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§16235 Renewable Energy in Public Buildings

Title 42 › CHAPTER 149 — NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY AND PROGRAMS › SUBCHAPTER IX — RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT › Part C — Renewable Energy › § 16235

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary must create a program to test new solar and other renewable energy technologies in buildings that state or local governments own or run, and must share the test results with anyone who wants the information. The government will pay no more than 40 percent of the extra cost of a project. Applicants must show a continuing commitment to using solar and other renewables in their buildings and explain how any award would help them move toward significant use of renewable energy.

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Title 42, §16235

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(a)Demonstration and technology transfer program

The Secretary shall establish a program for the demonstration of innovative technologies for solar and other renewable energy sources in buildings owned or operated by a State or local government, and for the dissemination of information resulting from such demonstration to interested parties.

(b)Limit on Federal funding

Notwithstanding section 16352 of this title, the Secretary shall provide under this section no more than 40 percent of the incremental costs of the solar or other renewable energy source project funded.

(c)Requirements

As part of the application for awards under this section, the Secretary shall require all applicants—

(1)to demonstrate a continuing commitment to the use of solar and other renewable energy sources in buildings they own or operate; and

(2)to state how they expect any award to further their transition to the significant use of renewable energy.

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42 U.S.C. § 16235

Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110