DOE has selected 58 projects to receive more than $76
million in Recovery Act funds to develop advanced
energy-efficiency building technologies as well as
commercial building training programs.

Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New Mexico, and Utah have
weatherized a total of more than 9,000 homes with Recovery
Act funding so far, hitting targets that entitle them to
access all of their Recovery Act funding for DOE’s
Weatherization Assistance Program. Seven other states
already crossed that threshold.

DOE announced awards totaling more than $76 million in
funding from the Recovery Act to support advanced energy-
efficient building technology projects and the development of
training programs for commercial building equipment
technicians, building operators, and energy auditors.

Thirty-four weatherization training centers in 27 states will
receive $29 million in DOE grants under the American
Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The energy efficiency funds
will go toward expanding eight existing training centers and
establishing 26 new ones.

DOE has ordered Aspen Manufacturing, Inc.; Summit
Manufacturing; and Advanced Distributor Products to halt the
distribution of 61 models of heat pumps and one air
conditioner model that do not comply with federal energy
conservation standards.

Stand-alone data centers and buildings that house large data
centers can now earn the Energy Star label if they are in the
top 25% of their peers in terms of energy efficiency. Those
looking to earn that label should check out the best practices
compiled by DOE’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.