$0 for FY2014; $67,680,841 has been de-obligated from this CFDA program number for FY2014 (to date)

FY2015 data is currently unavailable; the FY2015 budget request does not provide details on this program.

Scheduled Termination

None

Description

This program provides project grants to conduct balanced, long-term research efforts in buildings technologies, industrial technologies, vehicle technologies, and hydrogen and fuel cell technologies.

Qualified Applicant(s)

State, local, and tribal governments; universities; profit organizations; and private nonprofit institutions/organizations

Qualified Technologies

Hydrogen and fuel cells; energy efficient technologies; advanced battery manufacturing

For More Information

See program number 81.086 at the CFDA website 14. Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information Dissemination, Outreach, Training, and Technical Analysis/Assistance Grant Program • Administered by: EERE • Authorization:

Administered by

EERE

Authority

Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-438); ) Department of Energy Organization Act of 1977 (P.L. 95-91); ) Energy Policy Act of 1992 (EPACT; P.L. 102-486) • Annual funding: $30 million for FY2007; $39.7 million for FY2008; $38 million for FY2009; $80.4 million for FY2010; an estimated $15 million for FY2011; $32.2 million for FY2012; an estimated $8.6 million for FY2013; the FY2014 budget request does not provide details on this program • Scheduled termination: None • Description: This program provides financial assistance for information dissemination, outreach, training and related technical analysis/assistance that will (1) stimulate increased energy efficiency in transportation, buildings, industry and the Federal sector and encourage increased use of renewable and alternative energy; and (2) accelerate the adoption of new technologies to Congressional Research Service 12 Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Incentives: A Summary of Federal Programs increase energy efficiency and the use of renewable and alternative energy through the competitive solicitation of applications. • Qualified applicants: State and local governments; Native American organizations; individuals; universities; profit organizations; private nonprofit organizations; public nonprofit organizations; and Alaskan Native corporations • Qualified technologies: Specific energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies not listed • For more information: )

Annual Funding

$30 million for FY2007

$39.7 million for FY2008

$38 million for FY2009

$80.4 million for FY2010

$15 million for FY2011

$32.2 million for FY2012

$36.1 million for FY2013

$12.2 million for FY2014 (est.)

FY2015 data is currently unavailable; the FY2015 budget request does not provide details on this program.

Scheduled Termination

None

Description

This program provides financial assistance for information dissemination, outreach, training, and related technical analysis/assistance that will (1) stimulate increased energy efficiency in transportation, buildings, industry, and the federal sector and encourage increased use of renewable and alternative energy; and (2) accelerate the adoption of new technologies to increase energy efficiency and the use of renewable and alternative energy through the competitive solicitation of applications.

Qualified Applicant(s)

State and local governments; Native American organizations; individuals; universities; profit organizations; private nonprofit organizations; public nonprofit organizations; and Alaskan Native corporations

Qualified Technologies

Specific energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies not listed

For More Information

See program number 81.117 at the CFDA website 15. Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Technology Deployment, Demonstration, and Commercialization Grant Program • Administered by: EERE • Authorization:

Administered by

EERE

Authority

Energy Policy Act of 1992 (EPACT; P.L. 102-486); ) Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPACT 2005; P.L. 109-58); ) Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA; P.L. 110-140); ) American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA; P.L. 111-5) • Annual Funding: $0 for FY2008; $21.8 million for FY2009; an estimated $7.2 million for FY2010. It is anticipated that all funds obligated under this program in FY2010 will be Recovery Act funds. $1 million for FY2011; $0 for FY2012; $0 for FY2013; the FY2014 budget request does not provide details on this program • Scheduled termination: None • Description: This program provides financial assistance for the technology deployment, demonstration, and commercialization of energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies. This includes biomass, building technologies, federal energy management, geothermal technologies, projects involving hydrogen, fuel cells and infrastructure technologies, industrial technologies, solar energy technologies, vehicle technologies, weatherization and intergovernmental technologies, and wind and hydropower technologies. • Qualified applicants: State governments; profit organizations • Qualified technologies: Biomass; geothermal; hydrogen and fuel cell technologies; solar; hydropower • For more information: )

Annual Funding

$0 for FY2008

$21.8 million for FY2009

$7.2 million for FY2010. All funds obligated under this program in FY2010 were Recovery Act funds

$1 million for FY2011

$0 for FY2012-FY2014

FY2015 data is currently unavailable; the FY2015 budget request does not provide details on this program.

Scheduled Termination

None

Description

This program provides financial assistance for the technology deployment, demonstration, and commercialization of energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies. This includes biomass, building technologies, federal energy management, geothermal technologies, projects involving hydrogen, fuel cells and infrastructure technologies, industrial technologies, solar energy technologies, vehicle technologies, weatherization and intergovernmental technologies, and wind and hydropower technologies.

Qualified Applicant(s)

State governments; profit organizations

Qualified Technologies

Biomass; geothermal; hydrogen and fuel cell technologies; solar; hydropower

For More Information

See program number 81.129 at the CFDA website 16. Renewable Energy Production Incentive (REPI) • Administered by: EERE • Authorization:

Administered by

EERE

Authority

Energy Policy Act of 1992 (EPACT; P.L. 102-486), Title XII, Section 1212; Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPACT 2005; P.L. 109-58), Title II, Subtitle A, Section 202); 42 USC 13317 Congressional Research Service 13 Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Incentives: A Summary of Federal Programs • Annual funding: $4.95 million for FY2006; $4.95 million for FY2007; $4.95 million for FY2008; $5 million for FY2009; $0 for FY2010; $0 for FY2011; $0 for FY2012; $0 for FY2013; and $0 requested for FY2014 • Scheduled termination: End of FY2026 • Description: This program provides incentive payments for electricity generated Subtitle A, Section 202)

Annual Funding

$4.95 million for FY2006

$4.95 million for FY2007

$4.95 million for FY2008

$5 million for FY2009

$0 for FY2010-FY2015

$0 requested for FY2016

Scheduled Termination

End of FY2026

Description

This program provides incentive payments for electricity generated
and sold by new qualifying renewable energy facilities. Qualifying systems are eligible for annual incentive payments of 1.5¢ per kilowatt-hour in 1993 dollars (indexed for inflation) for the first 10-year period of their operation, subject to the availability of annual appropriations in each federal fiscal year of operation. • Qualified applicants:

Qualified Applicant(s)

State, local, and tribal governments; public utilities; not-forprofitfor-profit electrical cooperatives; Native American corporations • Qualified technologies:

Qualified Technologies

Solar thermal electric; photovoltaics; landfill gas; wind; biomass; geothermal electric; anaerobic digestion; tidal energy; wave energy; ocean thermal • For more information: See EERE’s

For More Information

See EERE's
Renewable Energy Production Incentive Program website 17. Renewable Energy Research and Development Program • Administered by: EERE • Authorization:

Administered by

EERE

Authority

Department of Energy Organization Act of 1977 (P.L. 95-91); ) Department of Energy Act of 1978 - -Civilian Applications (P.L. 95-238), Section 207; 207 Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Technology Competitiveness Act of 1989 (P.L. 101-218); ) Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPACT 2005; P.L. 109-58); ) Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA; P.L. 111-140); American 110-140) American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA; P.L. 111-5) • Annual funding: $520 million for FY2008; $472.8 million for FY2009; $2.3 billion for FY2010 from ARRA funds; $114.7 million for FY2011; $233.2 million for FY2012; an estimated $141.5 million for FY2013; the FY2014 budget )

Annual Funding

$520 million for FY2008

$472.8 million for FY2009

$2.3 billion for FY2010 from ARRA funds

$114.7 million for FY2011

$233.2 million for FY2012

$356.6 million for FY2013

$774.7 million for FY2014 (est.)

FY2015 data is currently unavailable; the FY2015 budget request does not provide details on this program.

request does not provide details on this program. Breakdown of additional funds appropriated from ARRA: • (2010): Biomass—$800 million Geothermal—$400 million Hydrogen/Fuel Cell—$43.4 million Solar—$117.6 million Wind and Hydropower—$118 million • Scheduled termination: None • Description:

Scheduled Termination

None

Description

This program provides financial assistance to conduct balanced research and development efforts in the following energy technologies: solar, biomass, hydrogen, fuel cells and infrastructure, wind and hydropower, hydrogen, and geothermal. Assistance may be used to develop and transfer Congressional Research Service 14 Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Incentives: A Summary of Federal Programs renewable energy technologies to the scientific and industrial communities, states, and local governments. • Qualified applicants:

Qualified Applicant(s)

State, local, and tribal governments; colleges and universities; profit organizations; private nonprofit organizations • Qualified technologies: Solar; biomass; hydrogen; fuel cells; wind; hydropower; geothermal • For more information:

Qualified Technologies

Solar; biomass; hydrogen; fuel cells; wind; hydropower; geothermal

For More Information

See program number 81.087 at the CFDA website 18. State Energy Program (SEP) • Administered by: EERE • Authorization:

Administered by

EERE

Authority

Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975 (EPCA; P.L. 94-163) P.L. 94163); Energy Supply and Production Act of 1976 (ECPA; P.L. 94-385); National ) National Energy Conservation Policy Act of 1978 (NECPA; P.L. 95-619); ) State Energy Efficiency Programs Improvement Act of 1990 (P.L. 101-440); ) Energy Policy Act of 1992 (EPACT; P.L. 102-486); ) Energy Conservation Reauthorization Act of 1998 (P.L. 105-388); ) Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPACT 2005; P.L. 109-58); ) Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA; P.L. 110-140); American ) American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA; P.L. 111-5) • Annual funding: $44.1 million for FY2008; $50 million for FY2009; an )

Annual Funding

$44.1 million for FY2008

$50 million for FY2009

An
additional $3.1 billion appropriated in FY2009 from ARRA; $50 million for FY2010; FY2010 $50 million for FY2011; $50 million for FY2012; $50.3 million for FY2013; and $57 million requested for FY2014 • Scheduled termination: None • Description:

$50 million for FY2012

$47.1 million for FY2013

$50 million for FY2014

$50 million for FY2015

$70.1 million requested for FY2016

Scheduled Termination

None

Description

SEP provides grants to states to design and carry out their own renewable energy and energy efficiency programs. • Qualified applicants: State and tribal governments, including U.S. territories • Qualified technologies: Emerging renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies • For more information: See EERE’s

Qualified Applicant(s)

State and tribal governments, including U.S. territories

Qualified Technologies

Emerging renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies

For More Information

See EERE's
State Energy Program website; and program number 81.041 at the CFDA website 19. Tribal Energy Program (TEP)

Administered by

EERE/Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs

Authority

CFDA website 19. Tribal Energy Program • Administered by: EERE • Authorization: Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975 (EPCA; P.L. 94-163) P.L. 94163); Energy Conservation and Production Act of 1976 (ECPA; P.L. 94-385); ) Department of Energy Organization Act of 1977 (P.L. 95-91); ) Energy Tax Act of 1978 (P.L. 95-618); ) National Energy Conservation Policy Act of 1978 (NECPA; P.L. 95-619); ) Power Plant and Industrial Fuel Use Act of 1978 (P.L. 95-620); ) Energy Security Act (P.L. 96-294); National Appliance Energy Supply Act of 1987 (P.L. 100-12); ) Federal Energy Management Improvement Act of 1988 (P.L. 100-615); ) Energy Policy Act of 1992 (EPACT; P.L. 102-486 ); ) Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPACT 2005; P.L. 109-58); ) Energy Independence and Security Act of Congressional Research Service 15 Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Incentives: A Summary of Federal Programs 2007 (EISA; P.L. 110-140); ) American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA; P.L. 111-5) • Annual funding: $3.96 million for FY2006; $3.96 million for FY2007; $5.95 million for FY2008; $6 million for FY2009; $10 million for FY2010; $7 million for FY2011; $10 million for FY2012; $10.1 for FY2013; and $7 million requested for FY2014 • Scheduled termination: None • Description: This program promotes tribal energy sufficiency, economic growth, and employment on tribal lands through the development of renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies. The program provides financial assistance, technical assistance, education and training to tribes for the evaluation and development of renewable energy resources and energy efficiency measures. • Qualified applicant: Tribal governments • Qualified technologies: Energy efficient technologies: clothes washers; refrigerators/freezers; water heaters; lighting; lighting controls/sensors; chillers; furnaces; boilers; air conditioners; programmable thermostats; energy management; systems/building controls; caulking/weather-stripping; duct/air sealing; building insulation; windows; doors; siding; roofs; comprehensive measures/whole building; and other energy efficiency improvements may be eligible. Renewable energy technologies: passive solar space heat; solar water heat; solar space heat; photovoltaics; wind; biomass; hydroelectric; geothermal electric; geothermal heat pumps • For more information: See EERE’s Tribal Energy Program websitehttp://apps1.eere.energy.gov/tribalenergy/; and DSIRE’s program summary for the Tribal Energy Program Other DOE Offices/Cross-Cutting Programs 20. Advanced Research Projects Energy Financial Assistance Program (ARPA-E) • Administered by: Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) • Authorization: America COMPETES Act (P.L. 110-69), Section 5012 • Annual funding: $15 million for FY2009; an additional $388.9 million in FY2009 from ARRA; $0 for FY2010; $165.6 million for FY2011; $275 million for FY2012; $276.7 million for FY2013; and $379 million requested for FY2014 • Scheduled termination: After ARPA-E has been in operation for six years, the Secretary of Energy shall offer to enter into a contract with the National Academy of Sciences under which the National Academy shall conduct an evaluation of how well ARPA-E is achieving the goals and mission of ARPA-E. The evaluation shall include the recommendation of the National Academy of Sciences on whether ARPA-E should be continued or terminated. • Description: This program will fund organizations that have proposed sophisticated energy technology R&D projects that (1) translate scientific discoveries and cutting-edge inventions into technological innovations and (2) Congressional Research Service 16 Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Incentives: A Summary of Federal Programs accelerate transformational technological advances in areas that industry by itself is not likely to undertake because of high technical or financial risk. Transformational energy technologies are those that have the potential to create new paradigms in how energy is produced, transmitted, used, or stored. • Qualified applicants: ARPA-E welcomes submissions from any type of capable technology research and development entity. This includes, but is not limited to for-profit entities, academic institutions, research foundations, not-for-profit entities, collaborations, and consortia. The lead organization that will enter into the agreement with ARPA-E must be a U.S. entity. • Qualified technologies: Transformational energy technologies • For more information: See ARPA-E’s Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) website)

Annual Funding

$3.96 million for FY2006

$3.96 million for FY2007

$5.95 million for FY2008

$6 million for FY2009

$10 million for FY2010

$7 million for FY2011

$10 million for FY2012

$9.4 million for FY2013

$8.3 million for FY20141

$13.5 million for FY20152

$16.5 million requested for FY2016

Scheduled Termination

None

Description

This program promotes tribal energy sufficiency, economic growth, and employment on tribal lands through the development of renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies. The program provides financial assistance, technical assistance, education, and training to tribes for the evaluation and development of renewable energy resources and energy efficiency measures. In FY2015, DOE transferred TEP from the Weatherization and Intergovernmental Program (WIP) to the new Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs (IE).

Qualified Applicant(s)

Tribal governments

Qualified Technologies

Energy efficient technologies: clothes washers; refrigerators/freezers; water heaters; lighting; lighting controls/sensors; chillers; furnaces; boilers; air conditioners; programmable thermostats; energy management; systems/building controls; caulking/weather-stripping; duct/air sealing; building insulation; windows; doors; siding; roofs; comprehensive measures/whole building; and other energy efficiency improvements may be eligible. Renewable energy technologies: passive solar space heat; solar water heat; solar space heat; photovoltaics; wind; biomass; hydroelectric; geothermal electric; geothermal heat pumps

For More Information

See EERE's Tribal Energy Program website; and DSIRE's program summary for the Tribal Energy Program

Other DOE Offices/Cross-Cutting Programs 20. Advanced Research Projects Energy Financial Assistance Program (ARPA-E)

Administered by

Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E)

Authority

America Department of Energy Organization Act of 1977 (P.L. 95-91)

Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPACT 2005; P.L. 109-58)

COMPETES Act (P.L. 110-69), Section 5012

American COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-358)

Annual Funding

$15 million for FY2009

An additional $388.9 million in FY2009 from ARRA

$0 for FY2010

$165.6 million for FY2011

$275 million for FY2012

$250.6 million for FY2013

$280 million for FY2014

$280 million for FY2015

$325 million requested for FY2016

Scheduled Termination

After ARPA-E has been in operation for six years, the Secretary of Energy shall offer to enter into a contract with the National Academy of Sciences under which the National Academy shall conduct an evaluation of how well ARPA-E is achieving its goals and mission. The evaluation shall include the recommendation of the National Academy of Sciences on whether ARPA-E should be continued or terminated.

Description

This program will fund organizations that have proposed sophisticated energy technology R&D projects that (1) translate scientific discoveries and cutting-edge inventions into technological innovations and (2) accelerate transformational technological advances in areas that industry by itself is not likely to undertake because of high technical or financial risk. Transformational energy technologies are those that have the potential to create new paradigms in how energy is produced, transmitted, used, or stored.

Qualified Applicant(s)

ARPA-E welcomes submissions from any type of capable technology research and development entity. This includes, but is not limited to for-profit entities, academic institutions, research foundations, not-for-profit entities, collaborations, and consortia. The lead organization that will enter into the agreement with ARPA-E must be a U.S. entity.

Qualified Technologies

Transformational energy technologies

For More Information

See ARPA-E's Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) website
; and program number 81.135 at the CFDA website 21. Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, Research, Development and and Analysis Grant Program (Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability OE) • Administered by: Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability (OE) • Authorization: - OE)

Administered by

Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability (OE)

Authority

Department of Energy Organization Act of 1977 (P.L. 95-91); ) Energy Security Act of 1980 (P.L. 96-294); ) National Superconductivity and Competitiveness Act of 1988 (P.L. 100-697); ) Energy Policy Act of 1992 (EPACT; P.L. 102-486); ) Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPACT 2005; P.L. 109-58); ) Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA; P.L. 110-140); American ) American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA; P.L. 111-5) • Annual funding: $82.8 million for FY2008; $83.1 million for FY2009; an )

Annual Funding

$82.8 million for FY2008

$83.1 million for FY2009

An
additional $4.5 billion was appropriated to the Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability in FY2009 from ARRA. Approximately $4 billion of that total was used to implement smart grid programs authorized by EISA and accelerate the deployment of smart grid technologies across the transmission and distributions4; $121.4 million for FY2010; $102 million for FY2011; $96.2 million for FY2012; $99.8 million for FY2013; and $119.4 million requested for FY2014 • Scheduled termination: None • Description: This grant program aims to develop cost-effective technology that enhances the reliability, efficiency, and resiliency of the electric grid. • Qualified applicants: State, local, and tribal governments; universities; profit organizations; private nonprofit organizations; research organizations • Qualified technologies: Specific technologies not listed • For more information: distributions.3

$121.4 million for FY2010

$138.2 million for FY2011

$136.2 million for FY2012

$129.2 million for FY2013

$144.2 million for FY2014

$147 million for FY2015

$270.1 million requested for FY2016

Scheduled Termination

None

Description

This grant program aims to develop cost-effective technology that enhances the reliability, efficiency, and resiliency of the electric grid.

