Sec. 1201. Manufacturing energy efficiency
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The purposes of this section are— to reform and reorient the industrial efficiency programs of the Department; to establish a clear and consistent authority for industrial efficiency programs of the Department; to accelerate the deployment of technologies and practices that will increase industrial energy efficiency and improve productivity; to accelerate the development and demonstration of technologies that will assist the deployment goals of the industrial efficiency programs of the Department and increase manufacturing efficiency; to stimulate domestic economic growth and improve industrial productivity and competitiveness; and to strengthen partnerships between Federal and State governmental agencies and the private and academic sectors.
Section 452 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 ( 42 U.S.C. 17111 ) is amended by striking the section heading and inserting the following: . Future of Industry program Section 452(a) of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 ( 42 U.S.C. 17111(a) ) is amended— in paragraph (2)— by redesignating subparagraph
(E)as subparagraph (F); and by inserting before subparagraph
(F)(as so redesignated) the following: water and wastewater treatment facilities, including systems that treat municipal, industrial, and agricultural waste; and ; by redesignating paragraphs
(3)through
(5)as paragraphs
(4)through (6), respectively; and by inserting after paragraph
(2)the following: The term energy service provider means any business providing technology or services to improve the energy efficiency, water efficiency, power factor, or load management of a manufacturing site or other industrial process in an energy-intensive industry, or any utility operating under a utility energy service project. . Section 452(e) of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 ( 42 U.S.C. 17111(e) ) is amended— by redesignating paragraphs
(1)through
(5)as subparagraphs
(A)through (E), respectively, and indenting appropriately; by striking The Secretary and inserting the following: The Secretary ; in subparagraph
(A)(as redesignated by subparagraph (A)), by inserting before the semicolon at the end the following: , including assessments of sustainable manufacturing goals and the implementation of information technology advancements for supply chain analysis, logistics, system monitoring, industrial and manufacturing processes, and other purposes ; and by adding at the end the following: To increase the value and capabilities of the industrial research and assessment centers, the centers shall— coordinate with Manufacturing Extension Partnership Centers of the National Institute of Standards and Technology; coordinate with the Building Technologies Program of the Department of Energy to provide building assessment services to manufacturers; increase partnerships with the National Laboratories of the Department of Energy to leverage the expertise and technologies of the National Laboratories for national industrial and manufacturing needs; increase partnerships with energy service providers and technology providers to leverage private sector expertise and accelerate deployment of new and existing technologies and processes for energy efficiency, power factor, and load management; identify opportunities for reducing greenhouse gas emissions; and promote sustainable manufacturing practices for small- and medium-sized manufacturers. The Secretary shall provide funding for— outreach activities by the industrial research and assessment centers to inform small- and medium-sized manufacturers of the information, technologies, and services available; and coordination activities by each industrial research and assessment center to leverage efforts with— Federal and State efforts; the efforts of utilities and energy service providers; the efforts of regional energy efficiency organizations; and the efforts of other industrial research and assessment centers. The Secretary shall pay the Federal share of associated internship programs under which students work with or for industries, manufacturers, and energy service providers to implement the recommendations of industrial research and assessment centers. The Federal share of the cost of carrying out internship programs described in subparagraph
(A)shall be 50 percent. The Administrator of the Small Business Administration shall, to the maximum extent practicable, expedite consideration of applications from eligible small business concerns for loans under the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 631 et seq. ) to implement recommendations of industrial research and assessment centers established under paragraph (1). The Secretary shall establish an advisory steering committee to provide recommendations to the Secretary on planning and implementation of the Advanced Manufacturing Office of the Department of Energy. The Secretary shall expand the institution of higher education-based industrial research and assessment centers, working across Federal agencies as necessary— to provide comparable assessment services to water and wastewater treatment facilities, including systems that treat municipal, industrial, and agricultural waste; and to equip the directors of the centers with the training and tools necessary to provide technical assistance on energy savings to the water and wastewater treatment facilities. . Part E of title III of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act ( 42 U.S.C. 6341 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: As part of the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, the Secretary, on the request of a manufacturer, shall conduct on-site technical assessments to identify opportunities for— maximizing the energy efficiency of industrial processes and cross-cutting systems; preventing pollution and minimizing waste; improving efficient use of water in manufacturing processes; conserving natural resources; and achieving such other goals as the Secretary determines to be appropriate. The Secretary shall carry out the initiative in coordination with the private sector and appropriate agencies, including the National Institute of Standards and Technology, to accelerate adoption of new and existing technologies and processes that improve energy efficiency. As part of the industrial efficiency programs of the Department of Energy, the Secretary shall carry out a joint industry-government partnership program to research, develop, and demonstrate new sustainable manufacturing and industrial technologies and processes that maximize the energy efficiency of industrial plants, reduce pollution, and conserve natural resources. . The table of contents of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. prec. 6201) is amended by adding at the end of the items relating to part E of title III the following: Sec. 376. Sustainable manufacturing initiative. .
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