§2919 Department of Defense Participation in Programs for Management of Energy Demand or Reduction of Energy Usage During Peak Periods

Summary

The Secretary of Defense, the military department heads, leaders of Defense Agencies, and other Defense Department officials may join programs that manage energy demand or cut energy use during peak times. They may take part in programs run by electric utilities, independent system operators, State agencies, or third-party companies that run such programs for those entities. Money earned from these programs must either reduce the facility’s utility bill or be put into the Energy Savings Financial Incentives Fund in the Treasury. Military departments and Defense Agencies can use money from that Fund for energy management projects only if Congress allows it in an appropriations law. The Fund holds deposits from these programs plus any amounts Congress provides by law.