U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright today announced new actions to ease burdensome permitting rules and regulations for construction projects at the Department’s 17 National Labs.

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Videos and accredited trainings on the procurement process.

January-March 2025 Program Update Newsletter

Highlights 14 best management practices to increase water efficiency and meet federal requirements as identified by FEMP and EPA.

Describes process to identify and correct operational problems to minimize building energy consumption.

FEMP plays a key role in helping agencies understand and meet energy and water auditing requirements, including federal comprehensive energy and water evaluation (CEWE) requirements.

A performance assurance plan is essentially comprised of a commissioning plan, training plan, and an implementation plan.

Outlines the advantages of ESPCs over other types of government acquisitions including guaranteed savings.

Offers links the different phases of the UESC process for procuring a UESC.