Sec. 5. Save carbon now program
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The Secretary of Energy shall, after consultation with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, identify the 3,000 eligible facilities in the United States that emit the most greenhouse gases. With respect to each facility identified in paragraph (1), the Secretary of Energy shall offer to— carry out an assessment of such facility in accordance with subsection (b); and provide technical assistance to such facility to assist with developing and carrying out a plan, in accordance with subsection (c), to implement recommendations provided by the assessment carried out under subparagraph (A).
Assessments carried out under subsection (a)(2)(A) shall— analyze the energy use and costs of the facility; and provide recommendations to— maximize the energy efficiency of industrial processes and cross-cutting systems at the facility; reduce greenhouse gas emissions of the facility; improve the efficient use of water in manufacturing or industrial processes at the facility; prevent air and water pollution and minimize waste from the facility; and reduce energy and water use, and greenhouse gas emissions, of the facility, including by making— motor system improvements, including to fan, pump, compressed air, and other motor-driven equipment; steam system improvements; heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning system improvements; lighting system improvements; process equipment or operational improvements; or water system improvements.
The assessments carried out under subsection (a)(2)(A) shall be conducted by teams of experts made up of— staff of the Department of Energy; experts from the National Laboratories; experts from the Manufacturing USA Program established under section 34 of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act ( 15 U.S.C. 278s ); faculty and staff from the Industrial Assessment Centers; and other certified energy experts contracted by the Department of Energy. Implementation plans developed pursuant to subsection (a)(2)(B) shall, with respect to the recommendations included in the assessment— include information on any assistance or training needs necessary to implement such recommendations; include information on any new or upgraded equipment necessary to implement such recommendations; include information on research and development activities that would assist with implementing such recommendations; identify local partners that can be leveraged to implement such recommendations; identify steps needed to implement a strategic energy management program at the facility; and identify Federal, State, and utility assistance programs that may be used to implement such recommendations.
In providing technical assistance to carry out an implementation plan under this section, the Secretary of Energy shall coordinate, as appropriate, with— relevant Federal agencies; and private and public sector entities, including State energy offices, utility regulatory agencies, Indian Tribes, economic development authorities, and utilities. The Secretary of Energy may not, with respect to a facility identified under subsection (a)(1), expend more than $500,000 in carrying out an assessment and providing technical assistance to such facility under this section.
The Secretary of Energy shall submit to Congress a report on the assessments carried out and the technical assistance provided under this section by not later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act, and every two years thereafter. The report submitted under paragraph
(1)shall include information on— the number of facilities assessed under this section; the total number of recommendations provided pursuant to this section and the expected effect of such recommendations, if implemented, on energy and water use and greenhouse gas emissions of such facilities; the amount of any reductions in energy use of such facilities achieved by implementing such recommendations; the amount of any reductions in greenhouse gas emissions of such facilities achieved by implementing such recommendations; the amount of any reductions in water use of such facilities achieved by implementing such recommendations; and the amount of any reductions in costs to such facilities achieved by implementing such recommendations. The Secretary of Energy may not include any confidential information relating to such facilities in any report under this subsection. There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $750,000,000 for fiscal years 2022 through 2026, to remain available until expended.
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