Facilities Dive – $104M for clean energy projects in 31 federal buildings announced by DOE

• The U.S. Department of Energy is allocating $104 million for energy conservation, clean energy and net-zero projects at 31 federal facilities.
• These projects are expected to double the amount of new carbon-free electricity at federal facilities, from the amount brought online in 2022, generating an additional 27 megawatts of clean energy capacity, the DOE said in a Jan. 17 news release. The department predicts that the projects will save more than $29 million in energy and water costs in the first year of operation.
• The projects align with President Biden’s December 2021 clean energy Executive Order, which calls for a 65% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from federal operations by 2030 and a net-zero building portfolio by 2045, the DOE said.

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