Introduction: The Alliance for Industrial Efficiency appreciates the opportunity to comment on the Rural Utilities Service’s proposed Energy Efficiency and Conservation Loan Program. The Alliance for Industrial Efficiency is a diverse coalition that includes representatives from the business, environmental, labor and contractor communities. We are committed to enhancing manufacturing competitiveness and reducing emissions through industrial energy efficiency, particularly in the form of clean and efficient combined heat and power (CHP) and waste heat recovery (WHR). We believe that the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Loan Program can provide a helpful financing mechanism to encourage greater deployment of CHP and WHR. We write to urge the Department of Agriculture to make the application of the program to these technologies explicit.
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