Qualified Applicant(s)

State, local, and tribal governments; universities; profit organizations; private nonprofit organizations; research organizations

Qualified Technologies

Specific technologies not listed

For More Information

See program number 81.122 at the CFDA website 22. Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP)

Administered by

EERE

Authority

CFDA website 4 For more information, see Department of Energy, FY2011 Congressional Budget Request, vol. 3, p. 500, at http://www.cfo.doe.gov/budget/11budget/Content/Volume 3.pdf. Congressional Research Service 17 Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Incentives: A Summary of Federal Programs 22. Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP) • Administered by: EERE • Authorization: Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975 (EPCA; P.L. 94-163) P.L. 94163); Energy Conservation and Production Act of 1976 (ECPA; P.L. 94-385); ) Department of Energy Organization Act (P.L. 95-91); ) National Energy Conservation Policy Act of 1978 (NECPA; P.L. 95-619); ) Federal Energy Management Improvement Act of 1988 (P.L. 100-615); ) Energy Policy Act of 1992 (EPACT; P.L. 102-486); ) Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPACT 2005; P.L. 109-58); ) Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA; P.L. 110-140) • Annual funding: $19 million for FY2006; $19.5 million for FY2007; $19.8 million for FY2008; $22 million for FY2009; an additional $22.4 million in FY2009 from ARRA; $32 million for FY2010; $30.4 million for FY2011; $29.9 million for FY2012; $30.1 million for FY2013; and $36 million requested for FY2014 • Scheduled termination: None • Description: FEMP assists federal agencies in developing and implementing energy efficient and renewable energy resources to meet energy management regulations and goals. • Qualified applicants: Federal agencies • Qualified technologies: Energy efficient technologies; solar; wind; incremental hydro; ocean; biomass; geothermal • For more information: See EERE’s Federal Energy Management Program website 23. Financial Assistance Program (Office of Science) • Administered by: Office of Science • Authorization: Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (P.L. 83-703), Section 31; Energy )

Annual Funding

$19 million for FY2006

$19.5 million for FY2007

$19.8 million for FY2008

$22 million for FY2009

An additional $22.4 million in FY2009 from ARRA

$32 million for FY2010

$30.4 million for FY2011

$29.9 million for FY2012

$28.3 million for FY2013

$28.2 million for FY2014

$27 million for FY2015

$43.1 million requested for FY2016

Scheduled Termination

None

Description

FEMP assists federal agencies in developing and implementing energy efficient and renewable energy resources to meet energy management regulations and goals.

Qualified Applicant(s)

Federal agencies

Qualified Technologies

Energy efficient technologies; solar; wind; incremental hydro; ocean; biomass; geothermal

For More Information

See EERE's Federal Energy Management Program website

23. Financial Assistance Program (Office of Science)

Administered by

Office of Science

Authority

Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (P.L. 83-703), Section 31

Energy
Reorganization Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-438), Title I, Section 107; Federal Federal Nonnuclear Energy Research and Development Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-577); ) American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA; P.L. 111-5) • Annual funding: $974 million for FY2008; $1.4 billion for FY2009; $1.3 billion for FY2010; $1.3 billion for FY2011; $1 billion for FY2012; an estimated $962.6 million for FY2013; and an estimated $962.6 million for FY2014 • Scheduled termination: None • Description: This program provides financial support for fundamental research in the basic sciences and advanced technology concepts and assessments in fields related to energy. • Qualified applicants: State, local, and tribal governments; colleges and universities; profit commercial organizations; private nonprofit organizations; public nonprofit organizations; small businesses • Qualified technologies: Specific advanced technologies not listed Congressional Research Service 18 Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Incentives: A Summary of Federal Programs • For more information: )

Annual Funding

$974 million for FY2008

$1.4 billion for FY2009

$1.3 billion for FY2010

$1.3 billion for FY2011

$1 billion for FY2012

$965.1 million for FY2013

1.1 billion for FY2014 (est.)

FY2015 data is currently unavailable; the FY2015 budget request does not provide details on this program.

Scheduled Termination

None

Description

This program provides financial support for fundamental research in the basic sciences and advanced technology concepts and assessments in fields related to energy.

Qualified Applicant(s)

State, local, and tribal governments; colleges and universities; profit commercial organizations; private nonprofit organizations; public nonprofit organizations; small businesses

Qualified Technologies

Specific advanced technologies not listed

For More Information

See program number 81.049 at the CFDA website; and the Office of Science's Funding Opportunities website 24. Loan Guarantee Program (Office of the Chief Financial Officer) • Administered by: Office of the Chief Financial Officer • Authorization:

Administered by

Office of the Chief Financial Officer

Authority

Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPACT 2005; P.L. 109-58), Title XVII; XVII American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA; P.L. 111-5)

Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009 (P.L. 111-8)

Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 (P.L. 112-10)

Annual Funding

P.L. 111-5); 42 USC 16511 et seq. • Annual funding: • Section 1703 Innovative Technology Loan Guarantee Program (permanent): $4.5 million for FY2008; $0 for FY2009; $0 for FY2010; $169.6 million for FY2011; $0 for FY2012; $0 for FY2013; and $0 requested for FY2014 •

$7.9 million for FY20144

$17 million for FY20155

$0 requested for FY20166

Section 1705 Temporary Loan Guarantee Program: $0 for FY2008; $6 $6 billion was appropriated for FY2009. However, $2 billion of that funding was transferred to the "cash for clunkers" automobile trade-in program by P.L. 111-47.5 .7 An additional $1.5 billion was rescinded for the Education Jobs and Medicaid Assistance Act, P.L. 111-226 (Section 308), leaving a total of $2.5 billion remaining from the FY2009 appropriations; $0 for FY2010; $0 for FY2011; $0 for FY2012; and $0 for FY2013 • Scheduled termination:

$0 for FY2010-FY2015

$0 requested for FY2016

Scheduled Termination

None for the permanent (Section 1703) loan guarantee program. Projects authorized by the temporary loan guarantee (Section 1705) had to begin construction no later than September 30, 2011. • Description: LPO continues to administer and monitor loan guarantees for Section 1705 projects.

Description

This program provides federal loan guarantees to encourage early commercial use in the United States of new or significantly improved technologies in energy projects that (1) avoid, reduce, or sequester air pollutants or anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases; and (2) employ new or significantly improved technologies as compared to commercial technologies in service in the United States at the time the guarantee is issued. Temporary loan guarantees canwere also be made under Section 1705 for rapid deployment of certain renewable and electric transmission projects. • Qualified applicants: up through September 30, 2011.

Qualified Applicant(s)

State, local, and tribal governments; universities; profit organizations; and public nonprofit organizations. No federal entity may apply • Qualified technologies:

Qualified Technologies

Solar thermal electric; solar thermal process heat; photovoltaics; wind; hydroelectric; renewable transportation fuels; geothermal electric; fuel cells; manufacturing facilities; daylighting; tidal energy; wave energy; ocean thermal; biodiesel • For more information:

For More Information

See program number 81.126 at the CFDA website; DSIRE’; DSIRE's program summary for the Loan Guarantee Program; and DOE’s Loan Guarantee Program website 5 For more information, see CRS Report R40669, Energy and Water Development: FY2010 Appropriations, coordinated by Carl E. Behrens. Congressional Research Service 19 Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Incentives: A Summary of Federal Programs 's Loan Guarantee Program website 25. Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR)/Small Business Technology Transfer Program (STTR) • Administered by: EERE • Authorization:

Administered by

EERE

Authority

Small Business Innovation Development Act of 1982 (P.L. 97-219) P.L. 97219); Small Business Research and Development Act of 1992 (P.L. 102-564); ) Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2001 (P.L. 106-554), Title I, (Small Business Innovation Research Program Reauthorization Act of 2000; ) Small Business Technology Transfer Program Reauthorization Act of 2001 (P.L. 107-50); ) SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2011 (P.L. 112-81, Div. E, Title L) • Annual funding: $24.2 million for FY2011; $29.1 million for FY2012; $33.3 million for FY2013; and $52.1 million requested for FY2014 • Scheduled termination:

Annual Funding8

$24.2 million for FY2011

$29.1 million for FY2012

$26.4 million for FY2013 (SBIR: $23.4 million; STTR: $3 million)

$30.8 million for FY2014 (SBIR: $27.4 million; STTR: $3.4 million)

$27.5 million for FY2015 (SBIR: $24.2 million; STTR: $3.3 million)

$44.5 million requested for FY2016 (SBIR: $38.7 million; STTR: $5.8 million)

Scheduled Termination

The SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2011 (P.L. 11281112-81, Div. E, Title L) reauthorized the program through FY2017. • Description:

Description

Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfers (STTR) are U.S. government programs in which federal agencies with large research and development (R&D) budgets set aside a small fraction of their funding for competitions among small businesses only. DOE’s 's SBIR-STTR program is designed to stimulate technological innovation by small advanced technology firms and provide new, cost-effective scientific and engineering solutions to challenging problems. EERE funds appropriated for SBIR/STTR are allocated to larger EERE technology programs, detailed earlier in this report, including Biomass, Geothermal, Hydrogen & Fuel Cell, Solar Energy, Water Power;, Wind Energy, Advanced Manufacturing, Building Technologies, and Vehicle Technologies. • Qualified applicants: Small businesses • Qualified technologies:

Qualified Applicant(s)

Small businesses

Qualified Technologies

Research areas include energy production (fossil, nuclear, renewable, and fusion energy); energy use (in buildings, vehicles, and industry); fundamental energy sciences (materials, life, environmental, and computational sciences, and nuclear and high energy physics); environmental management; and nuclear nonproliferation • For more information: See EERE’s

For More Information

See EERE's
Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfers (SBIR/STTR) website; and program number 10.212 (SBIR) at the CFDA website II. U.S Department of the Treasury Homeowner 1. Residential Energy Efficiency Tax Credit • Administered by: Internal Revenue Service • Authority: Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPACT 2005; P.L. 109-58); Energy Improvement and Extension Act of 2008 (P.L. 110-343), Division B, Section 302; Congressional Research Service 20 Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Incentives: A Summary of Federal Programs

Please note that tax credits for biodiesel and vehicles are covered in detail another CRS Report R42566, Alternative Fuel and Advanced Vehicle Technology Incentives: A Summary of Federal Programs, by [author name scrubbed] et al.

Homeowner 1. Residential Energy Conservation Subsidy Exclusion

Administered by

Internal Revenue Service

Authority

26 U.S.C. §136

 

Energy Policy Act of 1992 (EPACT; P.L. 102-486)

Small Business Job Protection Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-188)

Scheduled Termination

None

Description

Energy conservation subsidies provided by public utilities, either directly or indirectly, are nontaxable: "Gross income shall not include the value of any subsidy provided (directly or indirectly) by a public utility to a customer for the purchase or installation of any energy conservation measure."

Qualified Applicant(s)

Residential; multi-family residential

Qualified Technologies

Technologies installed to reduce electricity or natural gas consumption or improve the management of energy demand in a dwelling unit, including, but not limited to, solar water heat; solar space heat; photovoltaics; and other energy efficiency technologies not identified.

For More Information

See the IRS Publication 525 (2012), Taxable and Nontaxable Income

2. Residential Energy Efficiency Tax Credit

Administered by

Internal Revenue Service

Authority

26 U.S.C. §25C

 

Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPACT 2005; P.L. 109-58)

Energy Improvement and Extension Act of 2008 (EIA; P.L. 110-343)

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA; P.L. 111-5) P.L. 111-5), Division B, Section 1121; American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (ATRA, P.L. 112-240)

Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-295)

Scheduled Termination

December 31, 2014

Description

A 10% credit for
P.L. 112-240); IRS Form 5695 & Instructions: Residential Energy Credits; 26 USC 25C • Scheduled Termination: December 31, 2013 • Description: The credit applied to energy efficiency improvements into the building envelope of existing homes and for the purchase of high-efficiency heating, cooling cooling, and water-heating equipment. Efficiency improvements or equipment must have served a dwelling in the United States that is owned and used by the taxpayer as a primary residence. The maximum lifetime amount of homeowner credit for all improvements combined for 2011, 2012 and 2013 is $500 total. • Qualified applicant: Residential • Qualifying technologies: is $500 total.

Qualified Applicant(s)

Residential

Qualified Technologies

Water heaters; furnace; boilers; heat pumps; air conditioners; building insulation; windows; doors; roofs; circulating fans used in a qualifying furnace; biomass and stoves that use qualified biomass fuel • For more information: See the Internal Revenue Service website 2. Residential Renewable Energy Tax Credit • Administered by: Internal Revenue Service • Authority:

For More Information

See the Internal Revenue Service website, Form 5695 & Instructions: Residential Energy Credits and CRS Report R42089, Residential Energy Tax Credits: Overview and Analysis, by [author name scrubbed] and [author name scrubbed].

3. Residential Renewable Energy Tax Credit

Administered by

Internal Revenue Service

Authority

26 U.S.C. §25D

 
Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPACT 2005; P.L. 109-58); Energy ) Energy Improvement and Extension Act of 2008 (P.L. 110-343); ) American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA; P.L. 111-5)

Scheduled Termination

December 31, 2016

Description

P.L. 111-5); IRS Form 5695 & Instructions: Residential Energy Credits; 26 USC 25D (amended) • Scheduled Termination: December 31, 2016 • Description: A taxpayer may claim a credit of 30% of qualified expenditures for a system that serves a dwelling unit located in the United States and used as a residence by the taxpayer. • Qualified applicant: Residential • Qualifying technologies:

Qualified Applicant(s)

Residential

Qualified Technologies

Solar water heat; photovoltaics; wind; fuel cells; geothermal heat pumps; other solar electric technologies • For more information: See

For More Information

See
IRS Form 5695 & Instructions: Residential Energy Credits Business 3. Business Energy Investment Tax Credit • Administered by: Internal Revenue Service • Authority: Credits 4. Business Energy Investment Tax Credit

Administered by

Internal Revenue Service

Authority

26 U.S.C §48

 

Energy Tax Act of 1978 (P.L. 95-678)

Energy Improvement and Extension Act of 2008 (EISA; P.L. 110-343) P.L. 110343), Division B; American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA; P.L. 111-5), Division B, Section 1103 Congressional Research Service 21 Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Incentives: A Summary of Federal Programs • Scheduled termination: P.L. 111-5)

Scheduled Termination

December 31, 2016. Geothermal property, with the exception of geothermal heat pumps, has no stated expiration date. The credit for solar energy property returns to 10% after December 31, 2016. • Description:

Description

Credit is 30% for solar, fuel cells, and small wind &and federal renewable electricity production tax credit-eligible technologies; 10% for geothermal, microturbines, and CHP (Combined Heat and Power). • Qualified Applicants: Commercial; industrial; utilities; agricultural • Qualified Technologies:

Qualified Applicant(s)

Commercial; industrial; utilities; agricultural

Qualified Technologies

Solar water heat; solar space heat; solar thermal electric; solar thermal process heat; photovoltaics; wind; biomass; geothermal electric; fuel cells; geothermal heat pumps; CHP/Cogeneration; solar hybrid lighting; direct-use geothermal; microturbines • For more information: See the DSIRE website. 4. Energy Efficient Commercial Buildings Tax Deduction • Administered by: Internal Revenue Service • Authority:

For More Information

See IRS Form 3468 (Investment Credit)

5. Energy Efficient Commercial Buildings Tax Deduction

Administered by

Internal Revenue Service

Authority

26 U.S.C. §179D

 
Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPACT 2005; P.L. 109-58) P.L. 109-58), Title XIII, Subtitle C, Section 1331(a); Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 (P.L. 109-432) P.L. 109432), Division A, Title II, Section 204; Energy Improvement and Extension Act of 2008 (P.L. 110-343)

Tax Increase Prevention Act (P.L. 113-295)

Scheduled Termination

December 31, 2014

Description

P.L. 110-343), Division B, Title III, Section 303; 26 USC § 179D • Scheduled termination: December 31, 2013 • Description: A tax deduction of $1.80 per square foot is available to owners of new or existing buildings who install (1) interior lighting;, (2) building envelope, or (3) heating, cooling, ventilation, or hot water systems that reduce the building’ building's total energy and power cost by 50% or more in comparison to a building meeting minimum requirements set by ASHRAE Standard 90.1-2001. Energy savings must be calculated using qualified computer software approved by the IRS. • Qualified applicants:

Qualified Applicant(s)

Commercial; builder/developer; state government; federal government (deductions associated with government buildings are transferred to the designer) • Qualified technologies:

Qualified Technologies

Equipment insulation; water heaters; lighting; lighting controls/sensors; chillers; furnaces; boilers; heat pumps; air conditioners; caulking/weather-stripping; duct/air sealing; building insulation; windows; doors; siding; roofs; comprehensive measures/whole building • For more information: See the Energy Star website 5. Energy-Efficient New Homes Tax Credit for Home Builders • Administered by: Internal Revenue Service • Authority:

For More Information

See IRS Form 8908 (Energy Efficient Home Credit)

6. Energy-Efficient New Homes Tax Credit for Home Builders

Administered by

Internal Revenue Service

Authority

26 U.S.C. §45L

 
Tax Technical Corrections Act of 2007 (P.L. 110-172), Section 11(a)(7); ) Energy Improvement and Extension Act (EIA; P.L. 110-343) P.L. 111-312P.L. 110-343), Division B, Title III, Section 304; 26 USC § 45L 8/8/2005 (amended 2008); P.L. 111-312 (12/31/2011 extension) ); American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (ATRA, P.L. 112-240)

Tax Increase Prevention Act (P.L. 113-295)

