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March 19, 2020 The Honorable Richard Shelby Chairman Committee on Appropriations U.S. Senate Room S-128, The Capitol Washington, DC 20515 Dear Chairman Shelby: The Conference Report accompanying the Department of the Interior’s 2020 appropriations referenced a directive in House Report 116-100, which instructed the Office of Insular Affairs (OIA) to update Congress on the implementation of insular energy action plans in the U.S. territories and freely associated states. Specifically, House Report 116-100 directs the OIA to report on the following by March 19, 2020 (90 days following enactment): The Department is directed to submit a report on the status of updating and implementing existing energy action plans within 90 days of the enactment of this act. The report should (1) include detailed information on the progress made to-date addressing the recommendations identified in existing energy action plans, including a brief summary of each grant awarded since the energy action plans were published; and (2) provide a timeline for updating and implementing the previously published plans, and identify any barriers to implementation. The OIA continues to be a committed partner with the governors in advancing their collective goal of making power more affordable and increasing energy security in the islands. To that end, Enclosure A is a list of grants from the past nine years that have been awarded in the execution of local goals and objectives for each of the respective plans. The total amount awarded during this period was over $39 million. Each territory’s Energy Task Force is responsible for implementing and/or modifying their respective energy plans to increase energy efficiencies. The OIA is currently working to facilitate the Energy Task Forces in their efforts to keep their energy plans up to date. The OIA has contracted with the Department of Energy to help coordinate this effort and provide technical assistance to each of the of territories. A timeline with various milestones for this effort to update territorial energy plans can be found in Enclosure B. Sincerely, Douglas W. Domenech Assistant Secretary Insular and International Affairs Enclosures March 19, 2020 The Honorable Nita M. Lowey Chairwoman Committee on Appropriations U.S. House of Representatives H-307 The Capitol Washington, DC 20515 Dear Chairwoman Lowey: The Conference Report accompanying the Department of the Interior’s 2020 appropriations referenced a directive in House Report 116-100, which instructed the Office of Insular Affairs (OIA) to update Congress on the implementation of insular energy action plans in the U.S. territories and freely associated states. Specifically, House Report 116-100 directs the OIA to report on the following by March 19, 2020 (90 days following enactment): The Department is directed to submit a report on the status of updating and implementing existing energy action plans within 90 days of the enactment of this act. The report should (1) include detailed information on the progress made to-date addressing the recommendations identified in existing energy action plans, including a brief summary of each grant awarded since the energy action plans were published; and (2) provide a timeline for updating and implementing the previously published plans, and identify any barriers to implementation. The OIA continues to be a committed partner with the governors in advancing their collective goal of making power more affordable and increasing energy security in the islands. To that end, Enclosure A is a list of grants from the past nine years that have been awarded in the execution of local goals and objectives for each of the respective plans. The total amount awarded during this period was over $39 million. Each territory’s Energy Task Force is responsible for implementing and/or modifying their respective energy plans to increase energy efficiencies. The OIA is currently working to facilitate the Energy Task Forces in their efforts to keep their energy plans up to date. The OIA has contracted with the Department of Energy to help coordinate this effort and provide technical assistance to each of the of territories. A timeline with various milestones for this effort to update territorial energy plans can be found in Enclosure B. Sincerely, Douglas W. Domenech Assistant Secretary Insular and International Affairs Enclosures Enclosure A U.S. DOI Office of Insular Affairs Energy Grants Since 2011 KEY TAP – Technical Assistance Program CIP – Capital Improvement Program EIC – Energizing Insular Communities MAP – Maintenance Assistance Program AmSam – American Samoa CNMI – Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands FAS – Freely Associated States (Federated States of Micronesia, Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau) FSM – Federated States of Micronesia RMI – Republic of the Marshall Islands USVI – U.S. Virgin Islands PPA – Pacific Power Association (Serves U.S. territories and FAS; grants to PPA benefitted all territories and the FAS) Fiscal Year Program Area Project Award Amount 2011 