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📣 Registration is open for #EnergyExchange2025! Don’t miss your chance to register at early bird rates and reserve your hotel room. https://lnkd.in/eEzj63s

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy is one of courage and the determination to pursue equality, opportunity, and justice for all. We honor his memory by keeping his mission and work alive.

Many Federal agencies are considering grid-interactive efficient building (GEB) technologies at their sites. 🏢 📊 One of these agencies, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), participated in our Federal Smart Buildings Accelerator program, which focused on helping agencies adopt GEB strategies. Learn how NIST created a roadmap to become a smart campus by incorporating new technologies, such as energy management information systems, and other GEB capabilities. https://lnkd.in/gw3xAFiz

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) made monumental strides in 2024 to increase its energy efficiency, lower #energy costs for American families, and enable American energy independence. FEMP's Assisting Federal Facilities with Energy Conservation Technologies (AFFECT) grant program contributed to DOE's goals in a major way. Read more about the impact of AFFECT and the many other DOE highlights from 2024. ⬇️

Today, we remember and honor the legacy of President Jimmy Carter, whose leadership laid the cornerstone for America's energy future. President Carter’s foresight led to the creation of the U.S. Department of Energy in 1977—a pivotal step in rallying American minds and resources around the goal of better addressing the country’s energy challenges. He was a pioneer in more ways than one. He led landmark policies, such as the National Energy Act of 1978 and Energy Security Act of 1980, which reduced America’s dependence on foreign oil and accelerated the development of renewable energy technologies. He established the Solar Energy Research Institute in Colorado, known today as our National Renewable Energy Laboratory, and was the first to install solar panels at the White House. “I hope that, perhaps a 100 years from now, the change to inexhaustible energy sources will have been made, and our Nation's concern about energy will be over. But we can make that transition smoothly—for our country and for our children and for our grandchildren—only if we take careful steps now to prepare ourselves for the future.” - President Jimmy Carter, Address to the Nation on Energy (November, 1977). In 2025, President Carter's mission remains with us. The U.S. Department of Energy will continue to secure the country’s energy independence and push the boundaries of science & technology to deliver energy solutions to the American people. Thank you, Mr. President, for your service to our country. We are proud to honor you.

Data centers are the heartbeat keeping the flow of information pumping through our public and private sectors. 📊 However, to process mountains of #data in mere seconds, data centers consume massive amounts of #energy and emit a lot of heat in the process. And as our demand for #artificialintelligence (AI) and #machinelearning grows, so too will the energy demands placed on #datacenters. FEMP and experts from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory created the Best Practices Guide for Energy-Efficient Data Center Design to address concerns about #datacenter efficiency and how to keep them 🆒 while running. Read key takeaways from the guide. https://lnkd.in/gwpDJizU

In 2024, FEMP strengthened its efforts to equip the Federal workforce with the tools and expertise needed to ensure efficient, clean, secure, and resilient #energy use across our nation's critical infrastructure. These efforts enable the Federal government to lead by example while reducing energy use and saving taxpayer dollars. It was a year of historic milestones. To name a few: 💰 98 Federal projects were selected to receive a record amount of funding to help agencies implement energy- and cost-efficient measures and make progress toward meeting Federal goals. 🏅 70 individuals, programs, and projects were honored through our recognition programs. 💡 More than 2,700 professionals from the Federal energy management community joined FEMP in Pittsburgh, PA for Energy Exchange where more than 80 trainings were offered that covered topics spanning all phases of energy management. Read more about all of our 2024 highlights: https://lnkd.in/gJnBgGMf

📢 Big news from GSA! This historic energy procurement is the largest in GSA history, and locks in an affordable, reliable, carbon pollution-free electricity supply to 80 Federal facilities. It's estimated that this contract will provide electricity equivalent to powering over one million homes annually over the ten-year term. This is a win for the climate, the economy, and taxpayers. ✅✅✅ For more on how your agency can also leverage energy procurement, visit our website. https://lnkd.in/gRaCH2_Y

Got five minutes? ⌚ Learn how to optimize your energy-efficient product purchasing! The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)'s Take Five video training series offers short lessons in buying clean, efficient goods and services for the Federal Government. Watch our latest training to learn why using life cycle costs to guide purchases is not only a Federal requirement but can enable optimal cost savings for agencies and taxpayers. https://lnkd.in/gfSDYrjm

Decades before energy efficiency and renewable energy were common themes, President Carter knew that securing America's energy supply and investing in clean power would be critical to our national security and success. His vision led to the creation of the U.S. Department of Energy and laid the groundwork for modern day climate action. Our nation will forever be indebted to President Carter and the course he set us on for energy security and independence. Mr. President — thank you for your lifetime of service and care to our nation. The U.S. Department of Energy will carry on your legacy of protecting America's energy supply, leading in renewable and clean energy innovation, and serving our fellow Americans every day.