Scheduled Termination

December 31, 2014

Description

P.L. 112-240). Congressional Research Service 22 Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Incentives: A Summary of Federal Programs • Scheduled termination: December 31, 2013 • Description: This program provided tax credits of up to $2,000 for builders of all new energy-efficient homes, including manufactured homes constructed in accordance with the Federal Manufactured Homes Construction and Safety Standards. This credit was created by the Energy Policy Act of 2005 for homes constructed in 2006 and 2007. It was renewed for homes constructed in 2008 and 2009, but then it expired and was not active in 2010. The Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-312) retroactively reinstated this credit for homes acquired after December 31, 2009, and before January 1, 2012. • Qualified applicant: Builder/developer • Qualified technologies: Comprehensive measures/whole building • For more information: See the IRS website; IRS Certification of Energy Efficient Home Credit Notice; and IRS Energy Efficient Home Credit; Manufactured Homes Notice Industry 6. Energy Efficient Appliance Tax Credit for Manufacturers • Administered by: Internal Revenue Service • Authority: Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPACT 2005; P.L. 109-58), Title XIII, Subtitle C, Section 1334(a); Energy Improvement and Extension Act of 2008 (P.L. 110-343), Division B, Section 305; 26 USC § 45M subsequently amended; H.R. 4853, Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010; American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, (P.L. 112-240) • Scheduled termination: December 31, 2013 • Description: A tax credit for each manufacturer is limited to a total of $25 million for 2011, 2012 and 2013 combined. • Qualified applicants: Industrial; appliance manufacturers • Qualified technologies: Clothes washers; dishwashers; refrigerators • For more information: See the IRS website; IRS form 8909 7. Qualifying Advanced Energy Manufacturing Investment Tax Credit (48C) • Administered by: Internal Revenue Service • Authority: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA; P.L. 1115), Division B, Section 1302; 26 USC 48C; IRS Notice 2013-12 Qualifying Advanced Energy Project Credit Phase II. • Scheduled termination: Applications are no longer being accepted. Phase II concept papers were due to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) by April 9, 2013. DOE will review concept papers and select which companies will be allowed to submit a full application. Applications were due July 23, 2013. Congressional Research Service 23 Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Incentives: A Summary of Federal Programs • Description: The U.S. Treasury Department, in consultation with DOE, is no longer accepting applications for this tax credit. The applications were due to DOE by September 16, 2009, with final applications due to DOE October 16, 2009. Only applicants accepted and ranked by the DOE were allowed to submit final applications to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) by December 16, 2009. Approved projects were announced in January 2010. This tax credit was designed to encourage a U.S.-based renewable energy manufacturing sector. Projects receiving awards are eligible for a tax credit of 30% of the qualified investment required for an advanced energy project. • Qualified applicants: Commercial, industrial, manufacturing • Qualifying technologies: Lighting; lighting controls/sensors; energy conservation technologies: smart grid; solar water heat; solar thermal electric; photovoltaics; wind; geothermal electric; fuel cells; geothermal heat pumps; batteries and energy storage; advanced transmission technologies that support renewable energy generation; renewable fuels; fuel cells using renewable fuels; microturbines • For more information: See DOE’s webpage for the 48C tax credit; the IRS’ 48C webpage; and DSIRE’s webpage for the tax credit 8. Renewable Electricity Production Tax Credit (PTC) • Administered by: Internal Revenue Service • Authority: Energy Policy Act of 1992 (EPACT; P.L. 102-486); Energy Policy Act Standards.

Qualified Applicant(s)

Builder/developer

Qualified Technologies

Comprehensive measures/whole building

For More Information

See IRS Form 8908 (Energy Efficient Home Credit)

Industry 7. Renewable Electricity Production Tax Credit

Administered by

Internal Revenue Service

Authorizing Statute(s)

26 U.S.C. §45

Internal Revenue Code

Energy Policy Act of 1992 (EPACT; P.L. 102-486)

Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act of 1999 (P.L. 106-170)

Job Creation and Worker Assistance Act (P.L. 107-147)

Working Families Tax Relief Act of 2004 (P.L. 108-311)

American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 (P.L. 108-357)

Energy Policy Act
of 2005 (EPACT 2005; P.L. 109-58), Title XIII, Section 1301; ) Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 (P.L. 109-432), Division A, Section 201; Energy ) Energy Improvement and Extension Act of 2008 (P.L. 110-343); ) American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA; P.L. 111-5) P.L. 111-5), Division B, Section 1101 and 1102; American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (ATRA, P.L. 112-240)

Tax Increase Prevention Act (P.L. 113-295)

Scheduled Termination

December 31, 2014

Description

, (P.L. 112-240); IRS Notice 201329; 26 USC 45 (amended) • Scheduled termination: Projects must begin construction by December 31, 2013 • Description: The federal renewable electricity Production Tax Credit (PTC) is a per-kilowatt-hour tax credit for electricity generated by qualified energy resources and sold by the taxpayer to an unrelated person during the taxable year. P.L. 112-240 (American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012) extended the PTC through the end of 2013 and allowed projects that begin construction by the end of 2013 to qualify for the PTC. Previously, the law required that qualifying projects be placed in service before the PTC expiration date. • Qualified applicants: Commercial; industrial • Qualifying technologies:

Qualified Applicant(s)

Commercial; industrial

Qualified Technologies

Landfill gas; wind; biomass; hydroelectric; geothermal electric; municipal solid waste; hydrokinetic power (i.e., flowing water); anaerobic digestion; small hydroelectric; tidal energy; wave energy; ocean thermal • For more information: See the IRS website and DSIRE website Congressional Research Service 24 Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Incentives: A Summary of Federal Programs 9. Residential Energy Conservation Subsidy Exclusion (Corporate) • Administered by: Internal Revenue Service • Authority: Energy Policy Act of 1992 (EPACT; P.L. 102-486), Section 1912; Small Job Protection Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-188), Section 1617; 26 USC 136 (amended) • Scheduled termination: None • Description: Energy conservation subsidies provided by public utilities, either directly or indirectly, are nontaxable: “Gross income shall not include the value of any subsidy provided (directly or indirectly) by a public utility to a customer for the purchase or installation of any energy conservation measure.” • Qualified applicants: Residential; multi-family residential • Qualifying technologies: Technologies installed to reduce electricity or natural gas consumption or improve the management of energy demand in a dwelling unit, including, but not limited to, solar water heat; solar space heat; photovoltaics; and other energy efficiency technologies not identified. • For more information: See the IRS Publication 525 (2012), Taxable and Nontaxable Income website 10. Residential Energy Conservation Subsidy Exclusion (Personal) • Administered by: Internal Revenue Service • Authority: Energy Policy Act of 1992 (EPACT; P.L. 102-486); Small Job Protection Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-188), Section 1617; 26 USC 136 (amended) • Scheduled termination: None • Description: Energy conservation subsidies provided by public utilities, either directly or indirectly, are nontaxable: “Gross income shall not include the value of any subsidy provided (directly or indirectly) by a public utility to a customer for the purchase or installation of any energy conservation measure.” • Qualified applicant: Residential; multi-family residential • Qualifying technologies: Technologies installed to reduce electricity or natural gas consumption or improve the management of energy demand in a dwelling unit, including, but not limited to, solar water heat; solar space heat; photovoltaics; and other energy efficiency technologies not identified. • For more information: See the IRS Publication 525 (2012), Taxable and Nontaxable Income website State, Local and Tribal Governments 11. Qualified Energy Conservation Bonds (QECBs) • Administered by: Internal Revenue Service Congressional Research Service 25 Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Incentives: A Summary of Federal Programs • Authority: anaerobic digestion; small hydroelectric; tidal energy; wave energy; ocean thermal

For More Information

See IRS Notice 2013-29; CRS Report R43453, The Renewable Electricity Production Tax Credit: In Brief, by [author name scrubbed]

State, Local, and Tribal Governments 8. Qualified Energy Conservation Bonds

Administered by

Internal Revenue Service

Authority

26 U.S.C. §54A

26 U.S.C. §54D

26 U.S.C. §6431

 
Energy Improvement and Extension Act of 2008 (P.L. 110-343), Division B, Section 301; ) American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, (ARRA; P.L. 111-5)

Scheduled Termination

P.L. 111-5), Division B, Title I, Subtitle F, Part III, Section 1521(b)(1), (2), and Part IV, Section 1531(c)(2), and Part V, Section 1541(b)(2); 26 USC 54A ; 26 USC 54D; IRS Notice 2009-29; IRS Notice 2010-35; IRS Announcement 2010-54 • Scheduled termination: All funds have been allocated to the states. No new federal funding is available. There may be funding available in certain states. • Description:

Description

QECBs may be used by state, local, and tribal governments to finance certain types of energy projects. QECBs, as tax credit bonds, provide federally subsidized financing to all issuers. The original limit on the volume of energy conservation tax credit bonds to be issued by state and local governments was $800 million. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 expanded the allowable bond volume to $3.2 billion. • Qualified applicants: State, local, and tribal governments • Qualified technologies:

Qualified Applicant(s)

State, local, and tribal governments

Qualified Technologies

Solar thermal electric; photovoltaics; landfill gas; wind; biomass; hydroelectric; geothermal electric; municipal solid waste; hydrokinetic power; anaerobic digestion; tidal energy; wave energy; ocean thermal • For more information: See the DSIRE website; and CRS Report R41573, TaxFavored

For More Information

IRS Notice 2009-29; IRS Notice 2010-35; IRS Announcement 2010-54; and CRS Report R41573, Tax-Favored
Financing for Renewable Energy Resources and Energy Efficiency, by [author name scrubbed] and [author name scrubbed] Cross-Cutting 9. Modified Accelerated Cost-Recovery System (MACRS)

Administered by

Internal Revenue Service

Authority

26 U.S.C. §168

26 U.S.C. §48

 

Tax Reform Act of 1986 (P.L. 99-514)

American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (ATRA, P.L. 112-240)

Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-295)

Scheduled Termination

None

Description

Under MACRS, businesses may recover investments in certain property through depreciation deductions. The MACRS establishes a set of class lives for various types of property, ranging from 3 to 50 years, over which the property may be depreciated. A number of renewable energy technologies are classified as five-year property (26 U.S.C. 168(e)(3)(B)(vi)) under MACRS.

Qualified Applicant(s)

Commercial; industrial

Qualified Technologies

Solar water heat; solar space heat; solar thermal electric; solar thermal process heat; photovoltaics; landfill gas; wind; biomass; renewable transportation fuels; geothermal electric; fuel cells; geothermal heat pumps; municipal solid waste; CHP/cogeneration; solar hybrid lighting; direct use geothermal; anaerobic digestion; microturbines

For More Information

See
, by Molly F. Sherlock and Steven Maguire Cross-Cutting 12. Modified Accelerated Cost-Recovery System (MACRS) • Administered by: Internal Revenue Service • Authority: Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981 (P.L. 97-34); Economic Stimulus Act of 2008 (P.L. 110-185); American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA; P.L. 111-5), Division B, Title I, Subtitle C, Part I, Section 1201(a)(1)(2)(D), (3)(A), (b)(1); Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-312); 26 USC 168; IRS Rev. Proc. 2011-26; American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (P.L. 112-240) • Scheduled termination: None. The five-year schedule for most types of solar, geothermal, and wind property has been in place since 1986. • Description: Under MACRS, businesses may recover investments in certain property through depreciation deductions. The MACRS establishes a set of class lives for various types of property, ranging from three to 50 years, over which the property may be depreciated. A number of renewable energy technologies are classified as five-year property (26 USC 168(e)(3)(B)(vi)) under MACRS. • Qualified applicants: Commercial; industrial • Qualified technologies: Solar water heat; solar space heat; solar thermal electric; solar thermal process heat; photovoltaics; landfill gas; wind; biomass; renewable transportation fuels; geothermal electric; fuel cells; geothermal heat pumps; Congressional Research Service 26 Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Incentives: A Summary of Federal Programs municipal solid waste; CHP/cogeneration; solar hybrid lighting; direct use geothermal; anaerobic digestion; microturbines • For more information: See IRS Publication 946, , IRS Form 4562: Depreciation and Amortization, and Instructions for Form 4562 III. Department of Agriculture 1. Assistance to High Energy Cost Rural Communities Program

Administered by

Rural Development

Authority

Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (P.L. 74-605)

Grain Standards and Warehouse Improvement Act of 2000 (P.L. 106-472)

Annual Funding

$34.8 million for FY2005

$27.8 million for FY2006

$27.8 million for FY2007

$21.3 million for FY2008

$17.5 million for FY2009

$17.5 million for FY2010

$12.0 million for FY2011

$9.5 million for FY2012

$9.2 million for FY2013

$10 million for FY2014

$10 million for FY2015

Scheduled Termination

None

Description

This program provides financial assistance to rural communities with extremely high energy costs (exceeding 275% of the national average).

Qualified Applicant(s)

State, local, and tribal governments (including U.S. territories); for-profit businesses; non-profit businesses; cooperatives; individuals

Qualified Technologies

Not specifically identified

For More Information

See
Instructions for Form 4562 13. Alternative Motor Vehicle Credit • Administered by: Internal Revenue Service • Authority: Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPACT 2005; P.L. 109-58); Energy Improvement and Extension Act of 2008 (P.L. 110-343), Division B, Section 205; American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA; P.L. 111-5), Division B, Sections 1141-1144 • Scheduled Termination: December 31, 2014 for fuel cell vehicles and qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicles; expired December 31, 2011 or earlier for all other vehicles. • Description: Enacted in the Energy Policy Act of 2005, the provision includes separate credits for four distinct types of vehicles: using fuel cells, advanced lean burn technologies, qualified hybrid technology or qualified alternative fuels technologies. • Qualified applicant: Taxpayers • Qualifying technologies: Hybrid gasoline-electric; diesel; battery-electric; alternative fuel and fuel cell vehicles; advanced lean-burn technology vehicles; plug-in hybrid electric vehicles • For more information: See the IRS website for the Alternative Motor Vehicle Credit III. Department of Agriculture 1. Assistance to High Energy Cost Rural Communities Program • Administered by: Rural Development (RD) • Authorization: Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (P.L. 74-605); Grain Standards and Warehouse Improvement Act of 2000 (P.L. 106-472) • Annual funding: $9.5 million for FY2012; and $7.6 million for FY2013 • Scheduled termination: None • Description: This program provides financial assistance to rural communities with extremely high energy costs (exceeding 275% of the national average). • Qualified applicants: State, local, and tribal governments (including U.S. territories); for-profit businesses; non-profit businesses; cooperatives; individuals • Qualified technologies: Not specifically identified • For more information: See CFDA program number 10.859 and the USDA program website. 2. Bioenergy Program for Advanced Biofuels

Administered by

Rural Development

Authority

Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (P.L. 110-234), Title IX, Section 9001, Subsection 9005

Agricultural Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-79)

Annual Funding

Mandatory: The 2014 farm bill (P.L. 113-79) authorized mandatory funding of $15 million annually for FY2014-FY2018 to remain available until expended. Congress then lowered funding authority for FY2014 by $8 million through the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-76). The 2008 farm bill (P.L. 110-246) authorized mandatory CCC9 funding of $55 million for FY2009; $55 million for FY2010; $85 million for FY2011; and $105 million for FY2012
and the USDA program website Congressional Research Service 27 Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Incentives: A Summary of Federal Programs 2. Bioenergy Program for Advanced Biofuels • Administered by: Rural Development • Authorization: P.L. 110-234, Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, Title IX, section 9001, subsection 9005 • Annual Funding: • Mandatory Farm Bill authorization: $55 million for FY2009; $55 million for FY2010; $85 million for FY2011; $105 million for FY2012 was authorized to remain available until expended. P.L. 112-55 limits mandatory spending to $65 million • Discretionary: $25 million authorized for FY2009-FY2013; No discretionary funding has been appropriated through FY2013 • Scheduled Termination: Mandatory funding authorized through FY2013. • Description: To support and ensure an expanding production of advanced biofuels by providing payments to eligible advanced biofuel producers. • Qualified applicants: Eligible advanced biofuels producers • Qualified technologies: Payments will be made to eligible advanced biofuel producers for the production of fuel derived from renewable biomass, other than corn kernel starch, to include biofuel derived from cellulose, hemicellulose, or lignin; biofuel derived from sugar and starch (other than ethanol derived from corn kernel starch); biofuel derived from waste material, including crop residue, other vegetative waste material, animal waste, food waste and yard waste; dieselequivalent fuel derived from renewable biomass, including vegetable oil and animal fat; biogas (including landfill gas and sewage waste treatment gas) produced through the conversion of organic matter from renewable biomass; butanol or other alcohols produced through the conversion of organic matter from renewable biomass; and other fuel derived from cellulosic biomass • For more Information: See limited mandatory spending to $65 million for FY2012. With the expiration of mandatory funding, the program effectively ceased to operate after FY2012. It subsequently was reauthorized in the 2014 farm bill (P.L. 113-79).

Discretionary: Discretionary funding of $20 million annually for FY2014-FY2018 was authorized to be appropriated under the 2014 farm bill, whereas under the 2008 farm bill $25 million annually was authorized to be appropriated for FY2009-FY2013. However, no discretionary funding has been appropriated for the Bioenergy Program for Advanced Biofuels through FY2015.

Scheduled Termination

Mandatory funding authorized through FY2018.

Description

To support and ensure an expanding production of advanced biofuels by providing payments to eligible advanced biofuel producers.

