FY 2012 Federal Energy Efficiency Programs Funding
On February 14, 2011, the Obama Administration released its Fiscal Year 2012 budget proposal, which doubles down on key energy efficiency programs, despite overall cuts to the federal budget.
President Obama’s proposal seeks to capitalize on the economic gains created by efficiency research and programs to help restore the country’s economic footing. The budget includes $550 million for the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E), up $250 from the FY2011 request.
Key programs in DOE’s Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) Office—which include building technologies, industrial technologies, weatherization assistance and more—would receive a near doubling in funding compared to FY2010 appropriations. This includes a large investment in commercial building efficiency as part of Obama’s Better Buildings Initiative. The Better Buildings Initiative would prompt energy efficiency upgrades to commercial buildings that are projected to save building owners and operators roughly $40 billion each year for the next decade.
(Millions of dollars)
Program (chart only includes program highlights)1 |
FY09 Approp.2 |
2009 Stimulus3 |
FY10 Approp.2 |
FY11 Request |
FY12 Request |
Change from ’10 Approp. |
Change from ’11 Request |
|
Department of Energy, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Office (Energy and Water Appropriations) |
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Building Technologies1 |
140.000 |
319 |
222.000 |
230.698 |
470.700 |
112% |
104% |
|
Equipment Standards & Analysis |
20.000 |
15 |
35.000 |
40.000 |
70.000 |
100% |
75% |
|
Building Energy Codes |
5.376 |
|
9.000 |
10.000 |
10.000 |
11% |
0% |
|
Energy Star (DOE) |
7.484 |
|
7.000 |
10.000 |
10.000 |
43% |
0% |
|
Residential Buildings Integration |
21.900 |
68 |
40.000 |
39.000 |
49.000 |
23% |
26% |
|
Commercial Buildings Integration |
33.000 |
86 |
39.000 |
39.000 |
224.000 |
474% |
474% |
|
Energy Innovation Hub: Buildings |
|
|
22.000 |
24.300 |
24.369 |
11% |
0% |
|
Solid |
25.000 |
|
27.000 |
26.809 |
25.832 |
-4% |
-4% |
|
Building Envelope R&D |
8.652 |
|
16.000 |
18.521 |
25.345 |
58% |
37% |
Industrial Technologies1 |
90.000 |
310 |
96.000 |
100.000 |
319.784 |
233% |
220% |
|
Save Energy Now Leaders |
15.532 |
|
27.000 |
28.125 |
10.000 |
-63% |
-64% |
|
Energy Services Dev. (IAC+RAC) |
4.035 |
|
3.874 |
4.035 |
11.000 |
184% |
173% |
|
Combined Heat & Power |
25.000 |
|
24.698 |
25.727 |
25.000 |
1% |
-3% |
Vehicle Technologies1 |
242.011 |
2,796 |
311.365 |
325.302 |
588.003 |
89% |
81% |
Federal Energy Management |
22.000 |
22 |
32.000 |
42.272 |
33.072 |
3% |
-22% |
|
State Energy Program |
50.000 |
3,100 |
50.000 |
75.000 |
63.798 |
28% |
-15% |
|
Weatherization Assistance |
450.000 |
5,000 |
210.000 |
300.000 |
320.000 |
52% |
7% |
|
State and Local Block Grants |
|
3,200 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Appliance Rebate Grants |
|
300 |
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL Above EERE Programs1 |
994.011 |
15,047 |
921.365 |
1073.272 |
1795.357 |
95% |
67% |
|
Related DOE Programs |
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Hydrogen and Fuel Cells1 |
200.187 |
43 |
174.000 |
137.000 |
100.450 |
-42% |
-27% |
International Subprogram |
5.000 |
|
10.000 |
25.000 |
12.500 |
25% |
-50% |
Electricity R&D |
84.721 |
|
124.900 |
144.293 |
192.817 |
54% |
34% |
ARPA-E |
15.000 |
400 |
0.000 |
299.966 |
550.011 |
|
83% |
Loan Guarantees – EE+RE |
|
|
|
|
200.000 |
|
|
Loan Guarantees – Better Bldgs. |
|
|
|
|
105.000 |
|
|
|
Environmental Protection Agency (Interior Appropriations) |
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Energy Star (EPA) |
50.000 |
|
52.606 |
55.475 |
55.628 |
6% |
0% |
1 These are appropriated amounts. Actual spending is reduced mostly by a mandated transfer of 2.65% of extramural R&D funds for SBIR/STTR. Some funding levels are adjusted to reflect current organization and categories.
2 Italicized funding levels were determined by DOE or EPA. FY 2009 bill did specify $33 million for the Commercial Buildings Initiative.
3 Funds may be spent beyond FY 2009. Some funding levels determined by DOE are not listed in budget documents.
