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State Energy Program

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The DOE State Energy Program allows states the flexibility for setting their own priorities based on local resources and economic conditions.
Credit: National Renewable Energy Laboratory

The Weatherization and Intergovernmental Program staffs manage the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) State Energy Program (SEP). SEP provides grants to the states for them to design and carry out their renewable energy and energy efficiency programs in a way that makes the most sense for their resources and economies. For more information, see the SEP Web site.

SEP grants to the states are managed through the EERE Project Management Center.

The following two graphs show SEP funding to the states for SEP grants and SEP Special Projects, which comes from EERE technology development programs to encourage the adoption of renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies in the states.

DOE Funding for SEP Grants to the States

1996 - 25,936,000; 1997 - 29,000,000; 1998 - 30,250,000; 1999 - 32,750,000; 2000 - 33,251,000; 2001 - 37,750,000; 2002 - 44,535,000; 2003 - 44,500,000; 2004 - 43,900,000; 2005 - 44,000,000; 2006 - 34,640,000; 2007 - 45,430,000; 2008 - 33,000,000; 2009 - 3,069,000,000

DOE Funding to the States for SEP Special Projects

1997 - 10,494,000; 1998 - 12,969,351; 1999 - 17,130,992; 2000 - 16,950,716; 2001 - 17,432,526; 2002 - 19,278,016; 2003 - 17,278,084; 2004 - 16398562; 2005 - 16,509,819;