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S 1687 115th Congress Senate Energy Alternative and renewable resources Buy American requirements Electric power generation and transmission Energy efficiency and conservation Environmental technology Industrial facilities Labor standards Manufacturing Metals Oil and gas Public-private cooperation Small business

Job Creation through Energy Efficient Manufacturing Act

Introduced: August 1, 2017 Introduced by: Merkley, Jeff Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov
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Job Creation through Energy Efficient Manufacturing Act

This bill requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish a Financing Energy Efficient Manufacturing Program that provides grants for energy efficiency improvement projects in the manufacturing sector.

The following types of entities are eligible for grants: (1) state energy offices, (2) nonprofit organizations focused on providing energy efficiency or renewable energy services, (3) electric cooperative groups, or (4) entities with a public-private partnership under the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership. The entities that receive grants must then distribute subgrants to nongovernmental, small- or medium-sized manufacturers (employing no more than 750 employees) located in the state in which the entity is located to carry out projects that: (1) improve the energy efficiency of the manufacturer, and (2) develop technologies that reduce electricity or natural gas use by the manufacturers.

The bill establishes labor requirements for projects that receive grant funding under this bill. In addition, the bill establishes a requirement that grant projects only use iron and steel products that are produced in the United States, unless DOE grants a waiver of the requirement.

What's happening now August 1, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1687: Job Creation through Energy Efficient Manufacturing Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1687/
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