Recovery.gov Department of Energy Detailed Recovery Plan

3 June 2009 Geoff Zeiss

As I blogged in the middle of May Recovery.gov is reporting on a weekly basis the stimulus funds that are available and the amount actually paid out.  The amount of funding available continues to rise at a steady pace, but getting it out the door is having its ups and downs.


Since I last blogged about this, detailed reports from all federal agencies have been released.

The Department of Energy’s Detailed Plan is interesting reading.


“The passage of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Recovery Act) began a new era at DOE. Our commitment charter is clear: move the funds out quickly to projects with enduring value, ensure unprecedented transparency and accountability, and make a meaningful down-payment on the nation’s energy and environmental future.

“The bill provides DOE with the funding and responsibilities to help lift our country out of an economic recession through strategic investments in technologies that increase energy efficiency, expand renewable generation, improve electric transmission, reduce our dependence on oil, accelerate transformational sciences, reduce our legacy footprint, and lower greenhouse gas emissions—investments that will create and protect jobs that will energize our economy.

“The Recovery Act investments will be strategic and focused:
– Promote Energy Efficiency
– Deploy Renewable Power
– Modernize the Grid
– Reduce Oil Consumption
– Restore America’s Scientific Leadership
– Reduce Legacy Environmental Footprint
– Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

“These goals will be refined and further detailed as specific projects are approved and proposals accepted. 

“To achieve these goals, the Department has outlined three broad phases for most of the Recovery Act projects: 
  1. Project Planning, Announcements, and Solicitations (Feb. 17 – May 15, 2009), 
  2. Proposal Evaluation, Procurement, Contracting, and Obligation (May 16 – Sept. 7, 2009) , 
  3. Implementation, Project Monitoring and Impact Evaluation (Sept. 8, 2009 – Sept. 30, 2010). “
So it looks like DoE is in the evaluation phase and will begin implementation a few months from now in September.

Geoff Zeiss

Geoff Zeiss

Geoff Zeiss has more than 20 years experience in the geospatial software industry and 15 years experience developing enterprise geospatial solutions for the utilities, communications, and public works industries. His particular interests include the convergence of BIM, CAD, geospatial, and 3D. In recognition of his efforts to evangelize geospatial in vertical industries such as utilities and construction, Geoff received the Geospatial Ambassador Award at Geospatial World Forum 2014. Currently Geoff is Principal at Between the Poles, a thought leadership consulting firm. From 2001 to 2012 Geoff was Director of Utility Industry Program at Autodesk Inc, where he was responsible for thought leadership for the utility industry program. From 1999 to 2001 he was Director of Enterprise Software Development at Autodesk. He received one of ten annual global technology awards in 2004 from Oracle Corporation for technical innovation and leadership in the use of Oracle. Prior to Autodesk Geoff was Director of Product Development at VISION* Solutions. VISION* Solutions is credited with pioneering relational spatial data management, CAD/GIS integration, and long transactions (data versioning) in the utility, communications, and public works industries. Geoff is a frequent speaker at geospatial and utility events around the world including Geospatial World Forum, Where 2.0, MundoGeo Connect (Brazil), Middle East Spatial Geospatial Forum, India Geospatial Forum, Location Intelligence, Asia Geospatial Forum, and GITA events in US, Japan and Australia. Geoff received Speaker Excellence Awards at GITA 2007-2009.

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