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

Summary

Department of Defense leaders may join programs that cut energy use or lower electricity demand during peak times. They can join programs run by electric utilities, independent system operators, State agencies, or outside companies working for those groups (for example, demand‑response aggregators). Money paid to the Department from these programs must either reduce the facility’s utility bill or go into a Treasury account called the Energy Savings Financial Incentives Fund. That fund holds those deposits and any money Congress provides. The part of the Department that got the payment can use the funds for energy projects only if Congress allows it in an appropriations law.