Qualified Applicant(s)

Eligible advanced biofuels producers

Qualified Technologies

Payments will be made to eligible advanced biofuel producers for the production of fuel derived from renewable biomass, other than corn kernel starch, to include biofuel derived from cellulose, hemicellulose, or lignin; biofuel derived from sugar and starch (other than ethanol derived from corn kernel starch); biofuel derived from waste material, including crop residue, other vegetative waste material, animal waste, food waste, and yard waste; diesel-equivalent fuel derived from renewable biomass, including vegetable oil and animal fat; biogas (including landfill gas and sewage waste treatment gas) produced through the conversion of organic matter from renewable biomass; butanol or other alcohols produced through the conversion of organic matter from renewable biomass; and other fuel derived from cellulosic biomass

For More Information

See
program number 10.867 on the CFDA website; USDA program website; and; USDA program website; CRS Report R41985, Renewable Energy Programs and the Farm Bill: Status and Issues, by Randy Schnepf 3. Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP; Sec. 9011) • Administered by: Farm Services Agency (FSA) • Authorization: R43416, Energy Provisions in the 2014 Farm Bill (P.L. 113-79), by [author name scrubbed]. 3. Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP; §9011)

Administered by

Farm Services Agency (FSA)

Authority

Title IX of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (FSRIA; P.L. 107-171) is amended by Title IX, Section 9001 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (P.L. 110-246), creating new Section 9011 under FSIRA • Annual funding: Original mandatory funding authorization for FY2009-FY2012 authorizes “such sums as necessary.” The Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2010 ( under FSIRA; Agricultural Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-79)

Annual Funding

• Mandatory: The 2014 farm bill authorized mandatory funding of $25 million annually from FY2014 through FY2018. For FY2015, the Consolidated and Further Appropriations Act (P.L. 113-235) limits funding to not more than $23 million. Under the 2008 farm bill, P.L. 110-246, Congress provided a mandatory funding authorization of "such sums as necessary" (SSAN) for FY2009-FY2012. The Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2010 (
P.L. 111-212) limited) limits mandatory spending on BCAP by allowing no more than $552 million in FY2010 and $432 million in FY2011. The Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 (P.L. 112-10), further reduced BCAP funding for FY2011 to $112 million. The agriculture appropriations act for FY2012 (), further reduced BCAP funding for FY2011 to $112 million. With respect to Congressional Research Service 28 Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Incentives: A Summary of Federal Programs FY2012 funding, the President’s FY2012 budget proposed to limit funding for CHST to $70 million. The remaining annual and establishment payment portion of BCAP would remain at such sums as necessary (SSAN). On June 16, 2011, the House passed an FY2012 appropriations bill (H.R. 2112) that would have eliminated funding for BCAP for FY2012. In contrast, the Senate FY2012 spending bill left BCAP mandatory spending untouched. In the final FY2012 Agriculture appropriations act (P.L. 112-55), limited ), BCAP mandatory spending was limited to $17 million. Under ATRA, noNo new mandatory funding was included for BCAP; however, under ATRA. • Discretionary: Under ATRA discretionary funding of $20 million was authorized to be appropriated for FY2013. • , but Congress appropriated no discretionary funds. No other discretionary funding has been authorized. • For more on these changes in mandatory program spending, see CRS Report R41245, Reductions in Mandatory Agriculture Program Spending, by [author name scrubbed] and [author name scrubbed], by Jim Monke and Megan Stubbs. For more information on the 2010 supplemental, see CRS Report R41255, FY2010 Supplemental Appropriations for Agriculture, by [author name scrubbed].

Scheduled Termination

Funding authorized through FY2018

Description

, by Jim Monke. • Scheduled termination: Funding authorized through FY2013 • Description: BCAP provides assistance to support the production of eligible biomass crops on land within approved BCAP project areas. In exchange for growing eligible crops, the FSA will provide annual payments through 105- to 15year15-year contracts. Under these contracts up to 7550% of establishment costs may also be provided. FSA will also provide matching payments to eligible material owners at a rate of $1 for each $1 per dry ton paid by a qualified biomass conversion facility. Payments may not exceed $4520 per ton for a two-year period and matching payments are available for no more than two years per participant. • Qualified applicants: Eligible biomass material owners and eligible biomass producers • Qualified technologies:

Qualified Applicant(s)

Eligible biomass material owners and eligible biomass producers

Qualified Technologies

Eligible material for a matching payment is renewable biomass, as defined by the 2008 farm bill, with several important exclusions including harvested grains, fiber, or other commodities eligible to receive payments under the Commodity Title (Title I) of the 2008 farm bill (the residues of these commodities, however, are eligible and may qualify for payment); animal waste and animal waste by-products including fats, oils, greases, and manure; food waste, and yard waste; and algae. Eligible crops include renewable biomass, with the exception of crops eligible to receive a payment under Title I of the 2008 farm bill and plants that are invasive or noxious, or have the potential to become invasive or noxious. • For more Information: Algae is an eligible crop, but not an eligible material; thus, algae may qualify for annual and/or establishment payments but not matching payments.

For More Information

See the USDA BCAP website; CRS Report R41296, Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP); CRS Report R41985, Renewable Energy Programs and the Farm Bill: Status and Issues, by [author name scrubbed], by Randy Schnepf; and CRS Report R41296, Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP): Status and Issues, by Randy Schnepf 4. Biorefinery Assistance Program (Sec. 9003) • Administered by: Rural Development • Authorization: Title IX of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (FSRIA, R43416, Energy Provisions in the 2014 Farm Bill (P.L. 113-79), by [author name scrubbed]. 4. Biorefinery, Renewable Chemical, and Biobased Product Manufacturing Assistance Program. (formerly the Biorefinery Assistance Program) (§9003)

Administered by

Rural Development

Authority

Title IX of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (FSRIA;
P.L. 107-171) is amended by Title IX, Section 9001 of the Food, Congressional Research Service 29 Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Incentives: A Summary of Federal Programs Conservation Conservation, and Energy AxtAct of 2008 (P.L. 110-246) creating new Section 9003 under FSIRA • Annual Funding: • Mandatory authorization: $75 million for FY2009; $245 million for FY2010. $0 for FY2011; $0 for FY2012; any mandatory funding unspent from the FY2010 allocation ($245 million) remains available in FY2013. • Discretionary authorization: $150 million authorized annually for FY2009-FY2013. No discretionary funding has been appropriated for BAP through FY2013. • Scheduled Termination: Funding authorized through FY2013 • Description: The purpose is to assist in the development of new and emerging technologies for the development of advanced biofuels, so as to increase the energy independence of the United States; promote resource conservation, public health, and the environment; diversify markets for agricultural and forestry products and agriculture waste material; and create jobs and enhance the economic development of the rural economy. Loan guarantees are made to fund the development, construction, and retrofitting of commercial-scale biorefineries using eligible technology. The maximum loan guarantee is $250 million. • Qualified applicants: Individuals, tribal entities, state government entities, local government entities, corporations, farm cooperatives, farmer cooperative organizations, associations of agricultural producers, national laboratories, institutions of higher education, rural electric cooperatives, public power entities, and consortia of any of the previous entities • Qualified technologies: Technologies being adopted in a viable commercial-scale operation of a biorefinery that produces an advanced biofuel; and technologies that have been demonstrated to have technical and economic potential for commercial application in a biorefinery that produces an advanced biofuel • For more Information: See the USDA program website at; CFDA program number 10.865; CRS Report R41985, Renewable Energy Programs and the Farm Bill: Status and Issues, by Randy Schnepf 5. Community Wood Energy Program • Administered by: Forest Service • Authorization: Title IX of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (FSRIA, P.L. 107-171 is amended by Title IX Section 9001 of the Food, under FSIRA; Agricultural Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-79)

Annual Funding

• Mandatory: Under the 2014 farm bill, mandatory CCC funding of $100 million in FY2014 and $50 million each for FY2015 and FY2016 (to remain available until expended) was authorized for loan guarantees. Thus, there is no new baseline funding after FY2016. Funding for grants is eliminated. Also, P.L. 113-79 directs USDA to ensure diversity in types of projects approved, and it caps the funds used for loan guarantees to promote biobased product manufacturing at 15% of the total available mandatory funds. Congress lowered the funds available for FY2014 by $40.7 million under the agricultural appropriations act for 2014, (P.L. 113-76). For FY2015, Congress limited funding to $30 million under the agricultural appropriations act for 2015, (P.L. 113-235). Under the 2008 farm bill, mandatory funding amounted to $75 million for FY2009; $245 million for FY2010; and $0 for FY2011 and FY2012. Any mandatory funding unspent from the FY2010 allocation of $245 million was to be available for use in FY2013.

• Discretionary: Funds of $75 million annually are authorized to be appropriated for FY2014-FY2018. For FY2009-2013, $150 million was authorized to be appropriated annually. No discretionary funding has been appropriated for BAP through FY2015.

Scheduled Termination

Funding authorized through FY2016

Description

The purpose is to assist in the development of new and emerging technologies for the development of advanced biofuels, so as to increase the energy independence of the United States; promote resource conservation, public health, and the environment; diversify markets for agricultural and forestry products and agriculture waste material; and create jobs and enhance the economic development of the rural economy. Loan guarantees are made to fund the development, construction, and retrofitting of commercial-scale biorefineries using eligible technology. The maximum loan guarantee is $250 million.

Qualified Applicant(s)

Individuals, tribal entities, state government entities, local government entities, corporations, farm cooperatives, farmer cooperative organizations, associations of agricultural producers, national laboratories, institutions of higher education, rural electric cooperatives, public power entities, and consortia of any of the previous entities

Qualified Technologies

Technologies being adopted in a viable commercial-scale operation of a biorefinery that produces an advanced biofuel; and technologies that have been demonstrated to have technical and economic potential for commercial application in a biorefinery that produces an advanced biofuel

For More Information

See the USDA program website; CFDA program number 10.865; and CRS Report R43416, Energy Provisions in the 2014 Farm Bill (P.L. 113-79), by [author name scrubbed].

5. Community Wood Energy Program

Administered by

Forest Service

Authority

Title IX of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (FSRIA, P.L. 107-171) was amended by Title IX Section 9001 of the Food,
Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (P.L. 110-246), creating new Section 9013 under FSIRA • Annual funding: ; Agricultural Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-79)

Annual Funding

• Mandatory: No mandatory funding has been authorized.

• Discretionary:
Discretionary funding of $5 million annually was authorized to be appropriated for FY2009-FY2012. The Forest Service awarded $49 million in FY2014-FY2018 under the 2014 farm bill. For FY2009-FY2013, Congress also authorized to be appropriated $5 million annually. The Forest Service was awarded $49 million in funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA, P.L. 111-5) for wood-to-energy projects, and the appropriations committee reports in FY2010 and FY2011 have directed the use of $5 million in hazardous fuels funds for biomass energy projects. Under the American Taxpayer Relief Act Congressional Research Service 30 Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Incentives: A Summary of Federal Programs of 2012 (ATRA; P.L. 112-240), discretionary funding of $15 million was authorized to be appropriated for FY2013. • Scheduled Termination: Funding authorized through FY2013 • Description: , but the program did not receive an appropriation.

Scheduled Termination

Funding authorized through FY2018

Description

Grants awarded for systems smaller than 5 million Btu per hour for heating (or 2 megawatts) for electric power production as directed by statute. At least a 50% match is required from Non-Federalnon-federal funds for grants. Technical assistance will be based on previous work and commitment to future work demonstrated by the applicant. The program is authorized $5 million annually when funded. Grant awards are limited to $50,000 by statute. • Qualified applicants: State and local governments • Qualified technology: Biomass • For more information: See CRS Report R41985, Renewable Energy Programs and the Farm Bill: Status and Issues, by Randy Schnepf 6. New Era Rural Technology Competitive Grants Program • Administered by: National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) • Authorization: National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy demonstrated by the applicant. Grant awards are limited to $50,000 by statute. The 2014 Farm Bill extended the program through FY2018 and defines a Biomass Consumer Cooperative and authorizes grants of up to $50,000 to be made to establish or expand biomass consumer cooperatives that will provide consumers with services or discounts relating to the purchase of biomass heating systems or products (including their delivery and storage). The law also requires that any biomass consumer cooperative that receives a grant must match at least the equivalent of 50% of the funds toward the establishment or expansion of a biomass consumer cooperative.

Qualified Applicant(s)

State and local governments

Qualified Technologies

Biomass

For More Information

See CRS Report R43416, Energy Provisions in the 2014 Farm Bill (P.L. 113-79), by [author name scrubbed].

6. New Era Rural Technology Competitive Grants Program

Administered by

National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)

Authority

National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy
Act of 1977 (P.L. 95-113); ) Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (P.L. 110-246) • Annual funding: $875,000 for FY2010; an estimated $875,000 for FY2011; the 110-246)

Agricultural Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-79)

Annual Funding

This program has not been funded since FY2011. The program received $875,000 for FY2010; and an estimated $875,000 for FY2011. The
Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, P.L. 112-55, did not provide funding for the New Era Rural Technology Competitive Grants Program (RTP) in FY2012. As a result, NIFA will not offer the RTP funding opportunity in FY2012. • Scheduled termination: Authorized through FY2013 • Description: This program provides grant funding for approved technology (RTP) in FY2012.

Scheduled Termination

Authorized through FY2013; This program has not been funded since FY2011. However, the award(s) have not yet reached Statutory Time Limit. Hence, NIFA does not wish to archive this CFDA Program.

Description

This program provides grant funding for approved technology
development, applied research, and training to develop an agriculture-based renewable energy workforce. The initiative shall support the following fields: (A) bioenergy; (B)supports bioenergy, pulp and paper manufacturing;, and (C) agriculture-based renewable energy resources. • Qualified applicants:

Qualified Applicant(s)

Public or private nonprofit community colleges; advanced technology centers • Qualified technologies: Biomass; bioenergy • For more information: technology centers

Qualified Technologies

Biomass; bioenergy

For More Information

See the CFDA website, program number 10.314 , and the USDA website 7. Repowering Assistance Program (RAP) • Administered by: Rural Development • Authorization:

Administered by

Rural Development

Authority

Title IX, Section 9003 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (FSIRA, P.L. 107-171 is) was amended by Title IX, Section 9001 of the Congressional Research Service 31 Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Incentives: A Summary of Federal Programs Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (P.L. 110-246), creating new Section 9004 under FSIRA • Annual funding: • Mandatory authorization: $35 million for FY2009, to remain available until expended. $15 million in FY2010 was appropriated through FY2012. Any mandatory funding unspent from the FY2009 allocation of $35 million is available in FY2013 • Discretionary authorization: Discretionary funding of $15 million annually for FY2009-FY2013 was authorized to be appropriated under the 2008 farm bill and the ATRA extension; however, only $15 million in FY2010 has been appropriated through FY2013. No new mandatory funding was included for RAP under the ATRA farm bill extension; however, any mandatory funding unspent from the FY2009 allocation of $35 million remains available through FY2013. • Scheduled termination: Authorized through FY2013 • Description: The Repowering Assistance Program (RAP) makes payments to eligible biorefineries (those in existence on the date of enactment of the 2008 farm bill, June 18, 2008) to encourage the use of renewable biomass as a replacement for fossil fuels used to provide heat for processing or power in the operation of these eligible biorefineries. Not more than 5% of the funds shall be made available to eligible producers with a refining capacity exceeding 150 million gallons of advanced biofuel per year. • Qualified applicants: Eligible biorefinery. The biorefinery must have been in existence on or before June 18, 2008 • Qualified technologies: Renewable biomass • For more Information: See program number 10.866 on the CFDA website and the 9004 under FSIRA; Agricultural Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-79)

Annual Funding

• Mandatory: Under the 2014 farm bill, mandatory funding of $12 million for FY2014 was authorized, to remain available until expended (i.e., no new baseline funding after FY2014). For FY2015, Congress reduced available funds by $8 million through the FY2015 agricultural appropriations act, P.L. 113-235. Under the agricultural appropriations act for FY2013 (P.L. 113-6), Congress directed that funds available for this program be reduced by $28 million. Under the 2008 farm bill (P.L. 113-79) mandatory funding of $35 million for FY2009, was authorized to remain available until expended.

• Discretionary: The 2014 farm bill authorized discretionary funding of $10 million annually to be appropriated for FY2014-FY2018. Discretionary funding of $15 million annually for FY2009-FY2013 was authorized to be appropriated under the 2008 farm bill and the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (ATRA; P.L. 112-240, §701) extension; of this amount, $15 million was appropriated in FY2010 through FY2013.

Scheduled Termination

Authorized through FY2018

Description

The Repowering Assistance Program (RAP) makes payments to eligible biorefineries (those in existence on the date of enactment of the 2008 farm bill, June 18, 2008) to encourage the use of renewable biomass as a replacement for fossil fuels used to provide heat for processing or power in the operation of these eligible biorefineries. Not more than 5% of the funds shall be made available to eligible producers with a refining capacity exceeding 150 million gallons of advanced biofuel per year.

Qualified Applicant(s)

Eligible biorefinery. The biorefinery must have been in existence on or before June 18, 2008.

Qualified Technologies

Renewable biomass

For More Information

See program number 10.866 on the CFDA website, the
USDA program website; and ; CRS Report R41985, Renewable Energy Programs and the Farm Bill: Status and Issues, by Randy Schnepf 8. Rural Energy For America Program (REAP) Grants and Loans • Administered by: Rural Development • Authority: R43416, Energy Provisions in the 2014 Farm Bill (P.L. 113-79), by [author name scrubbed]. 8. Rural Energy For America Program (REAP) Grants and Loans

Administered by

Rural Development

Authority

Title IX, Section 9006 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (FSIRA, P.L. 107-171) was) is amended by Title IX, Section 9001 of the Food Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (P.L. 110-246), creating new Section 9007 under FSIRA. The new Section 9007 converted the federal Renewable Energy Systems and Energy Efficiency Improvements Program into the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) • Annual funding: • Mandatory authorization: The FY2011 appropriations act (Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011; P.L. 11210) reduced REAP discretionary funds from $25 million to $5 million, but left REAP’s mandatory funding of $70 million intact. The FY2012 Agriculture America Program (REAP); Agricultural Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-79)

Annual Funding

• Mandatory: Under the 2014 farm bill, mandatory funds of $50 million are authorized for FY2014 and each fiscal year thereafter (thus REAP's mandatory funding authority did not expire with the 2014 farm bill). Mandatory funds are to remain available until expended. Under the 2008 farm bill, Congress authorized mandatory funds of $55 million in FY2009, $60 million in FY2010, and $70 million each in FY2011 and FY2012. The FY2012 Agricultural
Appropriations Act (P.L. 112-55) limited REAP mandatory spending to $22 million. • Discretionary: Under the 2014 farm bill, discretionary funding of $20 million annually was authorized to be appropriated for FY2014-FY2018. Under the 2008 farm bill, $25 million was authorized to be appropriated annually for ) limited REAP mandatory Congressional Research Service 32 Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Incentives: A Summary of Federal Programs spending to $22 million while discretionary funding was authorized at $3.4 million, split evenly between grants and loan guarantees. • Discretionary authorization: $25 million authorized annually for FY2009-FY2013. Actual discretionary appropriations have been $5 million in FY2009, $4039.3 million in FY2010, $5 million in FY2011, and $3.4 million in FY2012 • Scheduled termination: Authorized through FY2013 • Description: and in FY2013; $3.5 million in FY2014; and $1.35 million in FY2015.

Scheduled Termination

Authorized through FY2018

Description

REAP promotes energy efficiency and renewable energy for agricultural producers and rural small businesses through the use of (1) grants and loan guarantees for energy efficiency improvements and renewable energy systems, and (2) grants for energy audits and renewable energy development assistance. • Qualified applicants: The 2014 farm bill added new funding and a three-tiered application process with separate application processes for grants and loan guarantees for RES and EEI projects based on the project cost. It also excluded the use of REAP funds for installing retail energy dispensing equipment, such as blender pumps.

