(a) In establishing a new requirement for electric equipment referred to in subsection (b) and in procuring electric equipment referred to in that subsection, the Secretary of a military department or the head of a Defense Agency, as the case may be, shall provide a preference for the procurement of the most energy efficient electric equipment available that meets the requirement or the need for the procurement, if providing such a preference is consistent with the energy performance goals and energy performance plan for the Department of Defense developed under section 2911 of this title and supported by the special considerations specified in subsection (e) of such section.
(b) Subsection (a) applies to the following electric equipment:(1) Electric lamps.
(2) Electric ballasts.
(3) Electric motors.
(4) Electric refrigeration equipment.
Structure US Code
Subtitle A— General Military Law
PART IV— SERVICE, SUPPLY, AND PROPERTY
SUBCHAPTER II— ENERGY-RELATED PROCUREMENT
§ 2922. Liquid fuels and natural gas: contracts for storage, handling, or distribution
§ 2922a. Contracts for energy or fuel for military installations
§ 2922b. Procurement of energy systems using renewable forms of energy
§ 2922c. Procurement of gasohol as motor vehicle fuel
§ 2922d. Procurement of fuel derived from coal, oil shale, and tar sands
§ 2922f. Preference for energy efficient electric equipment
§ 2922h. Limitation on procurement of drop-in fuels
§ 2922i. Multiyear contracts: purchase of electricity from renewable energy sources