The State Energy Program (SEP) provides grants to states and directs funding to state energy offices from technology programs in DOE's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. States use grants to address their energy priorities and program funding to deploy emerging renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies. The states' experience with this panorama of energy projects from across the country and the U.S. territories provides the basis for SEP program metrics.

States often combine many sources of funding for their projects, including DOE and private industry. The State Energy Program plays a role when:

• the state energy office is involved in the project,
• the State Energy Program provides funding, or
• the state uses petroleum violation escrow funds for part of the project and it is in the state's SEP plan.

Conservation Update

Your connection to energy projects in the states.

The State Energy Program publishes this bimonthly newsletter outlining projects by state energy offices, summarizing news from the states, and listing new state publications. In the current issue, see how Wisconsin window manufacturers are gaining a competitive advantage through ENERGY STAR.