The Energy Efficiency Center is a research center on the Oregon State University

Oregon State University

Oregon State University is a coeducational, public research university located in Corvallis, Oregon, United States. The university offers undergraduate, graduate and doctoral degrees and a multitude of research opportunities. There are more than 200 academic degree programs offered through the...

 campus that looks to promote renewable energies and energy efficiency in the industrial, agricultural and commercial sectors. The Energy Efficiency Center (EEC) is an expansion of the DoE

United States Department of Energy

The United States Department of Energy is a Cabinet-level department of the United States government concerned with the United States' policies regarding energy and safety in handling nuclear material...

’s Industrial Assessment Center

Industrial Assessment Center

Currently there are 26 Industrial Assessment Centers in the United States. These centers are located at particular universities across the US, and are funded by the Department of Energy as a means to spread ideas relating to industrial energy conservation....

program . The IAC program consists of 26 centers located at universities around the United States.

In operation since 1986, the center has gained extensive experience in the industrial sector through the Department of Energy’s Industrial Assessment Center program. In the past few years, the EEC has grown to include the agricultural and commercial sectors, areas that have recently seen significant growth in energy service needs .

Projects

Recently, the EEC has been awarded several large grants to promote energy efficiency in the Pacific Northwest. The USDA awarded the center $100,000 to perform over 90 audits.

In addition, the center is the developing a centralized Energy Efficiency Reference. The goal of this project is to bring together a breadth of information about energy efficiency for open, public use