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Partnering With the Federal Energy Management Program

Partnering With the Federal Energy Management Program

At NREL, we leverage our facilities and expertise to help federal agencies meet decarbonization, electrification, energy and water efficiency, resiliency, and security goals.

NREL works with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP) to help achieve federal agency energy and water management objectives and statutory requirements. NREL also works directly with federal agencies and federal sites to support FEMP's assistance to those agencies and sites. Learn more about NREL's work with other federal agencies.

Our research engineers and analysts provide technical assistance for distributed energy and renewable energy projects, project financing and procurement support, energy- and cybersecurity, resilience planning, facility and fleet efficiency project support, federal workforce training, and communications and outreach.

NREL researchers use the cyber range to visualize a real-time cyberattack.

NREL's Cyber Range Offers Eagle-Eye View of Federal Energy Asset Security: To Protect America's Energy Future, NREL Is Taking Cybersecurity Planning Off the Page and Into Living Color

Video: The ABCs of ESPC ESAs for Federal Agencies: An explainer video describes the energy savings performance contract energy sales agreement (ESPC ESA) project structure and the energy and cost-savings benefits.
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Partnership Projects, Capabilities, and Case Studies

Learn about NREL's breadth of technical expertise and support for the following FEMP initiatives.

NREL brings innovation and dynamic technical support to critical buildings on federal campuses, including energy-efficient and resilient data centers, and safe, efficient, and sustainable laboratories.

Low Energy Data Centers

For Miramar's Latest Energy Management Mission, on-the-Ground Champions and Energy Experts Partnered To Build a New Efficient, Resilient, and Cost-Effective Data Center

Sandia's Liquid-Cooled Data Center Boosts Efficiency and Resiliency

Better Buildings Smart Labs

Smart Labs Toolkit

Smart Labs Toolkit video

Smart Labs Toolkit checklist

NREL works with FEMP to develop resources and web tools that strengthen the federal energy and water resilience and security posture, helping bridge the gap between policy, compliance, and technology.

The Resilience team helps the federal sector incorporate resilience into their operations and better understand and justify resilience investments.

Resilient and Ready: NREL Helps Large Federal Campuses Examine Their Energy and Water Posture

Technical Resilience Navigator

The Cybersecurity for Distributed Generation team develops user-friendly web tools that identify cybersecurity vulnerabilities in grid-connected distributed energy systems.

NREL's Cyber Range Offers Eagle-Eye View of Federal Energy Asset Security

Distributed Energy Resource Cybersecurity Framework

NREL brings innovation and dynamic technical support to federal distributed energy projects, including deep procurement expertise, measurement and verification support, and successful training and outreach programs.

NREL research engineers optimize facility energy performance and identify energy savings opportunities in federal buildings and campuses. And for federal fleets, NREL helps agencies plan the transition to electric vehicles (EVs), including electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) and EV/EVSE cybersecurity.

Remote Audits

Energy and Water Audits for Federal Buildings

Facility Evaluation (Audit) Decision Tree

Energy Management Information Systems

Video: NREL Intelligent Campus Energy Management Information Systems (EMIS)

Best Practices To Support EMIS Operation at Federal Facilities

EMIS Stack Metadata Best Practices

Best Practices For Enhancing Performance Contracts With Monitoring-Based Commissioning

EMIS Cybersecurity Best Practices

NREL: EMIS

NREL: Intelligent Campus

FEMP: EMIS for Federal Facilities

EMIS Powers NREL's Intelligent Campus

EMIS Technical Resources Report

Fleet Management

Golden Gate National Recreation Area Federal Fleet Tiger Team EVSE Site Assessment

Deploying Electric Vehicles and EVSE

How to Electrify the Entire Federal Vehicle Fleet: NREL Fuels Smart Management With Data-Driven Research

Vehicle Cybersecurity Threats and Mitigation Approaches

Federal Fleet EV Training

Federal Fleet Requirements Resource Center

Federal Workplace Charging Program Guide

Fleet Sustainability Dashboard

REopt Evaluates EV Charging Stations for the Vehicle Technologies Office

NREL helps FEMP align with DOE Sustainability Performance Division and White House Council on Environmental Quality interests and work toward future green DOE efforts. NREL also supports the development and promotion of on-demand training courses and helps FEMP make strategic decisions about web and training business processes.

NREL manages the following websites on behalf of FEMP:

DOE Federal Energy Management Program

FEMP Training Catalog

FEMP Federal Laws and Requirements Search

FEMP Assistance Request Portal

Federal Sustainability Progress, Plans, and Performance

NREL helps FEMP focus on strategic federal agency needs and future-focused planning, considering current events and federal sector needs in designing networking events, training, and outreach activities.

NREL provides tools and technical assistance to help federal agencies in all stages of the distributed generation project implementation process—from portfolio screenings, feasibility studies, and procurement specifications, to technical assistance with design review and performance assessment.