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Dive Brief:
The U.S. Department of Energy and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on August 28 finalized a plan to make DOE the lead agency on the federal government’s Energy Star program by this time next year. “The co-leads will meet bi-weekly for the next three months and monthly as needed until 12 months after the finalization of this plan,” the document says.
The plan organizes the transition into three workstreams: knowledge transfer, legal transfer and then data and systems transfer.
In what industry groups say is an encouraging sign, the document emphasizes the agencies’ commitment to ensuring the program has adequate funding and staffing, a concern since the Trump administration has tried cutting the program in its budget requests. “Both EPA and DOE are committed to a successful transition and efficient continuity of operations for the program,” the plan says.