Qualified Applicant(s)

Commercial; schools; state, local, and tribal governments; rural electric cooperatives; agricultural; public power entities • Qualified technologies:

Qualified Technologies

Solar water heat; solar space heat; solar thermal electric; photovoltaics; wind; biomass; hydroelectric; renewable transportation fuels; geothermal electric; geothermal heat pumps; CHP/cogeneration; hydrogen; direct-use geothermal; anaerobic digestion; small hydroelectric; tidal energy; wave energy; ocean thermal; renewable fuels; fuel cells using renewable fuels; microturbines. Specific energy efficiency technologies not identified • For more information: .

For More Information

See the program website and CRS Report R43416, Energy Provisions in the 2014 Farm Bill (P.L. 113-79), by [author name scrubbed], 9. Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program (SARE)

Administered by

CRS Report R41985, Renewable Energy Programs and the Farm Bill: Status and Issues, by Randy Schnepf 9. Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program (SARE) • Administered by: National Institute of Food and Agriculture; Agricultural Research Service; and other appropriate agencies • Authorization:

Authority

Food, Agriculture, Conservation and Trade Act of 1990 (P.L. 101-624) P.L. 101624); Food, Agriculture, Conservation and Trade Act Amendments of 1991 (P.L. 102-237); ) Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-127) P.L. 104127); Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (P.L. 110-246) • Annual funding: $12.5 million for FY2006; $12.4 million for FY2007; $9.1 million for FY2008; $14.5 million for FY2009; $14.5 million for FY2010, $19.2 million for FY2011; $13.5 for FY2012; and an estimated $12.5 million for FY2013. • Scheduled termination: None • Description: The purpose of the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program (SARE) is, in part, to encourage research designed to increase our knowledge concerning agricultural production systems that conserve soil, water, energy, natural resources, and fish and wildlife habitat. SARE provides grants through the agricultural bioenergy feedstock and energy efficiency research and extension initiative for projects with the purpose of enhancing the production of biomass energy crops and the energy efficiency of agricultural operations. Congressional Research Service 33 Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Incentives: A Summary of Federal Programs • Qualified applicants: Federal and state governments; colleges and universities; state agricultural experiment stations; state cooperative extension services; nonprofit organizations; individuals with demonstrable expertise • Qualified technologies: Biomass; biofuels; other technologies not identified. • For more information: See CFDA program website, program number 10.215 • For information on additional USDA programs, see CRS Report R41985, )

Annual Funding

$12.5 million for FY2006

$12.4 million for FY2007

$9.1 million for FY2008

$14.5 million for FY2009

$14.5 million for FY2010

$19.2 million for FY2011

$13.5 for FY2012

$19.3 million for FY2013 (est.)

$22.7 million FY2014 (est.)

$22.7 million FY2015 (est.)

Scheduled Termination

None

Description

The purpose of the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program (SARE) is, in part, to encourage research designed to increase our knowledge concerning agricultural production systems that conserve soil, water, energy, natural resources, and fish and wildlife habitat. SARE provides grants through the agricultural bioenergy feedstock and energy efficiency research and extension initiative for projects with the purpose of enhancing the production of biomass energy crops and the energy efficiency of agricultural operations.

Qualified Applicant(s)

Federal and state governments; colleges and universities; state agricultural experiment stations; state cooperative extension services; nonprofit organizations; individuals with demonstrable expertise

Qualified Technologies

Biomass; biofuels; other technologies not identified.

For More Information

See CFDA program website, program number 10.215

CRS Report R41985,
Renewable Energy Programs and the Farm Bill: Status and Issues, by [author name scrubbed]. , by Randy Schnepf IV. Department of the Interior 1. Energy and Mineral Development Program: Minerals and Mining on Indian Lands • Administered by: Bureau of Indian Affairs. Energy and Mineral Development Program • Authority: Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (P.L. 93638), 25 USC 450; Snyder Act of 1921 (P.L. 67-85), 25 USC 13; Indian Minerals  Lands

Administered by

Bureau of Indian Affairs. Energy and Mineral Development Program

Authority

Snyder Act of 1921 (P.L. 67-85), 25 U.S.C. 13

Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (P.L. 93-638),25 U.S.C. 450

Indian Mineral
Development Act (P.L. 97-382), 25 USCU.S.C. 2101 et seq.; Umatilla Basin Project Act ( (P.L. 101100-557), 16 USCU.S.C. 1271 et seq. • Annual funding:

Annual Funding

$12.972 million for FY2010; $12.87 million for FY2011; $12.7 $12.7 million for FY2012; $12 million for FY2013 • Scheduled termination: None • Description:

$14.9 million for FY2014

$14.9 million for FY2015

Scheduled Termination

None

Description

Funding may be used to facilitate the inventory, assessment, promotion promotion, and marketing of both renewable and nonrenewable energy and mineral resources on Indian lands. Funds are awarded competitively to support assessment and inventory programs or to develop baseline data, but cannot be used for development purposes. • Qualified applicants:

Qualified Applicant(s)

Federally recognized Indian tribes; individual American Indian mineral owners • Qualified technologies: Renewable energy technologies • For more information: See program number 15.038 at the CFDA website 2. Tribal Energy Development Capacity Grant Program • Administered by: Bureau of Indian Affairs • Authorization:

Qualified Technologies

Renewable energy technologies

For More Information

See program number 15.038 at the CFDA website

2. Tribal Energy Development Capacity Grant Program

Administered by

Bureau of Indian Affairs

Authority

Energy Policy Act of 1992 (EPACT; P.L. 102-486); ) Tribal Energy Resource Development and Self-Determination Act of 2005 (Title V of Energy Policy Act of 2005; P.L. 109-58) • Annual funding: $375,000 for FY2007; $1 million for FY2008; no estimate available for FY2009; $138,839 for FY2010; $250,000 for FY2011; $0 for FY2012; an estimated $400,000 for FY2013 Congressional Research Service 34 Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Incentives: A Summary of Federal Programs • Scheduled termination: None • Description: This program provides grants to Indian tribes to (1) develop and sustain the managerial and technical capacity needed to develop their energy resources; and (2) properly account for resulting energy production and revenues. • Qualified applicant: Tribal governments • Qualified technologies: Renewable energy technologies • For more information: See )

Annual Funding

$375,000 for FY2007

$1 million for FY2008

no estimate available for FY2009

$138,839 for FY2010

$250,000 for FY2011

$0 for FY2012

$400,000 for FY2013 (est.)

$700,000 for FY2014

$0 requested for FY2015

Scheduled Termination

None

Description

This program provides grants to Indian tribes to: (1) develop and sustain the managerial and technical capacity needed to develop their energy resources; and (2) properly account for resulting energy production and revenues.

Qualified Applicant(s)

Tribal governments

Qualified Technologies

Renewable energy technologies

For More Information

See
program number 15.148 at the CFDA website; or contact IEED, the Division of Indian Energy at (202) 219-0740 [phone number scrubbed]. V. Small Business Administration 1. 7(a) Loan Guarantees • Administered by: Small Business Administration (SBA) • Authority: Small Business Act of 1953 (Public Law 83-163) • Scheduled termination: None • Annual Funding: $168.0 million for FY2011 ($80.0 million for 7(a) loan guaranty credit subsidies and $88.0 million for administration); $233.0 million for FY2012 ($139.4 million for 7(a) loan guaranty credit subsidies and $93.6 million for administration); $303.1 million for FY2013 (approximately $214.2 million for 7(a) loan guaranty credit subsidies and $88.9 million for administration) in FY2013; and $107.4 million budget requested for FY2014 (no funding is requested for 7(a) loan guaranty credit subsidies and $107.4 million for administration). • Description: To guarantee loans from lenders to small businesses which are unable to obtain financing on reasonable terms and conditions in the private credit marketplace, but can demonstrate an ability to repay loans if granted, in a timely manner. Guaranteed loans are made available to for-profit small businesses. The SBA’s 7(a) lending authority includes (1) regular 7(a); (2) SBAExpress Program; (3) Patriot Express Program; (4) the CapLines Program (5) Small/Rural Lender Advantage initiative; (6) Export Express Program; (7) Export Working Capital Program; (8) Preferred Lenders Program; (9) International Trade; and (10) Small Loan Advantage and Community Advantage initiatives. • Qualified applicant: Small businesses (meeting the size and eligibility standards) • Qualified technologies: Not specifically listed • For more information:

Administered by

Small Business Administration (SBA)

Authority

Small Business Act of 1953 (P.L. 83-163)

Annual Funding

None

Scheduled Termination

Annual Funding: In FY2012, the SBA was provided $207.1 million for credit subsidies for the 7(a) and 504/CDC loan guaranty programs, with the 7(a) program receiving $139.4 million of that amount. In FY2013, the SBA was provided $316.3 million for credit subsidies for the 7(a) and 504/CDC loan guaranty programs (after sequestration), with the 7(a) program receiving $213.8 million of that amount. In FY2014, the SBA was provided $107.0 million for 504/CDC loan guaranty program loan credit subsidies. The 7(a) program did not require funding for loan credit subsidies. In FY2015, the SBA was provided $45.0 million for loan subsidy costs for the 504/CDC loan guaranty program. The Administration reported that the 7(a) loan guaranty program will not require funding for loan credit subsidies in FY2015.

Description

To guarantee loans from lenders to small businesses which are unable to obtain financing on reasonable terms and conditions in the private credit marketplace, but can demonstrate an ability to repay loans if granted, in a timely manner. Guaranteed loans are made available to for-profit small businesses. The SBA's 7(a) lending authority includes (1) regular 7(a); (2) SBAExpress Program; (3) the CapLines Program; (4) Small/Rural Lender Advantage initiative; (5) Export Express Program; (6) Export Working Capital Program; (7) Preferred Lenders Program; (8) International Trade; and (9) Small Loan Advantage and Community Advantage initiatives.

Qualified Applicant(s)

Small businesses meeting the size and eligibility standards

Qualified Technologies

Not specifically listed

For More Information

See CRS Report R41146, Small Business Administration 7(a) Loan Guaranty Program, by [author name scrubbed], by Robert Jay Dilger; the SBA website; and program number 59.012 at the CFDA website 2. 504 Loan Guarantees • Administered by: Small Business Administration (SBA) Congressional Research Service 35 Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Incentives: A Summary of Federal Programs • Authority: Small Business Investment Act of 1958 (Public Law 85-699) • Scheduled termination: None • Annual Funding: $38.9 million for administration in FY2011; $107.3 million for FY2012 ($67.7 million for 504/CDC loan guaranty credit subsidies and $39.6 million for administration); $140.2 million for FY2013 (approximately $102.7 million for 504/CDC loan guaranty credit subsidies and $37.5 million for administration; and $146.5 million budget request for FY2014 ($107.0 million for 504/CDC loan guaranty credit subsidies and $39.5 million for administration. • Description: provides long-term fixed rate financing for major fixed assets, such as land, buildings, equipment, and machinery. Of the total project costs, a thirdparty lender must provide at least 50% of the financing, the Certified Development Company provides up to 40% of the financing through a 100% SBA-guaranteed debenture, and the applicant provides at least 10% of the financing. Qualified projects are required to modernize or upgrade facilities by: (1) reducing energy use by at least 10 percent; or (2) employing sustainable design, or low-impact design, that reduces fossil fuel use; or (3) planning, equipping, and/or installing process upgrades or renewable energy sources—such as the small-scale (micropower) production of energy for individual buildings or communities consumption; or (4) supporting renewable fuels production by biodiesel and ethanol producers. • Qualified applicant: Small businesses (meeting the size and eligibility standards) • Qualified technologies: fossil fuels; energy efficiency equipment; renewable energy sources (unspecified); renewable fuels, including biodiesel and ethanol • For more information: 2. 504 Loan Guarantees

Administered by

Small Business Administration (SBA)

Authority

Small Business Investment Act of 1958 (P.L. 85-699)

Annual Funding

In FY2010, and again in FY2011, the SBA was provided $80.0 million to cover loan subsidy costs for the 7(a) loan guaranty program. In FY2012, the SBA was provided $207.1 million for credit subsidies for the 7(a) and 504/CDC loan guaranty programs, with the 504/CDC program receiving $67.7 million of that amount. In FY2013, the SBA was provided $316.3 million for credit subsidies for the 7(a) and 504/CDC loan guaranty programs (after sequestration), with the 504/CDC program receiving $98.1 million of that amount. In FY2014, the SBA was provided $107.0 million for 504/CDC loan guaranty program loan credit subsidies. The 7(a) program did not require funding for loan credit subsidies in FY2014. In FY2015, the SBA was provided $45.0 million for loan subsidy costs for the 504/CDC loan guaranty program. The Administration reported that the 7(a) loan guaranty program will not require funding for loan credit subsidies in FY2015.

Scheduled Termination

None

Description

Provides long-term fixed rate financing for major fixed assets, such as land, buildings, equipment, and machinery. Of the total project costs, a third-party lender must provide at least 50% of the financing; the Certified Development Company provides up to 40% of the financing through a 100% SBA-guaranteed debenture; and the applicant provides at least 10% of the financing. Qualified projects are required to modernize or upgrade facilities by (1) reducing energy use by at least 10%; (2) employing sustainable design, or low-impact design, that reduces fossil fuel use; (3) planning, equipping, and/or installing process upgrades or renewable energy sources—such as the small-scale (micropower) production of energy for individual buildings or communities consumption; or (4) supporting renewable fuels production by biodiesel and ethanol producers.

Qualified Applicant(s)

Small businesses meeting the size and eligibility standards

Qualified Technologies

Fossil fuels; energy efficiency equipment; renewable energy sources (unspecified); renewable fuels, including biodiesel and ethanol

For More Information

See CRS Report R41184, Small Business Administration 504/CDC Loan Guaranty Program, by [author name scrubbed], by Robert Jay Dilger; the SBA website; and program number 59.041 at the CFDA website VI. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development  Development 1. Energy Efficient Mortgages (EEMs) • Administered by:

Administered by

Federal Housing Administration (FHA) and Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Conventional mortgages: Private lenders that sell mortgage loans to Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac may also offer Energy Efficient Mortgages (EEMs) • Authority:

Authority

EEMs were initially introduced by lenders in the 1980s. In 1992, three pieces of legislation passed by Congress worked towards standardizing and expanding the use of EEMs. In 1992, Congress established an FHA Energy Efficient Mortgage Pilot Program (P.L. 102-550). The program was later expanded beyond five states to become a national program. The Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 (HERA; P.L. 110-289) increased the maximum amount that can be added to an FHA mortgage for energy efficient improvements. The 111th111th Congress also passed some incentives to encourage Congressional Research Service 36 Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Incentives: A Summary of Federal Programs green home improvements in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA; P.L. 111-5).

Scheduled Termination

None

Description

). • Scheduled termination: None • Description: Homeowners can take advantage of EEMs to finance a variety of energy efficiency measures, including renewable energy technologies, in a new or existing home. The U.S. federal government directly provides these loans through the FHA and VA lending programs. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will also purchase EEMs from primary lenders. Primary lenders may issue EEMs that do not conform to underwriting standards. • Qualified applicants:

Qualified Applicant(s)

The loan is available to anyone who meets the income requirements for FHA's Section 203 (b), provided the applicant can meet the monthly mortgage payments. New and existing owner-occupied homes of up to two units qualify for this loan. Cooperative units are not eligible. VA: available to qualified military personnel, reservists, and veterans; Conventional: Applicants qualifying for a conventional mortgage are also eligible for an energy efficient mortgage • Qualifying technologies: mortgage.

Qualified Technologies

Passive solar space heat; solar water heat; solar space heat; photovoltaics; daylighting; and other technologies not specifically identified • For more information: See the HUD,

For More Information

See the HUD, Energy Star, and DSIRE websites

Energy Star and DSIRE websites VII. Department of Labor 1. Program of Competitive Grants for Worker Training and Placement in High Growth and Emerging Industry Sectors • Administered by: Employment Training Administration • Authority:

Administered by

Employment Training Administration

Authority

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA; P.L. 1115), Title VIII • Annual funding: (Project Grants) $0 for FY2008; $750 million for FY2009 111-5), Title VIII

Annual Funding

Project Grants:

$0 for FY2008

$750 million for FY2009
(ARRA) which remained available through June 30, 2010; $0 for FY2010FY2013 • Scheduled termination: None • Description:

$0 for FY2010-FY2014

FY2015 data is currently unavailable; the FY2015 budget request does not provide details on this program.

Scheduled Termination

None

Description

This program provides competitive grants for worker training and placement in high growth and emerging industry sectors. • Qualified applicants:

Qualified Applicant(s)

State, local, and tribal governments; colleges and universities; private nonprofit institutions/organizations • For more information:

For More Information

See the U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL's) Training and Employment Notice for this program; and program number 17.275 at the CFDA website Congressional Research Service 37 Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Incentives: A Summary of Federal Programs CFDA website VIII. Department of Veterans Affairs 1. Energy Efficient Mortgages (EEMs) • Administered by:

Administered by

FHA and VA. Conventional mortgages: Private lenders that sell mortgage loans to Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac may also offer EEMs • Authority:

Authority

EEMs were initially introduced by lenders in the 1980s. In 1992, three pieces of legislation passed by Congress worked towards standardizing and expanding the use of EEMs. In 1992, Congress established an FHA Energy Efficient Mortgage Pilot Program (P.L. 102-550). The program was later expanded beyond five states to become a national program. The Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 (HERA; P.L. 110-289) increased the maximum amount that can be added to an FHA mortgage for energy efficient improvements. The 111th111th Congress also passed some incentives to encourage green home improvements in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA; P.L. 111-5).

Scheduled Termination

None

Description

P.L. 111-5) • Scheduled termination: None • Description: Homeowners can take advantage of EEMs to finance a variety of energy efficiency measures, including renewable energy technologies, in a new or existing home. The U.S. federal government directly provides these loans through the FHA and VA lending programs. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will also purchase EEMs from primary lenders. Primary lenders may issue EEMs that do not conform to underwriting standards. • Qualified applicants:

Qualified Applicant(s)

The loan is available to anyone who meets the income requirements for FHA's Section 203 (b), provided the applicant can meet the monthly mortgage payments. New and existing owner-occupied homes of up to two units qualify for this loan. Cooperative units are not eligible. VA: available to qualified military personnel, reservists, and veterans; Conventional: applicants qualifying for a conventional mortgage are also eligible for an energy efficient mortgage • Qualifying technologies: mortgage.

