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42 U.S.C. § 6345

Section 6345 · Clean Energy Application Centers

Current version, with additions and removals from the December 19, 2007 version.

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Current — December 27, 2020
As of December 19, 2007
(a) Renaming
(a) Renaming

(1) In general

(1) In general

The Combined Heat and Power Application Centers of the Department of Energy are redesignated as Clean Energy Application Centers.
The Clean Energy Application Centers of the Department of Energy are redesignated as the CHP Technical Assistance Partnership Program (referred to in this section as the "Program").

(2) Program description

The Program shall consist of—

(A) the 10 regional CHP Technical Assistance Partnerships in existence on December 27, 2020;

(B) such other regional CHP Technical Assistance Partnerships as the Secretary may establish with consideration given to establishing such partnerships in rural communities; and

(C) any supporting technical activities under the Technical Partnership Program of the Advanced Manufacturing Office.

(2) References
(3) References
Any reference in any law, rule, regulation, or publication to a Combined Heat and Power Application Center shall be treated as a reference to a Clean Energy Application Center.
Any reference in any law, rule, regulation, or publication to a Combined Heat and Power Application Center or a Clean Energy Application Center shall be deemed to be a reference to the Program.
(b) Relocation

(1) In general

In order to better coordinate efforts with the separate Industrial Assessment Centers and to ensure that the energy efficiency and, when applicable, the renewable nature of deploying mature clean energy technology is fully accounted for, the Secretary shall relocate the administration of the Clean Energy Application Centers to the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy within the Department of Energy.

(2) Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability

The Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability shall—

(A) continue to perform work on the role of technology described in paragraph (1) in support of the grid and the reliability and security of the technology; and

(B) shall assist the Clean Energy Application Centers in the work of the Centers with regard to the grid and with electric utilities.

(c) Grants

(1) In general

The Secretary shall make grants to universities, research centers, and other appropriate institutions to ensure the continued operations and effectiveness of 8 Regional Clean Energy Application Centers in each of the following regions (as designated for such purposes as of December 19, 2007):

(A) Gulf Coast.

(B) Intermountain.

(C) Mid-Atlantic.

(D) Midwest.

(E) Northeast.

(F) Northwest.

(G) Pacific.

(H) Southeast.

(2) Establishment of goals and compliance

In making grants under this subsection, the Secretary shall ensure that sufficient goals are established and met by each Center throughout the program duration concerning outreach and technology deployment.

(d) Activities
(b) CHP Technical Assistance Partnership Program

(1) In general

(1) In general

Each Clean Energy Application Center shall—

The Program shall—

(A) operate a program to encourage deployment of clean energy technologies through education and outreach to building and industrial professionals;1 and other individuals and organizations with an interest in efficient energy use; and
(A) operate programs to encourage deployment of combined heat and power, waste heat to power, and efficient district energy (collectively referred to in this subsection as "CHP") technologies by providing education and outreach to—

(i) building, industrial, and electric and natural gas utility professionals;

(ii) State and local policymakers; and

(iii) other individuals and organizations with an interest in efficient energy use, local or opportunity fuel use, resiliency, or energy security, microgrids, and district energy; and

(B) provide project specific support to building and industrial professionals through assessments and advisory activities.
(B) provide project specific support to building and industrial professionals through economic and engineering assessments and advisory activities.

(2) Types of activities

(2) Funding for certain activities

(A) In general

The Program shall make funds available to institutions of higher education, research centers, and other appropriate institutions to ensure the continued operations and effectiveness of the regional CHP Technical Assistance Partnerships.

(B) Use of funds

Funds made available under this section may be used—
Funds made available under subparagraph (A) may be used—

(A) to develop and distribute informational materials on clean energy technologies, including continuation of the 8 websites in existence on December 19, 2007;

(i) to collect and distribute informational materials relevant to manufacturers, commercial buildings, institutional facilities, and Federal sites, including continued support of the mission goals of the Department of Defense, on CHP and microgrid technologies, including continuation and updating of—

(I) the CHP installation database;

(II) CHP technology potential analyses;

(III) State CHP resource pages; and

(IV) CHP Technical Assistance Partnerships websites;

(B) to develop and conduct target market workshops, seminars, Internet programs, and other activities to educate end users, regulators, and stakeholders in a manner that leads to the deployment of clean energy technologies;
(ii) to produce and conduct workshops, reports, seminars, internet programs, CHP resiliency resources, and other activities to provide education to end users, regulators, and stakeholders in a manner that leads to the deployment of CHP technologies;
(C) to provide or coordinate onsite assessments for sites and enterprises that may consider deployment of clean energy technology;
(iii) to provide or coordinate onsite assessments for sites and enterprises that may consider deployment of CHP technology, including the potential use of biomass CHP systems;

(D) to perform market research to identify high profile candidates for clean energy deployment;

(iv) to identify candidates for deployment of CHP technologies, hybrid renewable-CHP technologies, biomass CHP, microgrids, and clean energy;

(E) to provide consulting support to sites considering deployment of clean energy technologies;
(v) to provide nonbiased engineering support to sites considering deployment of CHP technologies;
(F) to assist organizations developing clean energy technologies to overcome barriers to deployment; and
(vi) to assist organizations and communities, including rural communities, developing clean energy technologies and policies in overcoming barriers to deployment; and
(G) to assist companies and organizations with performance evaluations of any clean energy technology implemented.
(vii) to assist companies, communities (including rural communities), and organizations with field validation and performance evaluations of CHP and other clean energy technologies implemented.
(e) Duration
(C) Duration

(1) In general

A grant awarded under this section shall be for a period of 5 years 2
The Program shall make funds available under subparagraph (A) for a period of 5 years.

(2) Annual evaluations

Each grant shall be evaluated annually for the continuation of the grant based on the activities and results of the grant.

(f) Authorization
(c) Authorization of appropriations
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012.
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $12,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025.
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