FY 08 Appropriations for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency: Full House and Senate Committee Vote for Increase in EE/RE Funding

This briefing details the FY 2008 appropriations for the Department of Energy's (DOE) Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EE/RE) programs, highlighting that both the House and Senate proposed funding levels significantly higher than the Administration's request.

• The House of Representatives passed the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Bill of 2008 (H.R. 2641) on July 17, 2007, with a vote of 312-112. The bill appropriates $1.98 billion for DOE Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EE/RE) programs for FY 2008, which is $742 million (60%) more than the Administration's request of $1.23 billion and $504 million more than the FY 2007 enacted amount.
• The Senate Committee on Appropriations reported the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Bill of 2008 (S. 1751) on June 28, proposing $1.72 billion for DOE EE/RE programs for FY 2008. This figure is $479 million (39%) above the Administration's request and $241 million more than the FY 2007 enacted level.
• Both the House and Senate restored funding for geothermal energy and hydropower, programs that the Administration had eliminated in its FY 2008 budget request. The House allocated $44.2 million for geothermal and $22.0 million for hydropower, while the Senate allocated $25.0 million for geothermal and $2.0 million for hydropower.
• The House and Senate increased funding across several other renewable and efficiency categories compared to the Administration's request, including wind power (both at $57.5 million), solar power (House $200 million; Senate $180 million), and biomass and biorefinery systems R&D (House $250 million; Senate $244 million).
• Regarding other energy sectors, both the House and Senate appropriated increases for fossil fuel R&D (up $142 million in the House and $241 million in the Senate), but both appropriated less than the President's request for nuclear power (down $42 million in the House and $82 million in the Senate).

APA

Environmental and Energy Study Institute (2007). FY 08 Appropriations for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency: Full House and Senate Committee Vote for Increase in EE/RE Funding. https://www.eesi.org/files/HSE_SEN_EWD_Approps_FY08.pdf

Chicago

Environmental and Energy Study Institute. FY 08 Appropriations for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency: Full House and Senate Committee Vote for Increase in EE/RE Funding. 2007. https://www.eesi.org/files/HSE_SEN_EWD_Approps_FY08.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

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