Qualified Technologies

Passive solar space heat; solar water heat; solar space heat; photovoltaics; daylighting; and other technologies not specifically identified • For more information: See the HUD,

For More Information

See the HUD, Energy Star, and DSIRE websites

Energy Star and DSIRE websites Congressional Research Service 38 Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Incentives: A Summary of Federal Programs Appendix A. Summary of Federal Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Incentives/Index of Programs Table A-1. Federal Incentives by Agency Administering Agency Department of Energy Program Description U.S. Code Citation FY2013 Appropriationsa Expiration Date Advanced Manufacturing Office (formerly Industrial Technologies Program) Develops and supports the commercialization of new energy efficient technologies to improve industrial efficiency while increasing productivity 42 USC §17111 et seq. $116.3 million None Advanced Research Projects Energy Financial Assistance Program (ARPA-E) Grants to finance 42 USC §16538 sophisticated energy technology R&D projects to accelerate transformation technology advances. $276.7 million Program evaluation after FY2012 Bioenergy Technologies Program (formerly Biomass and Biorefinery Systems R&D Program) Grants to develop costeffective technologies and systems to transform domestic biomass resources into biofuels, bioproducts, and biopower. 42 USC §16232 $200.5 million None Building Technologies Program Provides financial and technical assistance to improve efficiency of buildings and the equipment, components and systems within them 42 USC §17061-17124 $220.5 million None Conservation Research and Development Grant Program Grants to finance longterms R&D efforts in buildings technologies, Industrial technologies, vehicle technologies, and hydrogen/fuel cell technologies. 42 USC §5901 et seq. Estimated $75.1 million None Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, Research, Development and Analysis Grant Program Grants to develop costeffective technology to enhance the reliability, efficiency, and resiliency of the electric grid 42 USC §17381 et seq. $99.8 million None Congressional Research Service 39 Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Incentives: A Summary of Federal Programs Administering Agency U.S. Code Citation FY2013 Appropriationsa Expiration Date Program Description Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information Dissemination, Outreach, Training, and Technical Analysis/Assistance Program Provides financial assistance to stimulate increased usage of energy efficiency/ renewable energy technologies and accelerate the adoption of these technologies See Notes fieldb Estimated $8.6 million None Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Technology Deployment, Demonstration, and Commercialization Grant Program Provides financial assistance for deployment, demonstration, and commercialization of energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies 42 USC §16191 et seq. $0 None Federal Energy Management Program Provides assistance to federal agencies in developing and implementing energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies to meet energy management goals 42 USC §17131 et seq. $30.1 million None Financial Assistance Program Grants support research in the basic sciences and advanced technology concepts and assessments in fields related to energy 42 USC §13503 Estimated $962.6 million None Geothermal Technologies Program Partners DOE with industry, academia, and research facilities to develop geothermal energy technologies 42 USC §16231 et seq. and 42 USC §17191 et seq. $38.1 million None Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Technologies Program Partners DOE with industry, academia, and national laboratories to develop hydrogen and fuel cell technologies for the marketplace 42 USC §16151 et seq. $104.3 million None Inventions and Innovations Program Provides financial and technical assistance to develop innovative costeffective ideas and inventions with future commercial value. Focus on energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies. 42 USC § 5913 Estimated $914,000 None (Office of Science) Congressional Research Service and 42 USC §16231 et seq. 40 Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Incentives: A Summary of Federal Programs Administering Agency U.S. Code Citation FY2013 Appropriationsa Loan guarantees to encourage commercial use of new or significantly improved technologies that avoid, reduce or sequester air pollutants or greenhouse gas emissions 42 USC §16511 et seq. $0 for the Innovative Technology Loan Guarantee Program (Section 1703) Regional Biomass Energy Programs Provides financial assistance to increase America’s use of fuels, chemicals, materials, and power made from domestic biomass See Notes fieldb $0 None Renewable Energy Production Incentive Provides incentive payments for electricity generated and sold by new qualifying renewable energy facilities 42 USC §13317 $0 End of FY2026 Renewable Energy Research and Development Program Provides financial assistance to conduct R&D efforts in renewable energy technologies 42 USC §16231 et. seq. $141.5 million None Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer Programs Grants for small businesses to develop and commercialize energy technologies, including energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies 15 USC §638 $33.3 million None Solar Energy Technologies Program Program partners with industry, universities, and national laboratories to finance R&D and bring reliable and affordable solar energy technologies to the marketplace 42 USC §16231 et seq. and 42 USC §17171 et seq. $290.7 million None State Energy Program Provides grants to states to design and implement their own renewable energy and energy efficiency programs 42 USC §6321 et seq. $50.3 million None Program Loan Guarantee Program Congressional Research Service Description Expiration Date None $0 for the Temporary Loan Guarantee Program (Section 1705) 41 Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Incentives: A Summary of Federal Programs Administering Agency Internal Revenue Service Program Description U.S. Code Citation FY2013 Appropriationsa Expiration Date Tribal Energy Program Provides financial and technical assistance, education, and training to tribes to evaluate and develop renewable energy sources and energy efficiency measures 25 USC §3501 et seq. $10.1 million None Vehicle Technologies Program Program partners with industry leaders to develop and deploy advanced transportation technologies to improve vehicle fuel efficiency and domestically produce clean and affordable alternative fuels 42 USC §17011 et seq. $330.8 million None Water Power Program (formerly Wind and Hydropower Technologies Program) Program partners with industry, states, federal entities, and other stakeholders on R&D projects to improve the performance, lower costs, and accelerate the deployment of water power technologies 42 USC §16231 et. seq and 42 USC §17211 et seq. $59.1 million None Weatherization Assistance Program Provides financial and technical assistance to states to increase the energy efficiency of lowincome households 42 USC §6861 et seq. $68.4 million None Wind Energy Program (formerly Wind and Hydropower Technologies Program) Program partners with industry, states, federal entities, and other stakeholders on R&D projects to improve the performance, lower costs, and accelerate the deployment of wind energy technologies 42 USC §16231 et. seq $93.8 million None Business Energy Investment Tax Credit Provides a tax credit for 30% of total expenditures on eligible systems placed in service, except geothermal systems, microturbines, and combined heat and power systems (10%) 26 USC §48 N/A 12/31/2016 for most eligible systems (except geothermal and solar thermal) Energy-Efficient Appliance Tax Credit for Manufacturers Provides a tax credit to manufacturers for appliances that meet Energy Star 2007 requirements 26 USC §45M (amended) N/A 12/31/2011 Congressional Research Service 42 Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Incentives: A Summary of Federal Programs Administering Agency Program Description U.S. Code Citation FY2013 Appropriationsa Expiration Date Energy Efficient Commercial Buildings Tax Deduction Tax deduction for certain qualifying systems and buildings 26 USC §179D (amended) N/A 12/31/2013 Energy-Efficient New Homes Tax Credit for Home Builders Provides tax credits of up to $2,000 for builders of new, energy-efficient homes 26 USC §45L (amended) N/A 12/31/2011 Qualified Energy Conservation Bonds (QECBs) Bond authority is allocated to state, local, and tribal governments to finance a broad range of energy efficiency and renewable energy projects 26 USC § 54A; 26 USC §54D; 26 USC § 6431 N/A N/A Qualifying Advanced Energy Manufacturing Investment Tax Credit Provides tax credits to encourage a U.S. based renewable energy manufacturing sector 26 USC §48C N/A Applications no longer accepted; Phase concept papers were due to DOE by 4/9/2013; final applications were due to DOE on 7/23/2013. Renewable Energy Production Tax Credit (PTC) Provides a per-kilowatthour tax credit for electricity generated by qualified renewable energy technologies and sold during the tax year 26 USC §45 (amended) N/A Generally, 10 years after the date the facility placed in service (with exceptions for some technology types) Residential Energy Conservation Subsidy Exclusion (Corporate) Corporate tax exemption for energy-conservation subsidies are provided by public utilities, either directly or indirectly 26 USC §136 (amended) N/A None Residential Energy Conservation Subsidy Exclusion (Personal) Personal tax exemption for energy-conservation subsidies provided by public utilities, either directly or indirectly 26 USC §136 (amended) N/A None Residential Energy Efficiency Tax Credit Provides tax credit to residents/individuals for the installation of qualified energy efficient equipment to existing homes (primary residence) 26 USC §25C N/A 12/31/2011 Congressional Research Service 43 Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Incentives: A Summary of Federal Programs Administering Agency Department of Agriculture Program Description U.S. Code Citation FY2013 Appropriationsa Expiration Date Residential Renewable Energy Tax Credit Provides a tax credit to residents/ individuals for the installation of qualified renewable energy systems to existing homes. Home must serve as owner’s primary residence. 26 USC §25D (amended) N/A 12/31/2016 Alternative Motor Vehicle Credit Provides tax credit for hybrid and lean-burn vehicles. 26 USC §30B N/A Varies by technology type: See Table A-2 below Assistance to High Energy Cost Rural Communities Program Provides financial assistance to rural communities with high energy costs 7 USC. §918a $7.6 million None Bioenergy Program for Advanced Biofuels Supports and ensures an expanding production of advanced biofuels by providing payments to advanced biofuels producers 7 USC §8105 $105 million in mandatory funding to remain available until expended; P.L. 112-55 limits mandatory spending to $65 million; $0 in discretionary spending for FY2013 Authorized through FY2012 Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP) Provides assistance to support the production of eligible biomass crops on land within approved project areas 7 USC §8111 No new mandatory funding for FY2013; discretionary funding authorized $20 million for FY2013 Authorized through FY2012 Biorefinery Assistance Program Assists in the development of new technologies for development of biofuels 7 USC §8103 $0 for FY2013; mandatory funding unspent from FY2010 allocation of $245 million remains available in FY2013 Authorized through FY2012 Community Wood Energy Program Provides grants to states and local governments to develop community wood energy plans or acquire or upgrade community wood energy systems 7 USC §8113 $0 mandatory funding; $15 million in discretionary funding authorized to be appropriated for FY2013 Authorized through FY2012 Congressional Research Service 44 Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Incentives: A Summary of Federal Programs Administering Agency Program Description U.S. Code Citation FY2013 Appropriationsa Expiration Date New Era Rural Technology Competitive Grants Program Provides grant funding for approved technology development, applied research, and training to develop bioenergy and agriculture-based renewable energy resources 7 USC §3319e $0 Authorized through FY2012 Repowering Assistance Program Provides financial incentives to biorefineries in existence on June 18, 2008, to replace the use of fossil fuels used to produce heat or power by installing new systems that use renewable biomass or to produce new energy from renewable biomass 7 USC §8104 $15 million in FY2012 was appropriated through FY2012; Any mandatory funding unspent from the FY2009 allocation of $35 million remains available through FY2013; $0 in discretionary funding for FY2013. Authorized through FY2012 Rural Energy for America Program Provides grants and loan guarantees to promote energy efficiency and renewable energy to agricultural producers and rural small businesses 7 USC §8107 $22 million in mandatory funding; and $3.4 million in discretionary funding Authorized through 2012 Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Provides grants for research projects with the purpose of enhancing biomass energy crop production and increasing the energy efficiency of agricultural operations 7 USC §5801 et seq. Estimated $12.5 million None Department of Housing and Urban Development Energy Efficient Mortgages Provides backing of loans for energy efficient mortgages to finance the installation of energy efficiency or renewable energy technologies in new or existing homes 12 USC §1701z-16 N/A None Department of the Interior Energy and Mineral Development Program: Minerals and Mining on Indian Lands Facilitate the inventory, assessment, promotion and marketing of both renewable and nonrenewable energy and mineral resources on Indian lands 25 USC §450; 25 USC §13; 25 USC §2101 et seq; 16 USC. §1271 et seq. $12 million None Congressional Research Service 45 Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Incentives: A Summary of Federal Programs Administering Agency Program Description U.S. Code Citation FY2013 Appropriationsa Expiration Date Tribal Energy Development Capacity Grant Grants to Indian tribes to develop and sustain the managerial and technical capacity needed to develop their energy resources and properly account for resulting energy production and revenues 25 USC §3502 Estimated $400,000 None Department of Labor Program of Competitive Grants for Worker Training and Placement in High Growth and Emerging Industry Sectors Intended to preserve and create jobs; promote economic recovery; assist those most impacted by the recession; provide investments and invest in infrastructure See Notes fieldb $0 None Department of Veterans Affairs Energy Efficient Mortgages Provides backing of loans for energy efficient mortgages to finance the installation of energy efficiency or renewable energy technologies in new or existing homes 12 USC §1701z-16 N/A None Small Business Administration 7(a) Loan Guarantees Provides guaranteed loans from lenders to small businesses 15 USC § 636(a) $214.2 million None 504 Loan Guarantees Provides long-term fixed rate financing for major fixed assets, such as land, buildings, equipment, and machinery. 16 USC §685 $107 million None Source: CRS. a. FY2013 Appropriations data compiled by CRS using executive agency budget justifications, congressional Programs Table A-1. Federal Incentives by Agency

Administering Agency

Program

Description

U.S. Code Citation

FY2015 Appropriationsa

Expiration Date

Department of Energy

Advanced Manufacturing Office (formerly Industrial Technologies Program)

Develops and supports the commercialization of new energy efficient technologies to improve industrial efficiency while increasing productivity

42 U.S.C. §17111 et seq.

$200 million

None

Advanced Research Projects Energy Financial Assistance Program (ARPA-E)

Grants to finance sophisticated energy technology R&D projects to accelerate transformation technology advances

42 U.S.C. §16538

$280 million

Program evaluation after FY2012

Bioenergy Technologies Program (formerly Biomass and Biorefinery Systems R&D Program)

Grants to develop cost-effective technologies and systems to transform domestic biomass resources into biofuels, bioproducts, and biopower

42 U.S.C. §16232

$225 million

None

Building Technologies Program

Provides financial and technical assistance to improve efficiency of buildings and the equipment, components, and systems within them

42 U.S.C. §17061-17124

$172 million

None

Conservation Research and Development Grant Program

Grants to finance long-terms R&D efforts in buildings technologies, Industrial technologies, vehicle technologies, and hydrogen/fuel cell technologies

42 U.S.C. §5901 et seq.

$0 for FY2014

For fiscal year 2014 (to date) $67,680,841 has been de-obligated from this CFDA program number.

FY2015 data not yet available

None

Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, Research, Development and Analysis Grant Program

Grants to develop cost-effective technology to enhance the reliability, efficiency, and resiliency of the electric grid

42 U.S.C. §17381 et seq.

$147 million

None

Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information Dissemination, Outreach, Training, and Technical Analysis/Assistance Program

Provides financial assistance to stimulate increased usage of energy efficiency/ renewable energy technologies and accelerate the adoption of these technologies

See Notes fieldb

$12.2 million (est.) for FY2014;

FY2015 data is not yet available.

None

Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Technology Deployment, Demonstration, and Commercialization Grant Program

Provides financial assistance for deployment, demonstration, and commercialization of energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies

42 U.S.C. §16191 et seq.

$0 for FY2014;

FY2015 data not yet available.

None

and

42 U.S.C. §16231 et seq.

Federal Energy Management Program

Provides assistance to federal agencies in developing and implementing energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies to meet energy management goals

42 U.S.C. §17131 et seq.

$27 million

None

Financial Assistance Program

(Office of Science)

Grants support research in the basic sciences and advanced technology concepts and assessments in fields related to energy

42 U.S.C. §13503

$1.1 billion (est.) for FY2014;

FY2015 data not yet available.

None

Geothermal Technologies Program

Partners DOE with industry, academia, and research facilities to develop geothermal energy technologies

42 U.S.C. §16231 et seq. and 42 U.S.C. §17191 et seq.

$55 million

None

Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Technologies Program

Partners DOE with industry, academia, and national laboratories to develop hydrogen and fuel cell technologies for the marketplace

42 U.S.C. §16151 et seq.

$97 million

None

Inventions and Innovations Program

Provides financial and technical assistance to develop innovative cost-effective ideas and inventions with future commercial value. Focus on energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies.

42 U.S.C. §5913

$0 for FY2014;

FY2015 data not yet available.

None

Loan Guarantee Program

Loan guarantees to encourage commercial use of new or significantly improved technologies that avoid, reduce, or sequester air pollutants or greenhouse gas emissions

42 U.S.C. §16511 et seq.

$17 million for the Innovative Technology Loan Guarantee Program (Section 1703)

None

$0 for the Temporary Loan Guarantee Program (Section 1705)

Regional Biomass Energy Programs

Provides financial assistance to increase America's use of fuels, chemicals, materials, and power made from domestic biomass

See Notes fieldb

$0

None

Renewable Energy Production Incentive

Provides incentive payments for electricity generated and sold by new qualifying renewable energy facilities

42 U.S.C. §13317

$0 for FY2014

FY2015 data not yet available.

End of FY2026

Renewable Energy Research and Development Program

Provides financial assistance to conduct R&D efforts in renewable energy technologies

42 U.S.C. §16231 et. seq.

$774.7 million (est.) for FY2014;

Data for FY2015 not yet available.