TAP USVI Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority (VIWAPA) - Energy Services Business Unit $594,820 CIP CNMI Geothermal Resource Geophysical Assessment $1,260,000 Compact Impact Guam Department of Corrections Standby Generators (Compact Impact) $500,000 EIC AmSam Grid Stability Study $170,250 Ta'u High School Gym Photovoltaic Project $292,115 Remote Debit Meter Program for Remote Islands $270,100 Manu'a Renewable Energy Initiative $155,650 CNMI Geothermal Resource Geophysical Assessment $500,000 FSM Monitoring & Evaluation of the Chuuk Public Utility Corporation - 2011 $199,942 Guam University of Guam (UOG) Solar Energy Project $900,000 MAP CNMI Northern Marianas College (NMC) Conservation and Energy Related Maintenance $18,400 2 FSM Pacific Linemen Training $305,000 RMI Prepayment Metering System, Majuro $200,000 2012 CIP USVI Christiansted Boardwalk Solar Light System Upgrades $32,391.86 EIC Guam Guam Fire Department Equipment $1,120,000 Guam Power Authority (GPA) Wind Turbine Pilot Project $505,000 Guam Energy Office (GEO) Better Buildings with Energy Code $150,000 General Services Agency (GSA) Energy Upgrades $250,000 Department of Public Works (DPW) Vertical Sustainable Energy $180,000 MAP FSM Chuuk Public Utility Corporation - Power Generation & Distribution Efficiency Improvement Project $250,000 FSM Pacific Linemen Training $275,000 ALL PPA - Power Utility Workshop Moderator $4,214 PPA - Training Workshop for Pacific Islands Power Utility Engineers Capacity Building – 2012 $53,300 PPA - Engineer's Workshop for PPA Conference - 2012 $41,629 FSM Pohnpei Public Utility Corporation – Prepaid Metering Program $370,150 USVI VIWAPA - Training for Occupational Safety and Health, Petroleum Institute, and Wet Tapping $67,000 TAP CNMI Public School System collaboration with McREL $225,454 2013 CIP CNMI Commonwealth Utilities Corporation (CUC) Fuel Tank $250,000 USVI Distribution Automation/Smart Grid Phase 1 $480,000 EIC AmSam Tie Line Transformers $500,000 Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) Generators- Deutz Engine Fan Control $150,000 3 Wind Study $81,246 Manu'a Renewable Energy Initiative $143,754 Geothermal Power Development Feasibility Study $640,000 American Samoa Renewable Energy Committee (ASREC) Coordinator Position $28,000 CNMI Commonwealth Utilities Corporation (CUC) Integrated Resource Plan $500,000 CUC Pre-paid Meters $622,000 NMC High Efficiency Air Conditioning Unit Retrofit $300,000 MAP ALL PPA - Consultation Follow Up to Power System Loss Studies for the FSM $44,500 Capitalization, Recovery, and Institutional Strengthening Program (CRISP) Monitoring and Evaluation Project $170,000 ALL PPA - POWER UTILITY BOARD MEMBERS WORKSHOP $4,918 ALL 22nd PPA Annual Conference in Palau - Development of Utility Engineers $14,996.82 USVI Pacific Linemen Training $109,065 TAP Guam Supplemental Guam EIC Project: Department of Public Works (DPW) Vertical Sustainable Energy $40,000 2014 CIP USVI Governor Juan F. Luis Hospital & Medical Center $500,000 Schneider Regional Medical Center - Electrical System Upgrade $305,000 EIC AmSam Manu'a Renewable Energy Initiative $800,000 Geothermal Slim Hole Drilling Program $1,171,000 CNMI Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation Solar Power System $560,000 Marianas High School Solar Project $440,000 MAP AmSam American Samoa Power Association (ASPA) - Professional training and apprenticeship program $125,000 4 FSM Pacific Linemen Training $220,000 PPA PPA - Tariff Setting Workshop $54,945 PPA PPA - Billing System Training $28,875 TAP USVI VIWAPA - Integrated Resource Plan $500,000 2015 EIC AmSam Geothermal Slim Hole Drilling Program $1,130,000 CNMI CNMI Farmer's Cooperative Association $366,407 Guam Guam Power Authority Wind Turbine Pilot Project $597,000 Guam Memorial Hospital Solar Project $500,000 MAP AmSam ASPA - Professional Training and Apprenticeship Program $120,000 ASREC Coordinator Position & Public Outreach and Education Projects $78,000 FSM Pacific Linemen Training 2015-2016 $220,000 PPA Development of Northern Utility Engineers at the 24th Annual PPA Conference $22,483 USVI VIWAPA St. Thomas Power Plant Training and Database $35,857 VIWAPA Maintenance Training $125,437 TAP FSM Chuuk Public Utilities Corporation engineering analysis of power plant $57,500 Guam UOG Center for Island Sustainability - National Renewable Energy Laboratory Consultancy (part of a larger grant) $80,000 2016 CIP AmSam Geothermal Slim Hole Drilling Program $235,000 EIC AmSam Manu'a Demand Side Efficiency $368,468 CNMI Commonwealth Utilities Corporation Pre- Pay Meters $649,450 Solar Power System for Kagman Agricultural Water Wells $330,128 5 USVI Virgin Islands Energy Office – Energy Efficiency Market Potential Project $310,000 Virgin Islands Energy Office Distributed Generation Market Structure $200,000 Schneider Regional Medical Center High Efficiency Chillers $380,752 MAP AmSam ASPA - Professional Training and Apprenticeship Program $125,000 ASPA - Well Operator Professional Certification Training Program $80,500 FSM Pacific Linemen Training 2016-2017 $225,000 2017 EIC AmSam