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§2922f Preference for energy efficient electric equipment

Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle A— - General Military Law › Part PART IV— - SERVICE, SUPPLY, AND PROPERTY › Chapter CHAPTER 173— - ENERGY SECURITY › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - ENERGY-RELATED PROCUREMENT › § 2922f

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

When a military department secretary or the head of a Defense Agency sets new rules for, or buys, electric lamps, ballasts, motors, or refrigeration equipment, they must give priority to the most energy-efficient option that meets the need. This applies only if doing so fits the Department of Defense energy goals and plan under section 2911 and the special considerations in subsection (e) of that section.

Full Legal Text

Title 10, §2922f

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(a)In establishing a new requirement for electric equipment referred to in subsection (b) and in procuring electric equipment referred to in that subsection, the Secretary of a military department or the head of a Defense Agency, as the case may be, shall provide a preference for the procurement of the most energy efficient electric equipment available that meets the requirement or the need for the procurement, if providing such a preference is consistent with the energy performance goals and energy performance plan for the Department of Defense developed under section 2911 of this title and supported by the special considerations specified in subsection (e) of such section.
(b)Subsection (a) applies to the following electric equipment:
(1)Electric lamps.
(2)Electric ballasts.
(3)Electric motors.
(4)Electric refrigeration equipment.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2017—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 115–91 substituted “subsection (e)” for “subsection (c)”. 2006—Pub. L. 109–364, § 2851(b)(2), renumbered section 2410c of this title as this section. Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 109–364, § 2851(b)(3)(E), substituted “In” for “When cost effective, in” and “if providing such a preference is consistent with the energy performance goals and energy performance plan for the Department of Defense developed under section 2911 of this title and supported by the special considerations specified in subsection (c) of such section” for “as the case may be”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 1992 Amendment Pub. L. 102–484, div. A, title III, § 384(a)(2), Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2393, provided that: “The

Amendments

made by paragraph (1) [enacting this section] shall apply to procurements for which solicitations are issued on or after the date that is 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act [Oct. 23, 1992].” Electric Lighting and Refrigeration Equipment Demonstration Programs Pub. L. 102–484, div. A, title III, § 384(b)–(d), Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2393, provided that: “(b) Electric Lighting Demonstration Program.—(1) The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a demonstration program for using energy efficient electric lighting equipment. “(2) The Secretary shall designate 50 facilities owned or leased by the Department of Defense for participation in the demonstration program under this subsection. “(3) The head of each facility designated pursuant to paragraph (2) and the Director of the Defense Logistics Agency shall jointly audit the electric lighting equipment at the facility in order—“(A) to identify any potential improvements that would increase the energy efficiency of electric lighting at that facility; and “(B) to determine the costs of, and the savings that would result from, such improvements. “(4) Except as provided in subsection (d)(4), on the basis of the results of the audit the head of the facility shall promptly convert to the use of electric lighting equipment at the facility that is more energy efficient than the existing electric lighting equipment to the extent that the conversion is cost effective. “(5) Energy efficient electric lighting equipment used under the demonstration program may include compact fluorescent lamps, energy efficient electric ballasts and fixtures, and other energy efficient electric lighting equipment. “(c) Refrigeration Equipment Demonstration Program.—(1) The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a demonstration program for using energy efficient refrigeration equipment. “(2) The Secretary shall designate 50 facilities owned or operated by the Department of Defense for participation in the demonstration program under this subsection. “(3) The head of each facility designated pursuant to paragraph (2) and the Director of the Defense Logistics Agency shall jointly audit the refrigeration equipment at the facility in order—“(A) to identify any potential improvements that would increase the energy efficiency of the refrigeration equipment at that facility; and “(B) to determine the costs of, and the savings that would result from, such improvements. “(4) Except as provided in subsection (d)(4), on the basis of the results of the audit the head of the facility shall promptly convert to the use of refrigeration equipment at the facility that is more energy efficient than the existing refrigeration equipment to the extent that the conversion is cost effective. “(d) General Provisions for Demonstration Programs.—(1) The Secretary of Defense shall make the designations under subsections (b)(2) and (c)(2) not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act [Oct. 23, 1992]. “(2) The Secretary of Defense may designate a facility described in subsections (b)(2) and (c)(2) for participation in the demonstration program under subsection (b) and the demonstration program under subsection (c). “(3) The audits required by subsections (b)(3) and (c)(3) shall be completed not later than January 1, 1994. “(4) The head of a facility may not carry out a conversion described in subsection (b)(4) or (c)(4) if the conversion prevents the head of the facility from carrying out other improvements relating to energy efficiency that are more cost effective than that conversion.”

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Citation

10 U.S.C. § 2922f

Title 10Armed Forces

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73