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FY 2013 Federal Energy Efficiency Programs Funding – President’s Budget Request

02/21/12

FY 2013 Federal Energy Efficiency Programs Funding – President’s Budget Request

On Feb. 13, 2012, the Obama Administration released its Fiscal Year (FY) 2013 budget proposal. The president's budget proposal doubles down on key energy efficiency programs, despite the budget ax taking aim at many programs in both the domestic and defense arenas. The budget proposal also seeks to leverage the economic gains created by energy efficiency programs to create jobs, enhance U.S. energy security and establish an economy that’s “built to last.”

As shown in the chart below and PDF above, the president's proposed budget requests that funding for key energy efficiency programs in the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)’s Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) Office increase by 52% compared to the FY 2012 amounts enacted by Congress.  The president recommended an even larger increase last year.

Key Points in Proposed Energy Efficiency Funding:

  • The EERE programs with the largest proposed increases in funding are the Advanced Manufacturing Office, which would receive $290 million (a 150% increase from the FY 2012 enacted level), and the Building Technologies Program, which would receive $310 million (over 40% more than the allocation from the previous year). 
  • The president continues to support increased funding for other EERE programs like the Vehicle Technologies Program, as well as better funding for the Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy (ARPA-E), the Energy Information Administration (EIA) Energy Consumption Surveys, and the ENERGY STAR program at the Environmental Protection Agency.
  • Low-income weatherization assistance would receive $139 million, which is far below historical levels but up from FY 2012 (when the program still is spending additional funds from the 2009 Recovery Act).

Budget Chart: Proposed & Enacted Energy Efficiency Funding, 2009-2013

Figures are in millions of Dollars

Program (chart only includes program highlights)1 FY09 Approp.2 FY10 Approp. FY11 CR Plan3 FY12 Request FY12 Enacted FY13 Request Change from ’12 Request Change from ’12 Enacted
Department of Energy, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Office (Energy and Water Appropriations)
Building Technologies 140.000 222.000 210.500 470.700 220.000 310.000 -34% 41%
Innovations     13.300   10.894 17.567   61%
Emerging Technologies     45.826   48.417 89.660   85%
Systems Integration     91.184   88.578 98.068   11%
Market Barriers     57.000   66.802 4 98.250   47%
Advanced Manufacturing (formerly Industrial Technologies) 90.000 96.000 108.241 319.784 116.000 290.000 -9% 150%
Innovations     34.541   38.705 44.112   14%
Emerging Technologies     45.677   55.916 107.614   92%
Systems Integration     1.232   0.342 99.374   28,957%
Market Barriers     24.449   17.730 31.000   75%
Vehicle Technologies 242.011 311.365 300.000 588.003 330.000 420.000 -29% 27%
Innovations     121.312   143.978 182.638   27%
Emerging Technologies     111.315   113.567 168.209   48%
Systems Integration     17.567   19.875 14.043   -29%
Market Barriers     42.957   43.545 44.237   2%
Federal Energy Management 22.000 32.000 30.402 33.072 30.000 32.000 -3% 7%
State Energy Program 50.000 50.000 50.000 63.798 50.000 49.000 -23% -2%
Weatherization Assistance 450.000 210.000 174.300 320.000 68.000 139.000 -57% 104%
TOTAL Above EERE Programs 994.011 921.365 873.443 1795.357 811.000 1240.000 -31% 52%
Related DOE Programs
Hydrogen and Fuel Cells 200.187 174.000 98.000 100.450 104.000 80.000 -20% -23%
Electricity R&D 84.721 124.900 105.000 192.817 99.490 103.400 -46% 4%
ARPA-E 15.000 0.000 179.640 550.011 275.000 350.000 -36% 27%
EIA Energy Consumption Surveys   4.535 1.200 11.610 7.000 10.620 -9% 52%
Loan Guarantees – EE+RE     169.660 200.000 0 0 -100%  
Loan Guarantees – Better Bldgs.       105.000 0 0 -100%  
Environmental Protection Agency (Interior Appropriations)
Energy Star (EPA) 50.000 52.606 52.306 55.628 49.668 53.872 -3% 8%

[1] These are appropriated amounts, except italicized funding levels were determined by DOE or EPA. Actual spending is reduced mostly by a mandated transfer of 2.65% of extramural R&D funds for SBIR/STTR. Funding levels adjusted to reflect current organization.
[2] Italicized funding levels were determined by DOE or EPA. FY09 bill specified $33 million for the Commercial Buildings Initiative.
[3] Full year continuing resolution specified only EERE total: $1,796 million, down 20% from FY10 total.
[4] Bars use of funds to implement or enforce standards on light bulbs and some incandescent reflector lamps.

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