RELEASE DATE: December 04, 2000 Department of Energy Unveils Strategic Plan For Expanding Distributed Energy ResourcesPlan Will Advance Environmental and Electricity Reliability GoalsThe Department of Energy released its "Strategic Plan for Distributed Energy Resources," outlining a national effort to develop clean, reliable and affordable distributed energy technologies over the next two decades. Undersecretary of Energy Ernest J. Moniz announced the details of the Strategic Plan at today's session of the department's Advanced Turbine Systems Annual Program Review. "This strategic plan provides – for the first time – a framework for integrating the department's many programs related to distributed energy resources, and for laying the groundwork for a system that will allow industrial, commercial and residential customers to choose from a diverse array of distributed energy resource products and services," Undersecretary Moniz said. "The Energy Department is helping to provide advanced technologies and energy efficiency improvements to secure a clean energy future for the American people." In the short term, the Strategic Plan initially focuses on developing "next generation" distributed energy technologies and addressing the institutional and regulatory barriers that interfere with the development of distributed energy resources. Six separate strategic areas are addressed under the plan:
"The Strategic Plan for Distributed Energy Resources" can be found on the Internet at www.eren.doe.gov/der. Media Contact: John B. Townsend II, 202/586-5806 Release No. R-00-299 |
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