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This summary is based largely on the summary provided by the Congressional Research Service, a public domain source. [3]The Streamlining Energy Efficiency for Schools Act of 2014 would amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to direct the United States Secretary of Energy (), acting through the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, to act as the lead federal agency for ...
The Energy Efficient Schools Initiative (EESI) [7] / was approved by the Tennessee General Assembly in 2008 to provide funding to K-12 schools for energy efficiency projects. The initiative has $90 million available to fund energy efficiency in K-12 schools in Tennessee.
The Alliance to Save Energy is a bipartisan, nonprofit coalition of business, government, environmental, and consumer groups based in Washington, D.C. The Alliance states that it advocates for "energy-efficiency policies that minimize costs to society and individual consumers, and that lessen greenhouse gas emissions and their impact on the global climate."
Jackson Public Schools officials announced a $9 million grant from EPA to buy energy efficient school buses. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 ...
The Collaborative for High Performance Schools (CHPS) is the first green building rating program designed for K-12 schools in the United States' [1] It provides information and resources to schools in order to facilitate the construction and operation of high performance institutions. A high performance school is energy and resource efficient ...
Department of Energy Organization Act: Created Federal Department of Energy (DOE) 1978 National Energy Act, incorporating: National Energy Conservation Policy Act; Power Plant and Industrial Fuel Use Act; Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act; Energy Tax Act; Natural Gas Policy Act; Encouraged conservation efforts in homes, schools, and other ...
Energy policy sometimes dominates and sometimes is dominated by other government policies. For example energy policy may dominate, supplying free coal to poor families and schools thus supporting social policy, [6] but thus causing air pollution and so impeding heath policy and environmental policy.
The crisis brought attention to the United States’ dependence on foreign oil. As a result, new legislation was created to establish conservation programs and promote energy efficiency. Legislation that formed SEP framework: The Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975 (P.L. 94-163) The Energy Conservation and Production Act of 1976 (P.L. 94 ...