Manu'a Renewable Energy Initiative $817,528.31 Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) System Upgrade, Phase II $312,000 American Samoa Renewable Energy Committee Coordinator Position $33,700 CNMI Northern Marianas College Solar Project $489,807 Landfill Gas Extraction Feasibility Study $168,885 Guam Department of Public Works – Photovoltaic System $548,827 Guam Regional Transit Authority – Solar Lighting Systems $40,000 General Services Administration – Energy Retrofit $484,000 USVI University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) HVAC Upgrades $483,000 UVI Smart Meter Upgrades $111,680 MAP AmSam ASPA - Professional Training and Apprenticeship Program $120,000 FSM Pacific Linemen Training 2017-2018 $224,000 ALL Development of Northern Utility Engineers at the 26th Annual PPA Conference $36,447 Sustainable Workplace Alliance: Maintenance Best Practices $98,040 6 2018 EIC AmSam LBJ Hospital - AC Water Chillers $222,284 LBJ Hospital - Removal/Installation of New Generator $103,532 Ronald Reagan Shipyard Authority Generator, Batteries, & Training $150,000 American Samoa Power Authority Interconnection/Distribution Line & Battery Storage $900,000 CNMI Office of the Governor - Pyrolysis Pilot $283,735 Department of Lands and Natural Resources – Standalone PV Lights for Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle Detection/Eradication/Bio-control $118,528 Commonwealth Utilities Corporation Streetlight Efficiency Project $847,737 Guam GPA – Bringing Energy Savings To Schools - Southern High School $954,685 GPA – Bringing Energy Savings To Schools - George Washington High School $295,315 USVI Department of Parks and Natural Resources – Division of Libraries, Archives and Museums Photovoltaic Project $850,000 MAP AmSam ASPA - Professional Training and Apprenticeship Program $96,470 FSM Pacific Linemen Training $230,000 ALL Development of Northern Utility Engineers at the 27th Annual PPA Conference $17,405 TAP USVI VIWAPA - Meter Readers $178,996 2019 CIP CNMI Department of Finance Generator $267,576 EIC USVI Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority – Integrated Resource Plan Update $250,000 St Croix Emergency Shelter Micro Grid Pilot $625,500 AmSam ASPA Streetlight LED Retrofit $1,876,325 CNMI 2MW Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) Study - Rota $222,988 Rota Aquaponics PV $160,000 Energy Plan Update $152,393 7 Tinian Public Buildings/Pathways PV $250,000 Guam GPA Fadian Public Lot PV $620,428 GPA – Bringing Energy Savings To Schools - Ulloa Elementary School $522,616 GPA – Bringing Energy Savings To Schools - Johnston Middle School $586,771 MAP FSM Pacific Lineman Training $235,000 Power Plant Operators Training Program $175,000 PPA Workshop to Introduce the Online Benchmarking Portal $54,998 2020 EIC AmSam Energy Action Plan Update $100,000 Total by area: American Samoa $11,395,922 Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands $8,965,088 FSM $2,986,592 Guam $8,874,642 Republic of the Marshall Islands $200,000 U.S Virgin Islands $6,139,499 Benefitting All Areas $485,450 Pacific Power Association $161,301 Total energy-related grant funding awarded since 2011: $39,208,494 Enclosure B Update, Implementation, and Report Timeline May 30, 2019 • FY 2019 Energizing Insular Communities (EIC) Grant Program Call Letter was issued, requesting timelines for updated energy action plans from each U.S. territory along with the offer of funding for technical consultations and facilitation of local energy task forces in order to complete the update. Requests for funding were due by July 31, 2019. Updated energy plans were requested to be submitted by April 1, 2020, as further funding would be contingent on the submission of an updated plan. July 31, 2019 • FY 2019 EIC applications were due. Only the Government of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) applied for the funding for technical consultations. (The Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority already had funding for updating its Integrated Resource Plan.) October 10, 2019 • Funding is awarded to the CNMI for the update of its strategic energy plan. December 31, 2019 • The American Samoa Government (ASG) requested funding for the update of its energy action plan and facilitation of its American Samoa Renewable Energy Committee (ASREC). February 2020 • Funding is awarded to ASG for the update of its energy plan and facilitation (funds were from deobligated old grants). • The U.S. Department of the Interior’s Office of Insular Affairs (OIA) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) meet to commence an interagency agreement between the two parties. DOE will provide technical assistance to OIA in support of the development, update, and implementation of energy plans in the U.S. territories and freely associated states, with the emphasis on reduction in costs of electricity to consumers. March 19, 2020 • FY 2020 EIC Grant Program opens. All proposals must be directly tied to/implement an up to date energy plan. April 1, 2020 • Updated energy plans are due to OIA for review. June 15, 2020 • FY 2020 EIC