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42 U.S. Code § 17375. Regional clean energy innovation program
(a) DefinitionsIn this section:
(1) Regional clean energy innovation partnership
The term “regional clean energy innovation partnership” means a group of one or more persons, including a covered consortium, who perform a collection of activities that are coordinated by such covered consortium to carry out the purposes of the program under subsection (c) in a region of the United States.
(2) Covered consortiumThe term “covered consortium” means an individual or group of individuals in partnership with a government entity, including a State, territorial, local, or tribal government or unit of such government, and at least 2 or more of the following additional entities—
(A)
an institution of higher education or a consortium of institutions of higher education, including community colleges;
(B)
a workforce development program;
(C)
a private sector entity or group of entities, including a trade or industry association;
(D)
a nonprofit organization;
(E)
a community group or community-based organization;
(F)
a labor organization or joint labor-management organization;
(G)
a National Laboratory;
(H)
a venture development organization;
(I)
a community development financial institution or minority depository institution;
(J)
a worker cooperative membership association or state or local employee ownership or cooperative development center;
(K)
an organization focused on clean energy technology innovation or entrepreneurship;
(L)
a business or clean energy accelerator or incubator;
(M)
an economic development organization;
(N)
a manufacturing facility or organization;
(O)
a multi-institutional collaboration; or
(P)
any other entity that the Secretary determines to be relevant.
(3) Program
The term “program” means the Regional Clean Energy Innovation Program authorized in subsection (b).
(4) Institution of higher education
The term “institution of higher education” has the meaning given such term in section 1001 or 1002(a)(1)(B) of title 20.
(5) National Laboratory
The term “National Laboratory” has the meaning given that term in section 15801 of this title.
(6) Clean energy technology
The term “clean energy technology” means a technology that significantly reduces energy use, increases energy efficiency, reduces greenhouse gas emissions, reduces emissions of other pollutants, or mitigates other negative environmental consequences of energy production, transmission or use.