Green Power Purchasing Goal for Federal Government

August 27, 2021

Summary

The federal Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct 2005) extended and expanded several previous goals and standards to reduce energy use in existing and new federal buildings. Section 203 of EPAct 2005 required that, to the extent it is economically feasible and technically practicable, the total amount of renewable electric energy consumed by the federal government during 2013 and thereafter shall not be less than 7.5%. That target was updated and expanded by a Presidential Memorandum on December 5, 2013, and again by an Executive Order on March 19, 2015. The Executive Order established additional targets, culminating in a required 30% renewable energy requirement by fiscal year 2025 and thereafter. The Executive Order also established targets for renewable energy composition in the total combined amount of renewable electric and thermal energy consumed by each agency. However, an Executive Order signed in May 2018 (13834) revoked that Executive Order, eliminating all targets beyond the 7.5% by 2013 and thereafter target.

Program Overview

Implementing Sector:	Federal
Category:	Regulatory Policy
State:	Federal
Incentive Type:	Green Power Purchasing
Web Site:	https://www.sustainability.gov/index.html
Administrator:
Start Date:
Eligible Renewable/Other Technologies:	Solar Water Heat Solar Space Heat Geothermal Electric Solar Thermal Electric Solar Photovoltaics Wind (All) Biomass Hydroelectric Geothermal Heat Pumps Municipal Solid Waste Combined Heat & Power Fuel Cells using Non-Renewable Fuels Landfill Gas Tidal Wave Ocean Thermal Wind (Small) Fuel Cells using Renewable Fuels Microturbines
Renewables % or Amount:	Electric Energy Goals: 10% in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 15% in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 20% in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 25% in fiscal years 2022 and 2023 30% in fiscal year 2025 and thereafter Electric & Thermal Energy Goals: 10% in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 13% in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 16% in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 20% in fiscal years 2022 and 2023 25% in fiscal year 2025 and thereafter

Authorities

Name:	42 USC § 15852
Date Enacted:	8/8/2005

Name:	Executive Order 13834
Date Enacted:	03/19/2015
Effective Date:	03/19/2015

Contact

Name:	Public Information - FEMP
Organization:	U.S. Department of Energy
Address:	EE-2L Washington DC 20585-0121
Phone:	(202) 586-5772

This information is sourced from DSIRE; the most comprehensive source of information on incentives and policies that support renewables and energy efficiency in the United States. Established in 1995, DSIRE is operated by the N.C. Clean Energy Technology Center at N.C. State University.