Solar & Battery Regulation & Incentive Programs

Green Power Purchasing Goal for Federal Government

Program Overview


Category:
Regulatory Policy
Program Type:
Green Power Purchasing
Implementing Sector:
Federal
State:
Federal
Eligible Storage 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
Website:
https://www.sustainability.gov/index.html
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
Applicable Sectors:
Federal Government
Last Updated:
08/21/2018

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.


Authorities

NameEnacted DateEffective DateExpired Date
42 USC § 158528/8/2005
Executive Order 1383403/19/201503/19/2015