None

Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer Programs

Grants for small businesses to develop and commercialize energy technologies, including energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies

15 U.S.C. §638

$27.5 million

None

Solar Energy Technologies Program

Program partners with industry, universities, and national laboratories to finance R&D and bring reliable and affordable solar energy technologies to the marketplace

42 U.S.C. §16231 et seq. and 42 U.S.C. §17171 et seq.

$233 million

None

State Energy Program

Provides grants to states to design and implement their own renewable energy and energy efficiency programs

42 U.S.C. §6321 et seq.

$50 million

None

Tribal Energy Program

Provides financial and technical assistance, education, and training to tribes to evaluate and develop renewable energy sources and energy efficiency measures

25 U.S.C. §3501 et seq.

$13.5 million

None

Vehicle Technologies Program

Program partners with industry leaders to develop and deploy advanced transportation technologies to improve vehicle fuel efficiency and domestically produce clean and affordable alternative fuels

42 U.S.C. §17011 et seq.

$280 million

None

Water Power Program (formerly Wind and Hydropower Technologies Program)

Program partners with industry, states, federal entities, and other stakeholders on R&D projects to improve the performance, lower costs, and accelerate the deployment of water power technologies

42 U.S.C. §16231 et. seq and 42 U.S.C. §17211 et seq.

$61 million

None

Weatherization Assistance Program

Provides financial and technical assistance to states to increase the energy efficiency of low-income households

42 U.S.C. §6861 et seq.

$172 million

None

Wind Energy Program (formerly Wind and Hydropower Technologies Program)

Program partners with industry, states, federal entities, and other stakeholders on R&D projects to improve the performance, lower costs, and accelerate the deployment of wind energy technologies

42 U.S.C. §16231 et. seq

$107 million

None

Internal Revenue Service

Business Energy Investment Tax Credit

Provides a tax credit for 30% of total expenditures on eligible systems placed in service, except geothermal systems, microturbines, and combined heat and power systems (10%)

26 U.S.C. §48

N/A

12/31/2016 for most eligible systems (except geothermal and solar thermal)

Energy Efficient Commercial Buildings Tax Deduction

Tax deduction for certain qualifying systems and buildings

26 U.S.C. §179D (amended)

N/A

12/31/2014

Energy-Efficient New Homes Tax Credit for Home Builders

Provides tax credits of up to $2,000 for builders of new, energy-efficient homes

26 U.S.C. §45L (amended)

N/A

12/31/2014

Modified Accelerated Cost-Recovery System (MARCS)

Allows businesses to recover investments in certain renewable energy property through depreciation deductions

26 USC §168 and 26 USC §48

N/A

N/A

Qualified Energy Conservation Bonds (QECBs)

Bond authority is allocated to state, local, and tribal governments to finance a broad range of energy efficiency and renewable energy projects

26 U.S.C. §54A; 26 U.S.C. §54D; 26 U.S.C. §6431

N/A

N/A

Renewable Energy Production Tax Credit (PTC)

Provides a per-kilowatt-hour tax credit for electricity generated by qualified renewable energy technologies and sold during the tax year

26 U.S.C. §45 (amended)

N/A

12/31/2014

Residential Energy Conservation Subsidy Exclusion (Corporate)

Corporate tax exemption for energy-conservation subsidies are provided by public utilities, either directly or indirectly

26 U.S.C. §136 (amended)

N/A

None

Residential Energy Conservation Subsidy Exclusion (Personal)

Personal tax exemption for energy-conservation subsidies provided by public utilities, either directly or indirectly

26 U.S.C. §136 (amended)

N/A

None

Residential Energy Efficiency Tax Credit

Provides tax credit to residents/individuals for the installation of qualified energy efficient equipment to existing homes (primary residence)

26 U.S.C. §25C

N/A

12/31/2014

Residential Renewable Energy Tax Credit

Provides a tax credit to residents/ individuals for the installation of qualified renewable energy systems to existing homes. Home must serve as owner's primary residence.

26 U.S.C. §25D (amended)

N/A

12/31/2016

Department of Agriculture

Assistance to High Energy Cost Rural Communities Program

Provides financial assistance to rural communities with high energy costs

7 U.S.C. §918a

$10 million

None

Bioenergy Program for Advanced Biofuels

Supports and ensures an expanding production of advanced biofuels by providing payments to advanced biofuels producers

7 U.S.C. §8105

Mandatory funding of $15 million annually for FY2014-FY2018 to remain available until expended.

Discretionary funding of $20 million annually for FY2014-FY2018.

Authorized through FY2018

Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP)

Provides assistance to support the production of eligible biomass crops on land within approved project areas

7 U.S.C. §8111

The FY2014 farm bill authorized mandatory CCC funding of $25 million annually for FY2014-FY2018. For FY2015, P.L. 113-235 limits funding to not more than $23 million.

Authorized through FY2018

Biorefinery Assistance Program

Assists in the development of new technologies for development of biofuels

7 U.S.C. §8103

$100 million in FY2014 and $50 million each for FY2015 and FY2016 for loan guarantees.

Authorized through FY2016

Community Wood Energy Program

Provides grants to states and local governments to develop community wood energy plans or acquire or upgrade community wood energy systems

7 U.S.C. §8113

Discretionary funding of $5 million annually was authorized to be appropriated for FY2014-FY2018.

Authorized through FY2018

New Era Rural Technology Competitive Grants Program

Provides grant funding for approved technology development, applied research, and training to develop bioenergy and agriculture-based renewable energy resources

7 U.S.C. §3319e

$0

Authorized through FY2013; This program has not been funded since FY2011. However, the award(s) have not yet reached Statutory Time Limit. Hence, NIFA does not wish to archive this CFDA Program.

Repowering Assistance Program

Provides financial incentives to biorefineries in existence on June 18, 2008, to replace the use of fossil fuels used to produce heat or power by installing new systems that use renewable biomass or to produce new energy from renewable biomass

7 U.S.C. §8104

Mandatory CCC funding of $12 million for FY2014.

Discretionary authorization of $10 million annually for FY2014-FY2018 was authorized.

Authorized through FY2018

Rural Energy for America Program

Provides grants and loan guarantees to promote energy efficiency and renewable energy to agricultural producers and rural small businesses

7 U.S.C. §8107

Mandatory CCC funds of $50 million are authorized for FY2014 and each fiscal year thereafter

Discretionary authorization of $20 million annually was authorized for FY2014-FY2018

Authorized through 2018

Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education

Provides grants for research projects with the purpose of enhancing biomass energy crop production and increasing the energy efficiency of agricultural operations

7 U.S.C. §5801 et seq.

$22.7 million

None

Department of Housing and Urban Development

Energy Efficient Mortgages

Provides backing of loans for energy efficient mortgages to finance the installation of energy efficiency or renewable energy technologies in new or existing homes

12 U.S.C. §1701z-16

N/A

None

Department of the Interior

Energy and Mineral Development Program: Minerals and Mining on Indian Lands

Facilitate the inventory, assessment, promotion, and marketing of both renewable and nonrenewable energy and mineral resources on Indian lands

25 U.S.C. §450 25 U.S.C. §13 25 U.S.C. §2101 et seq

16 U.S.C. §1271 et seq.

$14.9 for FY2015

None

Tribal Energy Development Capacity Grant

Grants to Indian tribes to develop and sustain the managerial and technical capacity needed to develop their energy resources and properly account for resulting energy production and revenues

25 U.S.C. §3502

$0 requested for FY2015

None

Department of Labor

Program of Competitive Grants for Worker Training and Placement in High Growth and Emerging Industry Sectors

Intended to preserve and create jobs; promote economic recovery; assist those most impacted by the recession; provide investments; and invest in infrastructure

See Notes fieldb

$0 for FY2014;

Data for FY2015 not yet available.

None

Department of Veterans Affairs

Energy Efficient Mortgages

Provides backing of loans for energy efficient mortgages to finance the installation of energy efficiency or renewable energy technologies in new or existing homes

12 U.S.C. §1701z-16

N/A

None

Small Business Administration

7(a) Loan Guarantees

Provides guaranteed loans from lenders to small businesses

15 U.S.C. §636(a)

The Administration reported that the 7(a) loan guaranty program will not require funding for loan credit subsidies in FY2015. In FY2015, the SBA was provided $45.0 million for loan subsidy costs for the 504/CDC loan guaranty program.

None

504 Loan Guarantees

Provides long-term fixed rate financing for major fixed assets, such as land, buildings, equipment, and machinery.

16 U.S.C. §685

FY2015, the SBA was provided $45.0 million for loan subsidy costs for the 504/CDC loan guaranty program.

None

Source: The Congressional Research Service (CRS).

a. FY2015 Appropriations data compiled by CRS using executive agency budget justifications, congressional
committee reports, and program descriptions from the online edition of the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Assistance. Reflects the FY2013 Continuing Resolution but does not incorporate the reductions from the Budget Control Act sequester. b. b. Some programs are not specifically identified or codified in the United States Code. Table A-2. Alternative Motor Vehicle Credit (26 USC §30B) Type of Credit Expiration Date Fuel Cell Motor Vehicle Credit December 31, 2014 Qualified Plug-In Electric Drive Motor Vehicle Credit December 31, 2014 Qualified Plug-In Electric Motor Vehicle Conversion Credit December 31, 2011 Advanced Lean Burn Technology Motor Vehicle Credit December 31, 2010 Qualified Alternative Fuel Motor Vehicle Credit December 31, 2010 Qualified Hybrid Motor Vehicle Credit December 31, 2010 Source: U.S. Code and IRS Congressional Research Service 46 Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Incentives: A Summary of Federal Programs Appendix B. Index of Programs by Applicant Eligibility and Technology Type Table B-1. Index of Programs by Applicant Eligibility Applicant Eligibility Program Numbers Advanced Technology Centers III-6 Agricultural/Extension/Biofuel Producers II-3, III-2, III-3, III-4, III-7, III-8, III-9 Alaska Native Corporations I-14 Builder/Developer II-4, II-5 Commercial/Industrial/For-Profit I-1, I-2, I-3, I-4, I-5, I-6, I-7, I-10, I-12, I-13, I-14, I-15, I-17, I-20, I-21, I-23, I-24, II-3, II-4, II-6, II-8, II-12, III-1, III-2, III-3, III-4, III-7, III-8 Cooperative/Collaborative/Consortia I-16, I-20, III-1, III-4, III-8 Federal Government I-4, I-6, I-7, I-12, I-22, II-4, III-9 Higher Education (Colleges and Universities) I-1, I-2, I-3, I-4, I-5, I-6, I-7, I-8, I-12, I-13, I-14, I-17, I-20, I-21, I-23, I-24, III-4, III-6, III-9, VII-1 Local Government I-2, I-6, I-7, I-8, I-12, I-13, I-14, I-16, I-17, I-21, I-23, I-24, III-1, III-4, III-5, III-8, VII-1 National Laboratories I-4, I-5, I-6, I-7, I-8, I-12, III-4 Nonprofit I-2, I-13, I-14, I-16, I-17, I-20, I-21, I-23, I-24, III-1, III-9, VII-1 Other/Cross-Cutting I-20, II-12, II-13 Research Organization I-20, I-21 Residential/Individual I-11, I-14, II-1, II-2, II-9, II-10, II-13, III-1, III-4, III-9, IV-1, V-1 Schools III-8 Small Businesses I-6, I-7, I-11, I-23, I-25, V-1, V-2 State Government I-2, I-6, I-7, I-8, I-9, I-12, I-13, I-14, I-15, I-16, I-17, I-18, I-21, I-23 , I24, II-4, II-11, III-1, III-4, III-5, III-8, III-9, VII-1 Tribal Government I-6, I-9, I-13, I-14, I-16, I-17, I-18, I-19, I-21, I-23, I-24, II-11, III-1, III4, III-8, IV-1, IV-2, VII-1 U.S. Territories I-9, I-18 Utilities I-16, II-3, III-4, III-8 Veterans VI-1, VIII-1 Source: CRS. a. Program numbers correspond to agency (roman numeral) and (arabic) number assigned to each program as displayed in the Table of Contents. Congressional Research Service 47 Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Incentives: A Summary of Federal Programs Table B-2. Index of Programs by Technology Type Qualified Technologies Program Numbersa Advanced Batteries I-13 Air Conditioners 1-9, I-19, II-1, II-4 Alternative Vehicles/Vehicle Technologies I-4, I-12, II-7, II-12, II-13 Anaerobic Digestion I-16, II-7, II-11, II-12, III-8 Batteries (Energy Storage) II-7 Biodiesel / Biofuels I-1, I-12, I-24, III-2, III-4, III-9 Boilers 1-9, I-19, II-1, II-4 Biomass I-1, I-2, I-15, I-16, I-17, I-19, I-22, II-1, II-3, II-8, II-11, II-12, III-2, III-3, III-4, III-5, III-6, III-7, III-8, III-9 Caulking/Weather Stripping I-9, I-19, II-4 Chillers I-19, II-4 Clothes Washers I-19, II-6 Combined Systems/CHP/Energy Management Systems I-8, I-19, II-3, II-12, III-8 Comprehensive/Whole Building I-19, II-4, II-5 Dishwashers II-6 Doors I-19, II-1, II-4 Duct/Air Sealing I-9, I-19, II-4 Equipment (Energy Efficient) I-8 Fuel Cells I-4, I-8, I-13, I-15, I-17, I-24, II-2, II-3, II-7, II-12, II-13, III-8 Furnaces 1-9, I-19, II-1, II-4 Geothermal (All) I-3, I-15, I-17, I-22, II-3, II-12, III-8 —Geothermal (Direct Use) II-3, II-12, III-8 —Geothermal (Electric) I-16, I-19, I-24, II-3, II-7, II-8, II-11, 11-12, III-8 —Geothermal (Heat Pumps) I-19, II-2, II-3, II-7, II-12, III-8 Heat Pumps II-1, II-4 Hybrid Electric I-12, II-13 Hydrogen I-4, I-13, I-15, I-17, II-8, III-8 Hydropower (All) I-6, I-15, I-17, I-22, II-8, II-11 —Hydroelectric I-6, I-19, I-24, II-8, II-11, III-8 —Hydrokinetic I-6, II-8, II-11 —Ocean I-6, I-16, I-22, I-24, II-8, II-11, III-8 —Tidal I-6, I-16, I-24, II-8, II-11, III-8 —Wave I-6, I-16, I-24, II-8, II-11, III-8 Insulation I-9, I-19, II-1, II-4, Landfill Gas I-16, II-8, II-11, II-12 Lighting/Lighting Sensors I-8, I-19, I-24, II-3, II-4, II-7, II-12, VI-1, VIII-1 Congressional Research Service 48 Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Incentives: A Summary of Federal Programs Qualified Technologies Program Numbersa Manufacturing Facilities I-24 Microturbines II-3, II-7, III-8 Municipal Solid Waste II-8, II-11, II-12 Other Technologiesb I-9, I-11,1-13, I-14, I-18, I-19, I-20, I-21, I-23, I-25, II-7, II-9, II10, III-1, III-8, III-9, IV-1, IV-2, V-1, V-2, VI-1, VIII-1 Programmable Thermostats 1-9, I-19 Refrigerators/Freezers I-19, II-6 Renewable Transportation Fuels I-24, II-12, III-8 Roofs I-19, II-1, II-4 Siding I-19, II-4 Smart Grid I-21, II-7 Solar (All) I-5, I-8, I-15, I-17, I-22, II-2, II-3, II-12, III-8 —Photovoltaics 1-5, I-8, I-16, I-19, I-24, II-2, II-3, II-7, II-9, II-10, II-11,II-12, III-8, VI-1, VIII-1 —Solar Space Heat I-19, II-2, II-3, II-9, II-10, II-12, III-8, VI-1, VIII-1 —Solar Thermal Electric/Process I-16, I-24, II-2, II-3, II-7, II-11, II-12, III-8 —Solar Water Heat II-2, II-3, II-7, II-9, II-10, II-12, III-8, VI-1, VIII-1 Water Heaters I-19, II-1, II-4 Wind I-7, I-16, I-17, I-19, I-22, I-24, II-2, II-3, II-7, II-8, II-11,II-12, III-8 Windows I-8, I-9, I-19, II-1, II-4 Source: CRS. a. Program numbers correspond to agency (roman numeral) and (arabic) number assigned to each program as displayed in the Table of Contents. b. Other technologies include cross-cutting and advanced technologies, other unspecified technologies, all energy efficiency and/or renewable energy technologies, or not specifically identified. Congressional Research Service 49 Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Incentives: A Summary of Federal Programs Appendix C. Expired Federal Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Incentive Programs 1. Assisted Housing Stability and Energy and Green Retrofit Investments Program (Recovery Act Funded) • Administered by: Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) • Authority:

Applicant Eligibility

Program Numbersa

Advanced Technology Centers

III-6

Agricultural/Extension/Biofuel Producers

II-4, III-2, III-3, III-4, III-7, III-8, III-9

Alaska Native Corporations

I-14

Builder/Developer

II-5, II-6

Commercial/Industrial/For-Profit

I-1, I-2, I-3, I-4, I-5, I-6, I-7, I-10, I-12, I-13, I-14, I-15, I-17, I-20, I-21, I-23, I-24, II-4, II-5, II-7, II-9, III-1, III-2, III-3, III-4, III-7, III-8

Cooperative/Collaborative/Consortia

I-16, I-20, III-1, III-4, III-8

Federal Government

I-4, I-6, I-7, I-12, I-22, II-5, III-9

Higher Education (Colleges and Universities)

I-1, I-2, I-3, I-4, I-5, I-6, I-7, I-8, I-12, I-13, I-14, I-17, I-20, I-21, I-23, I-24, III-4, III-6, III-9, VII-1

Local Government

I-2, I-6, I-7, I-8, I-12, I-13, I-14, I-16, I-17, I-21, I-23, I-24,II-8, III-1, III-4, III-5, III-8, VII-1

National Laboratories

I-4, I-5, I-6, I-7, I-8, I-12, III-4

Nonprofit

I-2, I-13, I-14, I-16, I-17, I-20, I-21, I-23, I-24, III-1, III-9, VII-1

Other/Cross-Cutting

I-20, II-9

Research Organization

I-20, I-21

Residential/Individual

I-11, I-14, II-1, II-2, II-3, III-1, III-4, III-9, IV-1, V-1

Schools

III-8

Small Businesses

I-6, I-7, I-11, I-23, I-25, II-4, V-1, V-2

State Government

I-2, I-6, I-7, I-8, I-9, I-12, I-13, I-14, I-15, I-16, I-17, I-18, I-21, I-23 , I-24, II-5, II-8, III-1, III-4, III-5, III-8, III-9, VII-1

Tribal Government

I-6, I-9, I-13, I-14, I-16, I-17, I-18, I-19, I-21, I-23, I-24, II-8, III-1, III-4, III-8, IV-1, IV-2, VII-1

U.S. Territories

I-9, I-18

Utilities

I-16, II-4, III-4, III-8

Veterans

VI-1, VIII-1

Source: CRS.

a. Program numbers correspond to agency (Roman numeral) and (Arabic) number assigned to each program as displayed in the Table of Contents. Table B-2. Index of Programs by Technology Type

Qualified Technologies

Program Numbersa

Advanced Batteries

I-12, I-13

Air Conditioners

1-9, I-19, II-2, II-5

Alternative Vehicles/Vehicle Technologies

I-4, I-12, II-9

Anaerobic Digestion

I-16, II-8, II-9, III-8

Batteries (Energy Storage)

Biodiesel / Biofuels

I-12, I-13

I-1, I-12, I-24, III-2, III-4, III-9

Boilers

1-9, I-19, II-2, II-5

Biomass

I-1, I-2, I-15, I-16, I-17, I-19, I-22, II-2, II-4, II-7, II-8, II-9, III-2, III-3, III-4, III-5, III-6, III-7, III-8, III-9

Caulking/Weather Stripping

I-9, I-19, II-5

Chillers

I-19, II-5

Clothes Washers

I-19

Combined Systems/CHP/Energy Management Systems

I-8, I-19, II-4, II-9, III-8

Comprehensive/Whole Building

I-19, II-5, II-6

Doors

I-19, II-2, II-5

Duct/Air Sealing

I-9, I-19, II-5

Equipment (Energy Efficient)

I-8

Fuel Cells

I-4, I-8, I-13, I-15, I-17, I-24, II-3, II-4, II-9, III-8

Furnaces

1-9, I-19, II-2, II-5

Geothermal (All)

