House Appropriations Committee recommends $46 Million for FY2014, up from $37.8 in 2013
The U.S. House Appropriations Committee approved a $34 billion spending bill for the Department of Energy (DOE) and Army Corps of Engineers Wednesday.
For the Geothermal Technologies program the Committee recommends $46,000,000 for Geothermal Technologies, $198,000 above fiscal year 2014 and $15,500,000 below the budget request.
Within available funds, the recommendation provides $27,000,000 for Enhanced Geothermal Systems, of which $21,000,000 is for site selection and characterization activities for the Frontier Observatory for Research in Geothermal Energy project.
The budget for the Geothermal Technologies program in recent years is as follows: 2010 - $43.1; 2011 - $38.0; 2012 - $37.8; 2013 - $37.8; 2014 - $46.0 (recommended).
The Committee recommends $1,789,000,000 for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, $112,686,000 below fiscal year 2014 and $527,749,000 below the budget request.
The Committee recommends $369,500,000 for Renewable Energy, $80,292,000 below fiscal year 2014 and $151,800,000 below the budget request.
The bill now heads to the U.S. Senate which is more likely to increase the spending rather than make cuts.
