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(1) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting ‘‘, or prod-
ucts with improved energy efficiency in cold cli-
mates,’’ after ‘‘residential Energy Star products’’; and
(2) in subsection (e), by inserting ‘‘or product
with improved energy efficiency in a cold climate’’
after ‘‘residential Energy Star product’’ each place it
appears.
SEC. 232. DEPLOYMENT OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES FOR HIGH-
EFFICIENCY CONSUMER PRODUCTS.
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
(1) ENERGY SAVINGS.—The term ‘‘energy sav-
ings’’ means megawatt-hours of electricity or million
British thermal units of natural gas saved by a prod-
uct, in comparison to projected energy consumption
under the energy efficiency standard applicable to the
product.
(2) HIGH-EFFICIENCY
CONSUMER
PRODUCT.—
The term ‘‘high-efficiency consumer product’’ means a
product that exceeds the energy efficiency of com-
parable products available in the market by a per-
centage determined by the Secretary to be an appro-
priate benchmark for the consumer product category
competing for an award under this section.
(b) FINANCIAL INCENTIVES PROGRAM.—Effective be-
ginning October 1, 2007, the Secretary shall competitively
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award financial incentives under this section for the manu-
facture of high-efficiency consumer products.
(c) REQUIREMENTS.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall make
awards under this section to manufacturers of high-
efficiency consumer products, based on the bid of each
manufacturer in terms of dollars per megawatt-hour
or million British thermal units saved.
(2) ACCEPTANCE OF BIDS.—In making awards
under this section, the Secretary shall—
(A) solicit bids for reverse auction from ap-
propriate manufacturers, as determined by the
Secretary; and
(B) award financial incentives to the man-
ufacturers that submit the lowest bids that meet
the requirements established by the Secretary.
(d) FORMS OF AWARDS.—An award for a high-effi-
ciency consumer product under this section shall be in the
form of a lump sum payment in an amount equal to the
product obtained by multiplying—
(1) the amount of the bid by the manufacturer
of the high-efficiency consumer product; and
(2) the energy savings during the projected useful
life of the high-efficiency consumer product, not to ex-
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ceed 10 years, as determined under regulations issued
by the Secretary.
SEC. 233. INDUSTRIAL EFFICIENCY PROGRAM.
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
(1) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term eligible entity
means—
(A) an institution of higher education
under contract or in partnership with a non-
profit or for-profit private entity acting on be-
half of an industrial or commercial sector or
subsector;
(B) a nonprofit or for-profit private entity
acting on behalf on an industrial or commercial
sector or subsector; or
(C) a consortia of entities acting on behalf
of an industrial or commercial sector or sub-
sector.
(2) ENERGY-INTENSIVE
COMMERCIAL
APPLICA-
TIONS.—The term ‘‘energy-intensive commercial ap-
plications’’ means processes and facilities that use
significant quantities of energy as part of the pri-
mary economic activities of the processes and facili-
ties, including—
(A) information technology data centers;
(B) product manufacturing; and
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(C) food processing.
(3) FEEDSTOCK.—The term ‘‘feedstock’’ means
the raw material supplied for use in manufacturing,
chemical, and biological processes.
(4) MATERIALS
MANUFACTURERS.—The term
‘‘materials manufacturers’’ means the energy-inten-
sive primary manufacturing industries, including the
aluminum, chemicals, forest and paper products,
glass, metal casting, and steel industries.
(5) PARTNERSHIP.—The term ‘‘partnership’’
means an energy efficiency and utilization partner-
ship established under subsection (c)(1)(A).
(6) PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘program’’ means the
industrial efficiency program established under sub-
section (b).
(b) ESTABLISHMENT
OF PROGRAM.—The Secretary
shall establish a program under which the Secretary, in co-
operation with materials manufacturers, companies en-
gaged in energy-intensive commercial applications, and na-
tional industry trade associations representing the manu-
factures and companies, shall support, develop, and pro-
mote the use of new materials manufacturing and indus-
trial and commercial processes, technologies, and techniques
to optimize energy efficiency and the economic competitive-
ness of the United States.
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(c) PARTNERSHIPS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—As part of the program, the
Secretary shall—
(A) establish energy efficiency and utiliza-
tion partnerships between the Secretary and eli-
gible entities to conduct research on, develop, and
demonstrate new processes, technologies, and op-
erating practices and techniques to significantly
improve energy efficiency and utilization by ma-
terials manufacturers and in energy-intensive
commercial applications, including the conduct
of activities to—
(i) increase the energy efficiency of in-
dustrial and commercial processes and fa-
cilities in energy-intensive commercial ap-
plication sectors;
(ii) research, develop, and demonstrate
advanced technologies capable of energy in-
tensity reductions and increased environ-
mental performance in energy-intensive
commercial application sectors; and
(iii) promote the use of the processes,
technologies, and techniques described in
clauses (i) and (ii); and
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(B) pay the Federal share of the cost of any
eligible partnership activities for which a pro-
posal has been submitted and approved in ac-
cordance with paragraph (3)(B).
(2) ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES.—Partnership activi-
ties eligible for financial assistance under this sub-
section include—
(A) feedstock and recycling research, devel-
opment, and demonstration activities to identify
and promote—
(i) opportunities for meeting manufac-
turing feedstock requirements with more en-
ergy efficient and flexible sources of feed-
stock or energy supply;
(ii) strategies to develop and deploy
technologies that improve the quality and
quantity of feedstocks recovered from process
and waste streams; and
(iii) other methods using recycling,
reuse, and improved industrial materials;
(B) industrial and commercial energy effi-
ciency and sustainability assessments to—
(i) assist individual industrial and
commercial sectors in developing tools, tech-
niques, and methodologies to assess—