On October 30, 2024, the Federal Energy Management Program announced project selections for funding from the second and final installment of the $250 million Assisting Federal Facilities with Energy Conservation Technologies grant program.
Federal Energy Management Program
December 4, 2024
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On October 30, 2024, the U.S Department of Energy's (DOE's) Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP) announced 67 project selections for funding from the second and final installment of the $250 million Assisting Federal Facilities with Energy Conservation Technologies (AFFECT) grant program. The funding will improve the energy efficiency of the Federal Government which will save energy and taxpayer dollars.
During the announcement, Principal Deputy Under Secretary for Infrastructure Kathleen Hogan emphasized the crucial window of time in which this funding opportunity is available to meet the creativity of Federal agencies. "All of you are providing the creativity to utilize these funds in new and exciting ways to truly transform our buildings [and] our facilities across the Federal Government," she said.
Other speakers at the event, which hosted more than 75 Federal Government attendees, included Federal Chief Sustainability Officer Andrew Mayock, FEMP Deputy Director Anna Siefken, FEMP Director Mary Sotos, and FEMP AFFECT Program Manager Tyler Harris.
Sotos recognized the honor FEMP has of helping Federal agencies improve the efficiency of their facilities and fleets so they can save on energy costs and therefore dedicate more resources to mission-related activities that benefit the American people.
"We are here to serve the American people and provide critical public services—and those are the services that touch all of us and our communities and the people we know," Sotos said.
The 67 selected projects will advance the adoption of cleaner, more cost-efficient technologies to reduce pollution, improve air quality, create good-paying jobs, and slash the Federal Government's carbon footprint.
Collectively, the funding will deliver substantial benefits, including:
- Reducing greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to removing 19,370 gas-powered vehicles from the road annually (81,388 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent/year)
- Saving taxpayers $41.7 million annually in energy and water costs
- Achieving energy savings equivalent to powering 35,701 homes annually (883,525 Mbtu/year)
- Conserving more than 1 billion gallons of water annually—enough for 24 million loads of laundry
- Generating carbon pollution-free electricity equivalent to driving 494 million miles in electric cars (176,383 MWh/year)
- Supporting 20 projects (30% of selected projects) located in or adjacent to disadvantaged communities, creating jobs and driving local economic development
- Ensuring that 100% of projects comply with Made in America (Executive Order 14005), which aims to boost American manufacturing and good-paying union jobs.
During the announcement, Sotos took a step back to recognize that this latest funding announcement marked 10 years of AFFECT support for the Federal Government. Over the last decade, FEMP has funded 160 projects, distributed approximately $300 million in funding, and leveraged $4 billion in private financing in Federal facilities, which ultimately resulted in $137 million in energy cost savings to date.
The result of this funding is a more resilient and energy efficient Federal Government.
Sotos turned to the Federal agency leaders in the room and said: "You are living the story of investment and change in the Federal Government."
For more information on AFFECT and the Phase 2 project selections, visit the project descriptions webpage.