I-3, I-15, I-17, I-22, II-4, II-9, III-8

—Geothermal (Direct Use)

II-4, II-9, III-8

—Geothermal (Electric)

I-16, I-19, I-24, II-4, II-7, II-8, II-9, III-8

—Geothermal (Heat Pumps)

I-19, II-3, II-4, II-9, III-8

Heat Pumps

II-2, II-5

Hybrid Electric

I-12

Hydrogen

I-4, I-13, I-15, I-17, III-8

Hydropower (All)

I-6, I-15, I-17, I-22, II-7, II-8

—Hydroelectric

I-6, I-19, I-24, II-7, II-8, III-8

—Hydrokinetic

I-6, II-7, II-8

—Ocean

I-6, I-16, I-22, I-24, II-7, II-8, III-8

—Tidal

I-6, I-16, I-24, II-7, II-8, III-8

—Wave

I-6, I-16, I-24, II-7, II-8, III-8

Insulation

I-9, I-19, II-2, II-5,

Landfill Gas

I-16, II-7, II-8, II-9

Lighting/Lighting Sensors

I-8, I-19, I-24, II-4, II-5, II-9, VI-1, VIII-1

Manufacturing Facilities

Microturbines

I-24

II-4, III-8

Municipal Solid Waste

II-7, II-8, II-9

Other Technologiesb

I-9, I-11,1-13, I-14, I-18, I-19, I-20, I-21, I-23, I-25, II-1, III-1, III-8, III-9, IV-1, IV-2, V-1, V-2, VI-1, VIII-1

Programmable Thermostats

1-9, I-19

Refrigerators/Freezers

I-19

Renewable Transportation Fuels

I-24, II-9, III-8

Roofs

I-19, II-2, II-5

Siding

I-19, II-5

Smart Grid

I-21

Solar (All)

I-5, I-8, I-15, I-17, I-22, II-3, II-4, II-9, III-8

—Photovoltaics

1-5, I-8, I-16, I-19, I-24, II-1, II-3, II-4, II-8, II-9, III-8, VI-1, VIII-1

—Solar Space Heat

I-19, II-1, II-3, II-4, II-9, III-8, VI-1, VIII-1

—Solar Thermal Electric/Process

I-16, I-24, II-3, II-4, II-8, II-9, III-8

—Solar Water Heat

II-1, II-3, II-4, II-9, III-8, VI-1, VIII-1

Water Heaters

I-19, II-2, II-5

Wind

I-7, I-16, I-17, I-19, I-22, I-24, II-3, II-4, II-7, II-8, II-9, III-8

Windows

I-8, I-9, I-19, II-2, II-5

Source: CRS.

a. Program numbers correspond to agency (Roman numeral) and (Arabic) number assigned to each program as displayed in the Table of Contents. b. Other technologies include cross-cutting and advanced technologies, other unspecified technologies, all energy efficiency and/or renewable energy technologies, or not specifically identified. Appendix C. Expired Federal Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Incentive Programs 1. Assisted Housing Stability and Energy and Green Retrofit Investments Program (Recovery Act Funded)

Administered by

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

Authority

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA; P.L. 111-5)

Annual Funding

P.L. 1115), Title XII • Annual funding: (Project Grants) $0 for FY2009; $235 million for FY2010 ; $0 $0 for FY2011 All obligations were to be made by September 30, 2010 • Scheduled termination:

Scheduled Termination

All obligations were to be made by September 30, 2010. Receiving property owners were required to spend the funds on the specific improvements within two years of receipt. • Description: This program will provide

Description

This program provided
funding for energy and green retrofit investments to certain eligible assisted, affordable multifamily properties. Funding includesincluded incentives for participating property owners, a set-aside for administrative functions, and a set-aside for due diligence and underwriting support. Assistance will bewas for specific retrofit purposes. • Qualified applicant: Residential • Qualifying technologies: Specific technologies not identified • For more information:

Qualified Applicant(s)

Residential

Qualified Technologies

Specific technologies not identified

For More Information

See program number 14.318 at the CFDA website 2. Clean Renewable Energy Bonds (CREBs) • Administered by: Internal Revenue Service • Authority: Established by the

Administered by

Internal Revenue Service

Authority

26 U.S.C. 54 (old CREBs); 26 U.S.C. 54A (new CREBs)

 
Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPACT 2005; P.L. 109-58) P.L. 10958); Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 (P.L. 109-432); Energy ) Energy Improvement and Extension Act of 2008 (P.L. 110-343), Division B; American ) American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA; P.L. 111-5)

Annual Funding

P.L. 111-5); 26 USC 54 (old CREBs); 26 USC 54A (new CREBs); 26 USC 54C (new CREBs); IRS Notice 2009-33; IRS Announcement 2010-54 • Annual funding: EPACT originally allocated $800 million of tax credit bonds to be issued between January 1, 2006, and December 31, 2007. Following the enactment of the federal Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006, the IRS made an additional $400 million in CREBs financing available for 2008 through Notice 2007-26. In November 2006, the IRS announced that the original $800 million allocation had been reserved for a total of 610 projects. The additional $400 million (plus surrendered volume from the previous allocation) was allocated to 312 projects in February 2008. Of the $1.2 billion total of tax-credit bond volume cap allocated to fund renewable-energy projects, state and local government borrowers were limited to $750 million of the volume cap, with the rest reserved for qualified municipal or cooperative electric companies. The Energy Congressional Research Service 50 Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Incentives: A Summary of Federal Programs Improvement and Extension Act of 2008 (Div. A, Section107) allocated $800 million for new CREBs. In February 2009, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Div. B, Section 1111) allocated an additional $1.6 billion to expand the total new CREBs allocation to $2.4 billion • Scheduled termination: The IRS is no longer accepting applications for new CREB bonds.

Scheduled Termination

The deadline for new CREB applications from electric cooperatives expired November 1, 2010, and bonds for government entities and public power providers waswere fully allocated in October 2009. • Description: The IRS is not currently accepting applications for new CREB bond volume. CREBs are

Description

CREBs were
used to finance renewable energy projects. CREBs are were issued, theoretically, with a 0% interest rate. The borrower payspaid back only the principal of the bond and the bondholder receives federal tax credits in lieu of the traditional bond interest. • Qualified applicants:

Qualified Applicant(s)

State, local, and tribal governments; municipal utility; rural electric cooperative • Qualified technologies:

Qualified Technologies

Solar thermal electric; photovoltaics; landfill gas; wind; biomass; hydroelectric; geothermal electric; municipal solid waste; hydrokinetic power; anaerobic digestion; tidal energy; wave energy; ocean thermal For more information: See the DSIRE website ;

For More Information

See
Internal Revenue Service Bulletin 2007-14; and Website at; and Internal Revenue Service Notice 2009-33 3. Energy Efficient Appliance Rebate Program (EEARP) • Administered by: EERE • Authorization:

Administered by

EERE

Authority

Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPACT 2005; P.L. 109-58), ) Title I, Part B; American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA; P.L. 111-5) • Annual funding: $0 for FY2008; $298.5 million in FY2009 from ARRA; $0 for FY2010; $0 for FY2011; $0 for FY2012; $0 requested for FY2013 • Scheduled termination: )

Annual Funding

$0 for FY2008

$298.5 million in FY2009 from ARRA

$0 for FY2010-FY2013

Scheduled Termination

This program was authorized through FY2010. An act of Congress is required to reauthorize this program. • Description:

Description

The program provided financial and technical assistance to states to establish residential Energy Star rated appliance rebate programs. The program’s 's objectives were: to reduce fossil fuel emissions created as a result of activities within the jurisdictions of eligible entities; and to improve energy efficiency in the residential sector. • Qualified applicants: State governments, including U.S territories and possessions • Qualified technologies: Energy efficient appliances • For more information: the residential sector.

Qualified Applicant(s)

State governments, including U.S territories and possessions

Qualified Technologies

Energy efficient appliances

For More Information

See program number 81.127 at the CFDA website

4. Energy Efficient Appliance Tax Credit for Manufacturers

Administered by

Internal Revenue Service

Authority

26 U.S.C. §45M

 

Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPACT 2005; P.L. 109-58), Title XIII, Subtitle C, Section 1334(a)

Energy Improvement and Extension Act of 2008 (P.L. 110-343), Division B, Section 305

Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-312)

American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (ATRA, P.L. 112-240)

Scheduled Termination

December 31, 2013

Description

A tax credit for each manufacturer was limited to a total of $25 million for 2011, 2012, and 2013 combined.

Qualified Applicant(s)

Industrial; appliance manufacturers

Qualified Technologies

Clothes washers; dishwashers; refrigerators

For More Information

See the IRS website; IRS form 8909

5. Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grants Program (EECBG)

Administered by

EERE

Authority

CFDA website Congressional Research Service 51 Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Incentives: A Summary of Federal Programs 4. Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grants Program (EECBG) • Administered by: EERE • Authorization: Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA; P.L. 110140110-140), Title V, Subtitle E; American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA; P.L. 111-5) • Annual funding: $0 for FY2008; $3.2 billion for FY2009 from ARRA; $0 for FY2010; $0 for FY2011; $0 for FY2012 • Scheduled termination: )

Annual Funding

$0 for FY2008

$3.2 billion for FY2009 from ARRA

$0 for FY2010-FY2012

Scheduled Termination

This program was authorized through FY2010. An act of Congress is required to reauthorize this program • Description: This program is part of DOE’

Description

This program was part of DOE'
s Weather and Intergovernmental Program. The EECBG Program providesprovided formula and competitive grants to empower local communities to make strategic investments to meet the nation’s 's long-term goals for energy independence and leadership on climate change. Grants cancould be used for energy efficiency and conservation programs and projects community-wide, as well as renewable energy installations on government buildings. • Qualified applicants: State, local, and tribal governments, including U.S. territories • Qualified technologies: buildings.

Qualified Applicant(s)

State, local, and tribal governments, including U.S. territories

Qualified Technologies

Energy efficient equipment and lighting; combined heating and cooling systems; combined heat and power systems; solar; wind; fuel cells; biomass • For more information: See EERE’

For More Information

See EERE'
s Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grants Program website; and program number 81.128 at the CFDA website 5. Renewable Energy Grants (1603 Program) • Administered by U.S. Department of the Treasury • Authority: Section 707 of H.R. 4853, Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010; H.R. 1, American Recovery and

6. Qualifying Advanced Energy Manufacturing Investment Tax Credit

Administered by

Internal Revenue Service

Authority

26 U.S.C. 48C

 

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA; P.L. 111-5), Division B, Section 1302

IRS Notice 2013-12 Qualifying Advanced Energy Project Credit Phase II.

Scheduled Termination

Applications no longer accepted. Phase concept papers were due to DOE by 4/9/2013; final applications were due to DOE on 7/23/2013

Description

This tax credit was designed to encourage a U.S.-based renewable energy manufacturing sector. Projects receiving awards are eligible for a tax credit of 30% of the qualified investment required for an advanced energy project.

Qualified Applicant(s)

Commercial, industrial, manufacturing

Qualified Technologies

Lighting; lighting controls/sensors; energy conservation technologies: smart grid; solar water heat; solar thermal electric; photovoltaics; wind; geothermal electric; fuel cells; geothermal heat pumps; batteries and energy storage; advanced transmission technologies that support renewable energy generation; renewable fuels; fuel cells using renewable fuels; microturbines

For More Information

See DOE's webpage for the 48C tax credit; the IRS's 48C webpage; and DSIRE's webpage for the tax credit

7. Renewable Energy Grants (1603 Program)

Administered by

U.S. Department of the Treasury

Authority

Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-312), Section 707

American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2010 (ARRA; P.L. 111-5) Division B, SecSections 1104 &and 1603, U.S. Department of Treasury: Grant Program Guidance (amended) • Scheduled Termination:

Scheduled Termination

Construction must have begun by December 31, 2011. Applications must have been submitted before October 1, 2012. A project may be eligible for a 1603 award if the developer began construction by the December 31, 2011 date or if the developer satisfied a 5% safe harbor by incurring 5% of the total eligible project costs before the December 31 deadline. Description:

Description

The purpose of the 1603 payment iswas to reimburse eligible applicants for a portion of the cost of installing specified energy property used in a trade or business or for the production of income. • Qualified applicants: Commercial, Industrial, Agricultural • Qualified technologies:

Qualified Applicant(s)

Commercial, Industrial, Agricultural

Qualified Technologies

Solar water heat; solar space heat; solar thermal electric; solar thermal process heat; photovoltaics; landfill gas; wind; biomass; hydroelectric; geothermal electric; fuel cells; geothermal heat pumps; municipal Congressional Research Service 52 Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Incentives: A Summary of Federal Programs solid waste; CHP/cogeneration; solar hybrid lighting; hydrokinetic; anaerobic digestion; tidal energy; wave energy; ocean thermal; microturbines • For more information: See the Treasury’

For More Information

See the Treasury'
s 1603 website; 1603 program guidance; and CRS Report R41635, ARRA Section 1603 Grants in Lieu of Tax Credits for Renewable Energy: Overview, Analysis, and Policy Options, by [author name scrubbed] and [author name scrubbed]. , by Phillip Brown and Molly F. Sherlock Congressional Research Service 53 Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Incentives: A Summary of Federal Programs Appendix D. Summary of Expired Federal Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Incentives/Index of Programs Table D-1. Expired Federal Incentives by Agency Administering Agency Department of Energy Internal Revenue Service Program Description Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grants Program Grants to finance energy efficiency and conservation programs/projects in local communities and renewable energy installations on government buildings U.S. Code Citation Expiration Date 42 USC §17151-17158 None Energy Efficient Appliance Rebate Program Provided financial and technical assistance to states to establish residential Energy Star rated appliance rebate programs 42 USC §15821 End of FY2010 Clean Renewable Energy Bonds (CREBs) Bonds finance renewable energy projects 26 USC §54 (Old CREBs); 12/31/2009 (old CREBs); 11/01/2010 (new CREBS Renewable Energy Grants (1603 Program) Renewable energy grant program to reimburse eligible taxpayers for a portion of the expense of placing in service specified energy property ARRA (P.L. 111-5) § 1603(a) Construction must have begun by 12/31/2011 and Applications had to be submitted before 10/1/2012. 26 USC §54A (New CREBs) All obligations were to be made by 9/30/2010. Department of Housing and Urban Development Source: CRS. Note: Some programs are not specifically identified or codified in the United States Code. Congressional Research Service 54 Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Incentives: A Summary of Federal Programs Author Contact Information Lynn J. Cunningham Information Research Specialist lcunningham@crs.loc.gov, 7-8971 Congressional Research Service Beth A. Roberts Information Research Specialist eroberts@crs.loc.gov, 7-9090 55

Administering Agency

Program

Description

U.S. Code Citation

Expiration Date

Department of Energy

Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grants Program

Grants to finance energy efficiency and conservation programs/projects in local communities and renewable energy installations on government buildings

42 U.S.C. §17151-17158

None

Energy Efficient Appliance Rebate Program

Provided financial and technical assistance to states to establish residential Energy Star rated appliance rebate programs

42 U.S.C. §15821

9/30/2010

Internal Revenue Service

Clean Renewable Energy Bonds (CREBs)

Bonds finance renewable energy projects

26 U.S.C. §54 (Old CREBs); 26 U.S.C. §54A (New CREBs)

12/31/2009 (old CREBs); 11/01/2010 (new CREBS

 

Energy Efficient Appliance Tax Credit for Manufacturers

A tax credit for each manufacturer is limited to a total of $25 million for 2011, 2012, and 2013 combined

26 U.S.C. §45M

12/ 31/2013

 

Qualifying Advanced Energy Manufacturing Investment Credit

This tax credit was designed to encourage a U.S.-based renewable energy manufacturing sector

26 U.S.C. §48C

7/23/2013

 

Renewable Energy Grants (1603 Program)

The purpose of the 1603 payment was to reimburse eligible applicants for a portion of the cost of installing specified energy property used in a trade or business or for the production of income.

No U.S. Code citation; see P.L. 111-5 (ARRA) §1603(a)

12/31/2011

Alternative Motor Vehicle Credit

Provides tax credit for hybrid and lean-burn vehicles

26 U.S.C. §30B

N/A

Varies by technology type: See Table D-2 below

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

Assisted Housing Stability and Energy and Green Retrofit Investments Program (Recovery Act Funded)

This program will provide funding for energy and green retrofit investments to certain eligible assisted, affordable multifamily properties. Funding includes incentives for participating property owners, a set-aside for administrative functions, and a set-aside for due diligence and underwriting support. Assistance will be for specific retrofit purposes

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA; P.L. 111-5)

9/20/2011

Source: CRS.

Note: Some programs are not specifically identified or codified in the United States Code.

Table D-2. Alternative Motor Vehicle Credit (26 U.S.C. §30B)

Type of Credit

Expiration Date

Fuel Cell Motor Vehicle Credit

December 31, 2014

Qualified Plug-In Electric Drive Motor Vehicle Credit

December 31, 2014

Qualified Plug-In Electric Motor Vehicle Conversion Credit

December 31, 2011

Advanced Lean Burn Technology Motor Vehicle Credit

December 31, 2010

Qualified Alternative Fuel Motor Vehicle Credit

December 31, 2010

Qualified Hybrid Motor Vehicle Credit

December 31, 2010

Source: U.S. Code and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).

Footnotes

1.

The Tribal Energy Program (TEP) was funded in FY2014 within the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy appropriation.

2.

In 2015, TEP was transferred to the Office of Indian Energy and is being funded within the Departmental (DOE) Administrative appropriation.

3.

For more information, see Department of Energy, FY2011 Congressional Budget Request, vol. 3, p. 500, at http://www.cfo.doe.gov/budget/11budget/Content/Volume3.pdf.

4.

In FY2014, $42 million was enacted for administrative purposes only, but these expenses were offset by an estimated $34.1 million in collections from borrowers for a net appropriation of $7.9 million.

5.

In FY2015, $42 million was enacted for administrative expenses. These administrative expenses are expected to be offset by an estimated $25 million in collections from borrowers for a net appropriation of $17 million.

6.

In FY2015, $42 million is requested for administrative expenses. These administrative expenses are expected to be offset by an estimated $42 million in collections from borrowers for a net appropriation of $0.

7.

For more information, see CRS Report R40669, Energy and Water Development: FY2010 Appropriations, coordinated by [author name scrubbed].

8.

Annual funding listed for the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfers (STTR) programs only includes those funds distributed to DOE's energy efficiency and renewable energy programs.

9.

For many of these programs, mandatory funding is provided through the borrowing authority of USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC)