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Texas Clean Energy Project, Ector County, Texas

Specific Manufacturing Capability (SMC) Incinerator and Propane Tank System RemovalCX(s) Applied: B1.23Date: 03/22/2011Location(s): IdahoOffice(s): Nuclear Energy, Idaho Operations Office

Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant: Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Incremental Cost RecoveryCX(s) Applied: B5.1Date: 03/22/2011Location(s): Fairfax County, VirginiaOffice(s): Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Golden Field Office

Rhode Island Non-utility Scale Renewable Energy ProgramCX(s) Applied: B5.1Date: 03/22/2011Location(s): North Kingstown, Rhode IslandOffice(s): Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory

Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant - Sidewalks near schoolsCX(s) Applied: B5.1Date: 03/22/2011Location(s): Greenville County, South CarolinaOffice(s): Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Golden Field Office

State Energy Program American Recovery and Reinvestment Act -Targeting Industrial Efficiency - MultipleCX(s) Applied: B5.1Date: 03/22/2011Location(s): OhioOffice(s): Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Golden Field Office

Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Activity 1: Digester BiogasCX(s) Applied: B5.1Date: 03/22/2011Location(s): Palm Beach County, FloridaOffice(s): Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Golden Field Office

The Department of Energy's (Department) State Energy Program (SEP) provides grants to states, territories, and the District of Columbia (states) to support their energy priorities. The SEP allows the states to implement energy efficiency and renewable energy projects that meet their unique energy needs and emphasizes the state's role as the administrator for the program. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act) significantly expanded the SEP by providing an additional $3.1 billion for states' projects. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts' Department of Energy Resources (Massachusetts) was allocated $54.9 million in SEP funds under the Recovery Act – a more than 72-fold increase over its Fiscal Year 2008 SEP grant of $753,000. As specified by the Department in its grant agreement and program guidance, SEP funding was to be obligated by September 30, 2010, and spent by April 30, 2012.

The Department of Energy's American Recovery and Reinvestment Act – Massachusetts State Energy Program

Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act), the Department of Energy's Geothermal Technologies Program received $400 million to promote the exploration and development of new geothermal fields and innovative research into advanced geothermal technologies. This funding represents an almost ten-fold increase over the $44 million originally appropriated to the Geothermal Technologies Program for 2009. As of January 2011, the Department had awarded $368 million in financial assistance agreements for 135 geothermal technologies projects, with about $68 million having been expended. Recovery Act funding supports geothermal projects undertaken by private industry, academic institutions, tribal entities, local governments, and the Department's National Laboratories. The projects, covering activities in 39 states, represent a significant expansion of the U.S. geothermal industry and are intended to create or save thousands of jobs in drilling, exploration, construction, and operation of geothermal power facilities and manufacturing of ground source heat pump equipment. We initiated this audit to determine whether the Department had effectively managed the geothermal awards funded under the Recovery Act.