Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73

§13456 Improving efficiency in energy-intensive industries

Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 134— - ENERGY POLICY › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER IX— - ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT › Part Part A— - Improved Energy Efficiency › § 13456

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Under sections 13541 and 13542, the Secretary must run a program to research, develop, test, and bring to market technologies that make energy-heavy industries and their processes more energy efficient and productive. The Secretary must set up joint ventures to help commercialize those technologies, hold a competitive call for proposals from private firms and investors, and give financial help to at least five joint ventures. Those joint ventures must mainly design, test, and demonstrate process changes that improve energy efficiency and productivity, though they can show other benefits too. When choosing projects, the Secretary must consider whether they improve quality and energy efficiency, how industries are spread across regions, and whether the project is located where the benefiting industry is.

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Title 42, §13456

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(a)The Secretary, in accordance with section 13541 and 13542 of this title, shall—

(1)pursue a research, development, demonstration and commercial application program intended to improve energy efficiency and productivity in energy-intensive industries and industrial processes; and

(2)undertake joint ventures to encourage the commercialization of technologies developed under paragraph (1).

(b)(1)The Secretary shall—

(A)conduct a competitive solicitation for proposals from private firms and investors for such joint ventures under subsection (a)(2); and

(B)provide financial assistance to at least five such joint ventures.

(2)The purpose of the joint ventures shall be to design, test, and demonstrate changes to industrial processes that will result in improved energy efficiency and productivity. The joint ventures may also demonstrate other improvements of benefit to such industries so long as demonstration of energy efficiency improvements is the principal objective of the joint venture.

(3)In evaluating proposals for financial assistance and joint ventures under this section, the Secretary shall consider—

(A)whether the activities conducted under this section improve the quality and energy efficiency of industries or industrial processes;

(B)the regional distribution of the energy-intensive industries and industrial processes; and

(C)whether the proposed joint venture project would be located in the region which has the energy-intensive industry and industrial processes that would benefit from the project.

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42 U.S.C. § 13456

Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73