Bill > HR2296

This bill, titled the Job Creation through Energy Efficient Manufacturing Act, mandates the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish a Financing Energy Efficient Manufacturing Program. This program will provide grants to states to create or expand initiatives that offer financial assistance for industrial businesses to undertake projects such as energy efficiency retrofits, installing onsite clean and renewable energy systems, implementing smart grid technologies, and upgrading to alternative vehicle fleets. The DOE will also develop a system to identify financing opportunities for manufacturing and industrial businesses with operations spanning multiple states. Grant recipients are required to prioritize programs that attract private and non-federal funding and aim to increase the use of private financing for energy efficiency projects. Furthermore, recipients must collect and report data from these programs, which the DOE will then integrate into its databases, ensuring the protection of confidential business information. The bill authorizes $250 million for these purposes.