The federal Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct 2005) extended and expanded several previous goals and standards to reduce energy use in existing and new federal buildings. Section 203 of EPAct 2005 required that, to the extent it is economically feasible and technically practicable, the total amount of renewable electric energy consumed by the federal government during 2013 and thereafter shall not be less than 7.5%. That target was updated and expanded by a Presidential Memorandum on December 5, 2013, and again by an Executive Order on March 19, 2015. The Executive Order established additional targets, culminating in a required 30% renewable energy requirement by fiscal year 2025 and thereafter. The Executive Order also established targets for renewable energy composition in the total combined amount of renewable electric and thermal energy consumed by each agency. However, an Executive Order signed in May 2018 (13834) revoked that Executive Order, eliminating all targets beyond the 7.5% by 2013 and thereafter target.
| Implementing Sector: | Federal |
| Category: | Regulatory Policy |
| State: | Federal |
| Incentive Type: | Green Power Purchasing |
| Web Site: | https://www.sustainability.gov/index.html |
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Electric Energy Goals: 10% in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 15% in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 20% in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 25% in fiscal years 2022 and 2023 30% in fiscal year 2025 and thereafter Electric & Thermal Energy Goals: 10% in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 13% in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 16% in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 20% in fiscal years 2022 and 2023 25% in fiscal year 2025 and thereafter |
| Name: | 42 USC § 15852 |
| Date Enacted: | 8/8/2005 |
| Name: | Executive Order 13834 |
| Date Enacted: | 03/19/2015 |
| Effective Date: | 03/19/2015 |
| Name: | Public Information - FEMP |
| Organization: | U.S. Department of Energy |
| Address: |
EE-2L Washington DC 20585-0121 |
| Phone: | (202) 586-5772 |
This information is sourced from DSIRE; the most comprehensive source of information on incentives and policies that support renewables and energy efficiency in the United States. Established in 1995, DSIRE is operated by the N.C. Clean Energy Technology Center at N.C. State University.
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