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Energy Department
Clean Energy for New Federal Buildings and Major Renovations of Federal Buildings; Stay
Published May 5, 2025. Takes effect May 5, 2025, printed at 90 FR 18911, amending 10 CFR 433, 10 CFR 435. 881 words.
New federal buildings face clean energy rules. This reviews the guidance for them.
What the Rule Says It Does
The Department of Energy (DOE) is reviewing its recent guidance related to the implementation of newly adopted provisions regarding Clean Energy for New Federal Buildings and Major Renovations of Federal Buildings (CER). While DOE reviews the CER implementation guidance, DOE is staying the compliance date for the newly adopted provisions in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR).
This is the rule's own summary, as the Federal Register prints it.
The Orders It Names
- Executive Order 14154: Unleashing American Energy
- Executive Order 14156: Declaring a National Energy Emergency
- Executive Order 14262: Strengthening the Reliability and Security of the United States Electric Grid
The rule names these orders itself. What it does about them is a reading, and none is recorded here.
On the Face of the Rule
- As filed
[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 85 (Monday, May 5, 2025)] [Rules and Regulations] [Page 18911] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2025-07743]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
10 CFR Parts 433 and 435
[EERE-2010-BT-STD-0031] RIN 1904-AB96
Clean Energy for New Federal Buildings and Major Renovations of Federal Buildings; Stay
- AGENCY
Federal Energy Management Program, Department of Energy.
- ACTION
Final rule; stay.
- DATES
Effective May 5, 2025, the May 1, 2025, compliance date for 10 CFR part 433, subpart B, and 10 CFR part 435, subpart B, is stayed until May 1, 2026.
- ADDRESSES
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- FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
Mr. Rick Mears, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of the Under Secretary for Infrastructure, Federal Energy Management Program, FEMP-1, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585-0121. Phone: 240-278-5857. Email: [email protected].
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Why the Agency Says It Is Doing This
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
On May 1, 2024, DOE issued regulations that require certain new Federal buildings and Federal buildings undergoing major renovations to be designed to reduce their fossil fuel-generated energy consumption and provides a process for Federal agencies to petition for a downward adjustment from these requirements if applicable.\1\ The final rule became effective on July 15, 2024, and applied the energy performance standards to certain newly constructed or majorly renovated Federal buildings for which design for construction begins on or after May 1, 2025. 89 FR 35384. On January 17, 2025, DOE discussed topics of interest within the final rule and provided additional information such as examples to demonstrate key points of compliance or non-compliance in Clean Energy Rule Implementation Guidance.\2\ The guidance document was drafted with input and feedback from policymakers and Federal project developers and design teams. DOE also published a template document for Federal agencies to use when preparing petitions for downward adjustment.
\1\ 89 FR 35384, Clean Energy for New Federal Buildings and Major Renovations of Federal Buildings, Final Rule (May 1, 2024).
\2\ Available at https://www.energy.gov/sites/default/files/2025-03/clean-energy-rule_implementation-guidance_jan2025.pdf.
Shortly after DOE published the implementation guidance document and the petition template, President Trump announced new energy policies, specifically those relating to energy security and reliability.\3\ DOE is currently reviewing the recent implementation guidance and the template for petitions for downward adjustments to ensure that they are consistent with the policies of the current Administration. To avoid regulatory burdens that would result if Federal agencies adhered to these guidance documents, DOE will not process petitions for downward adjustment during its review of the implementation guidance documents. Accordingly, DOE stays the compliance date of the recent final rule that requires certain newly constructed or majorly renovated Federal buildings to meet energy performance standards and that outlines the process for Federal agencies to petition for a downward adjustment from those standards. Specifically, DOE stays the May 1, 2025, compliance date in subpart B of 10 CFR part 433 and subpart B of 10 CFR part 435 until May 1, 2026. Because the compliance date for these provisions is stayed, Federal agencies are not required to comply with these applicable energy performance standards during this time.
\3\ See e.g., Executive Order 14154 of January 20, 2025, Unleashing American Energy, 90 FR 8353 (Jan. 29, 2025); Executive Order 14156 of January 20, 2025, Declaring a National Energy Emergency, 90 FR 8433 (Jan. 29, 2025); Executive Order 14262 of April 8, 2025, Strengthening the Reliability and Security of the United States Electric Grid, 90 FR 15521 (April 14, 2025).
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What the Rule Contains
Every heading the Federal Register prints in this rule, in the order it prints them. 8 headings, 881 words in all.
- AGENCYOn its face · 8 words
- ACTIONOn its face · 4 words
- SUMMARYOn its face · 58 words
- DATESOn its face · 31 words
- ADDRESSESOn its face · 66 words
- FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACTOn its face · 35 words
- SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATIONPreamble · 426 words
- Signing AuthorityPreamble · 141 words
The Rest of the Text
The preamble and the amendments to the Code of Federal Regulations, under the headings the rule prints. 1 heading, 141 words.
Signing Authority
This document of the Department of Energy was signed on April 29, 2025, by Mary Sotos, the Director of the Federal Energy Management Program, pursuant to delegated authority from the Secretary of Energy. That document with the original signature and date is maintained by DOE. For administrative purposes only, and in compliance with requirements of the Office of the Federal Register, the undersigned DOE Federal Register Liaison Officer has been authorized to sign and submit the document in electronic format for publication, as an official document of the Department of Energy. This administrative process in no way alters the legal effect of this document upon publication in the Federal Register.
Signed in Washington, DC, on April 30, 2025. Jennifer Hartzell, Alternate Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy. [FR Doc. 2025-07743 Filed 5-2-25; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450-01-P
- The rule itself
Energy Department, “Clean Energy for New Federal Buildings and Major Renovations of Federal Buildings; Stay,” 90 FR 18911 (May 5, 2025). Effective May 5, 2025.
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