Nebraska Energy Office - STATE ENERGY PROGRAM (SEP)

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State Energy Program (SEP) in Nebraska
	• Program Description • Program Activities
SEP Special Projects in Nebraska
	At the national level, the U. S. Department of Energy (DOE) manages State Energy Program (SEP) Special Projects through the State Energy Program and awards project funds to state energy offices through an annual competitive solicitation process. The SEP Special Projects solicitation and national competitive process for federal funding started in 1996. From 1996 through 2005, Nebraska was awarded 21 grants which total $2,321,448. Of those grants, 19 were awarded under DOE’s “Buildings” category and two were awarded under DOE’s “Electric Power and Renewable Energy” category.


	Buildings
	Building America targets residential buildings. Affordable home demonstration. (2003) Builder Training (2002) Climate Wise* promoted commercial/industrial efficiency. (federal program currently not available) Climate Wise (1996) Building Energy Codes and Standards — increases energy efficiency through energy code standards in new construction of residential and commercial buildings. Nebraska Energy Code* training (2005) Nebraska Energy Code training (2004) Codes - Study (2002) Home Energy Rating System (HERS) (1998) Codes — Financing Incentives (1998) Codes — Non-traditional Approach (1997) Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP) — increases energy efficiency in federally-owned and operated buildings. Renewable Energy Use at Air Force Dormitories (2001) Energy Manager (1999) Energy Guard (1996) Industries of the Future targets commercial, government and public-housing buildings. Industrial Technologies Program (2005) Rebuild America targets commercial, government and public-housing buildings (Federal program not currently active). Implement High Performance Strategies (2005) High Performance and ENERGY STAR® Buildings (2002) Rebuild Nebraska (2000) Rebuild Otoe County (1998) Rebuild Nebraska (1997) Rebuild Nebraska (1996)
	Electric Power and Renewable Energy
	The Nebraska Energy Office was awarded the following State Energy Program — Special Projects grants under the Biomass Power and Geothermal categories: Demonstration of Using Landfill Gas to Generate Electricity (2001) Geothermal Heat Pump Training Program (2001)
	All projects by funding program for SEP Special Projects in Nebraska are listed in reverse chronological order dating back to 2001.
Related Information
	Other related information can be found at these web sites: Energy Saving Tips National Association of State Energy Officials Conservation Update Your connection to energy projects in the states. The U.S. Department of Energy publishes this bimonthly newsletter outlining State Energy Program projects by state energy offices, summarizing news from the states, and listing new state publications. U.S. Department of Energy, Efficiency and Renewable Energy