Welcome to the Central Regional Office

U.S. Department of Energy - Central Regional Office
1617 Cole Blvd, MS 1521
Golden, Colorado 80401
Phone: 303-275-4826
Fax: 303-275-4830
E-mail: Central Regional Office
Staff Contact Information

Welcome to the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Central Regional Office Web site. From our Denver location, we promote and help deploy energy efficiency and renewable energy programs and technologies within a 12-state region (see map for links to state information): Colorado, Kansas, Louisiana, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, and Wyoming.

We help the following State Energy Offices in this region implement these programs:

• Colorado Governor's Office of Energy Management and Conservation
• Kansas Corporation Commission
• Louisiana State Energy Office
• Montana Department of Environmental Quality
• Nebraska Energy Office
• New Mexico Energy, Minerals, and Natural Resources Department
• North Dakota Department of Commerce – Division of Community Services
• Oklahoma Department of Commerce
• South Dakota Energy Management Office
• Texas State Energy Conservation Office
• Utah Energy Office
• Wyoming Business Council

The Central Regional Office's energy efficiency and renewable energy programs include:

• Biomass
  Fosters research and development of biofuels, biopower, and bioproducts.
• Building America
  Provides energy solutions for production housing.
• Building Energy Codes & Standards
  Facilitates updating state and local energy codes.
• Clean Cities
  Promotes the use of alternative fuel vehicles.
• Distributed Energy Resources
  Improves electricity grid operation through the use of small power systems.
• ENERGY STAR®
  Promotes the use of energy-efficient appliances, electronics, and more.
• Federal Energy Management Program
  Works to save energy and money at federal facilities.
• Geothermal Technologies
  Promotes the use of geothermal energy.
• Hydrogen, Fuel Cells, & Infrastructure Technologies
  Researches and develops hydrogen technologies.
• BestPractices
  Helps industry improve productivity, reduce waste, and save energy.
• Industrial Technologies
  Creates partnerships to advance energy-efficient industrial technologies.
• Million Solar Roofs
  Enables businesses and communities to install solar systems.
• Weatherization Assistance Program
  Works to increase the energy efficiency of homes for low-income families.
• Rebuild America
  Works with communities to reduce energy costs.
• State Energy Program
  Funds state energy efficiency and renewable energy programs.
• Wind Powering America
  Works to dramatically increase wind energy use.

The following DOE laboratories conduct research and development of energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies:

• National Renewable Energy Laboratory
• Argonne National Laboratory
• Brookhaven National Laboratory
• Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory
• Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
• Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
• Los Alamos National Laboratory
• National Energy Technology Laboratory
• Oak Ridge National Laboratory
• Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
• Sandia National Laboratories

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