Grant Program applications are due. Summer 2020 • Review of EIC Grant Program applications by OIA and DOE. Review criteria will include: 1) whether the proposal is identified and supported in the U.S. territory’s strategic energy plan, energy action plan, or integrated resource plan; and 2) the projected energy cost savings. September 2020 • Award of FY 2020 EIC Grant Program awards. Ongoing • DOE and/or OIA travel and consultation to U.S. territories in support of the development, update, or implementation of their strategic energy plan, energy action plan, or integrated resource plan. Target December 2020 • Report to Congress on updated plans, progress of project implementation, identification of barriers to implementation. March 19, 2020 The Honorable Kay Granger Ranking Member Committee on Appropriations U.S. House of Representatives H-307 The Capitol Washington, DC 20515 Dear Ranking Member Granger: The Conference Report accompanying the Department of the Interior’s 2020 appropriations referenced a directive in House Report 116-100, which instructed the Office of Insular Affairs (OIA) to update Congress on the implementation of insular energy action plans in the U.S. territories and freely associated states. Specifically, House Report 116-100 directs the OIA to report on the following by March 19, 2020 (90 days following enactment): The Department is directed to submit a report on the status of updating and implementing existing energy action plans within 90 days of the enactment of this act. The report should (1) include detailed information on the progress made to-date addressing the recommendations identified in existing energy action plans, including a brief summary of each grant awarded since the energy action plans were published; and (2) provide a timeline for updating and implementing the previously published plans, and identify any barriers to implementation. The OIA continues to be a committed partner with the governors in advancing their collective goal of making power more affordable and increasing energy security in the islands. To that end, Enclosure A is a list of grants from the past nine years that have been awarded in the execution of local goals and objectives for each of the respective plans. The total amount awarded during this period was over $39 million. Each territory’s Energy Task Force is responsible for implementing and/or modifying their respective energy plans to increase energy efficiencies. The OIA is currently working to facilitate the Energy Task Forces in their efforts to keep their energy plans up to date. The OIA has contracted with the Department of Energy to help coordinate this effort and provide technical assistance to each of the of territories. A timeline with various milestones for this effort to update territorial energy plans can be found in Enclosure B. Sincerely, Douglas W. Domenech Assistant Secretary Insular and International Affairs Enclosures March 19, 2020 The Honorable Patrick Leahy Vice Chairman Committee on Appropriations U.S. Senate Room S-128, The Capitol Washington, DC 20515 Dear Vice Chairman Leahy: The Conference Report accompanying the Department of the Interior’s 2020 appropriations referenced a directive in House Report 116-100, which instructed the Office of Insular Affairs (OIA) to update Congress on the implementation of insular energy action plans in the U.S. territories and freely associated states. Specifically, House Report 116-100 directs the OIA to report on the following by March 19, 2020 (90 days following enactment): The Department is directed to submit a report on the status of updating and implementing existing energy action plans within 90 days of the enactment of this act. The report should (1) include detailed information on the progress made to-date addressing the recommendations identified in existing energy action plans, including a brief summary of each grant awarded since the energy action plans were published; and (2) provide a timeline for updating and implementing the previously published plans, and identify any barriers to implementation. The OIA continues to be a committed partner with the governors in advancing their collective goal of making power more affordable and increasing energy security in the islands. To that end, Enclosure A is a list of grants from the past nine years that have been awarded in the execution of local goals and objectives for each of the respective plans. The total amount awarded during this period was over $39 million. Each territory’s Energy Task Force is responsible for implementing and/or modifying their respective energy plans to increase energy efficiencies. The OIA is currently working to facilitate the Energy Task Forces in their efforts to keep their energy plans up to date. The OIA has contracted with the Department of Energy to help coordinate this effort and provide technical assistance to each of the of territories. A timeline with various milestones for this effort to update territorial energy plans can be found in Enclosure B. Sincerely, Douglas W. Domenech Assistant Secretary Insular and International Affairs Enclosures