Partnering With the Federal Energy Management Program

At NREL, we leverage our facilities and expertise to help federal agencies meet decarbonization, electrification, energy and water efficiency, resiliency, and security goals.

NREL works with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP) to help achieve federal agency energy and water management objectives and statutory requirements. NREL also works directly with federal agencies and federal sites to support FEMP's assistance to those agencies and sites. Learn more about NREL's work with other federal agencies.

Our research engineers and analysts provide technical assistance for distributed energy and renewable energy projects, project financing and procurement support, energy- and cybersecurity, resilience planning, facility and fleet efficiency project support, federal workforce training, and communications and outreach.

Partnership Projects, Capabilities, and Case Studies

Learn about NREL's breadth of technical expertise and support for the following FEMP initiatives.

NREL brings innovation and dynamic technical support to critical buildings on federal campuses, including energy-efficient and resilient data centers, and safe, efficient, and sustainable laboratories.

Low Energy Data Centers

For Miramar's Latest Energy Management Mission, on-the-Ground Champions and Energy Experts Partnered To Build a New Efficient, Resilient, and Cost-Effective Data Center

Sandia's Liquid-Cooled Data Center Boosts Efficiency and Resiliency

Better Buildings Smart Labs

Smart Labs Toolkit

Smart Labs Toolkit video

Smart Labs Toolkit checklist

NREL works with FEMP to develop resources and web tools that strengthen the federal energy and water resilience and security posture, helping bridge the gap between policy, compliance, and technology.

The Resilience team helps the federal sector incorporate resilience into their operations and better understand and justify resilience investments.

Resilient and Ready: NREL Helps Large Federal Campuses Examine Their Energy and Water Posture

Technical Resilience Navigator

Developing and Prioritizing Resilience Solutions Within the Technical Resilience Navigator

The Cybersecurity for Distributed Generation team develops user-friendly web tools that identify cybersecurity vulnerabilities in grid-connected distributed energy systems.

NREL's Cyber Range Offers Eagle-Eye View of Federal Energy Asset Security

Distributed Energy Resource Cybersecurity Framework

NREL helps FEMP align with DOE Sustainability Performance Division and White House Council on Environmental Quality interests and work toward future green DOE efforts. NREL also supports the development and promotion of on-demand training courses and helps FEMP make strategic decisions about web and training business processes.

NREL manages the following websites on behalf of FEMP:

DOE Federal Energy Management Program

FEMP Training Catalog

FEMP Federal Laws and Requirements Search

FEMP Assistance Request Portal

Federal Sustainability Progress, Plans, and Performance

NREL helps FEMP focus on strategic federal agency needs and future-focused planning, considering current events and federal sector needs in designing networking events, training, and outreach activities.

NREL provides tools and technical assistance to help federal agencies in all stages of the distributed generation project implementation process—from portfolio screenings, feasibility studies, and procurement specifications, to technical assistance with design review and performance assessment.

REopt—Energy Integration and Optimization

With Enhanced Capabilities, REopt Is Not Lite Anymore

REopt Targets Emissions for Tomorrow's Cleaner, Healthier Built Environment

REopt Goes Underground To Elevate Facility Energy Savings and Resilience With a New Geothermal Heat Pump Module

REopt Lite Adds a Fresh Dimension: Combined Heat and Power

REopt Reveals Opportunities to Boost PV System Efficiencies, Halve Fuel Costs at Alcatraz

REopt Lite Verifies PV and Battery System Design at an ICE Communications Site in Puerto Rico

REopt Screenings Catalyze Development of Hundreds of Megawatts of Renewable Energy for Federal Agencies

Microgrids

Kickstart Your Federal Microgrid Project: Financing Opportunities and Best Practices

Islanding a Microgrid

Financing Microgrids in the Federal Sector

Performance Assessments

Federal Agency Use of Renewable Electric Energy

Understanding Solar Photovoltaic System Performance: An Assessment of 75 Federal Photovoltaic Systems

Houston, We Have a Problem—and a Solution: Solar Performance Initiative Helps Federal Building Boost Rooftop Production

Where and When Does Solar Plus Storage Make Sense for Commercial Buildings?

Assessing Cost-Optimal Battery Energy and Solar-Plus-Storage Systems for Federal Customers: A Nationwide Assessment: Preprint

Solar Photovoltaics in Severe Weather: Cost Considerations for Storm Hardening PV Systems for Resilience

Optimality Versus Reality: Closing the Gap Between Renewable Energy Decision Models and Government Deployment in the United States

Assessing Uncertainty in the Timing of Energy Use During Cost-Optimal Distributed Energy Technology Selection and Sizing

Partnership Agreements and Technical Assistance

NREL partners with federal agencies through interagency agreements or FEMP technical assistance projects. Contact Sheila Hayter for more information.

Contact

Sheila Hayter

Laboratory Program Manager, Federal Energy Management Program

sheila.hayter@nrel.gov
303-384-7519

Learn about more of NREL's partnership opportunities.


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