The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Alexander Karsner announced in September that DOE will award $6 million to fund 22 federal-state partnerships that will create innovative initiatives to increase energy savings in residential and commercial buildings. These state partnership grants will help implement training programs, and provide technical assistance and education that will ultimately result in the construction of more energy-efficient buildings.

"This $6 million dollars...will help reduce our reliance on foreign energy sources, increase energy efficiency and help implement alternative methods of changing ways to power our homes and businesses," said Karsner. "The Energy Department is eager to assist with increasing energy efficiency throughout states as well as contributing to the construction more state-of-the-art energy efficient facilities."

DOE's Building Technologies Program, within the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, will oversee funding for these partnerships. DOE anticipates providing $3.9 million for these projects in FY 2006, with the remainder funded in FY 2007 and FY 2008.

Included in the state partnerships selected, subject to negotiation, is the Georgia Environmental Facilities Authority (GEFA) - Southeastern High Performance Buildings. The GEFA is an agency of the state government of Georgia, created by an act of the Georgia General Assembly in 1983, whose purpose is to improve the quality of life in Georgia through greater energy efficiency, improved water quality, improved solid waste management and recycling, and reduced fuel storage tanks on state property.

For more information, visit www.eere.energy.gov/buildings/.

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