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U.S. Department of Energy State Energy Program

The State Energy Program (SEP) provides grants to states and directs funding to state energy offices from technology programs in DOE's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. States use grants to address their energy priorities and program funding to adopt emerging renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies.

States often combine many sources of funding for their projects, including DOE and private industry. The State Energy Program plays a role when:

  • the state energy office is involved in the project,
  • the State Energy Program provides funding, or
  • the state uses petroleum violation escrow funds for part of the project and it is in the state's SEP plan.
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Conservation Update

Your connection to energy projects in the states.

The State Energy Program publishes this bimonthly newsletter outlining projects by state energy offices, summarizing news from the states, and listing new state publications. More

Recovery Act Info

State Funding from the State Energy Program under the 2009 Recovery Act 

Find the Award for each state and the amount of funding awarded to date.

NEPA Guidance 

SEP and Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant recipients can find DOE guidance documents, worksheets, and templates for expedited reviews for National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) compliance.


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