Energy Communities Alliance (ECA)- Contact

Energy Communities Alliance is the organization of local governments that are adjacent to or impacted by Department of Energy (DOE) activities. Our board members include elected officials and administrators from local governments impacted by DOE.

ECA's mission is to bring together local government officials in Department of Energy-impacted communities to share information, establish policy positions, and advocate community interests in order to effectively address an increasingly complex set of environmental, regulatory, and economic development needs.

ECA Annual Conference on February 11-12, 2010, Washington, DC

Dear ECA Annual Conference Participants,

We apologize for having to postpone or cancel the ECA Annual conference due to weather conditions in the Mid-Atlantic. ECA will be updating the conference registrants and sending out another email with information about conference issues later this week.

Please contact Allison at allison@energyca.org if you have any questions.

Thank you for your understanding,
ECA Staff

ECA will host it's Annual Conference on February 11-12 at the L'Enfant Plaza Hotel. Join the Communities and Local Governments around DOE Sites as we discuss key issues at the first conference following the budget release.
2010 Annual Conference Information

2010 Annual Conference Agenda

The Politics of Cleanup
This new ECA report offers recommendations to accelerate complex federal environmental cleanups and identifies lessons learned that can apply to all federal facility sites. View the press release and download the report (4MB) or executive summary (1MB).

ECA Bulletin: June-July 2010
Stories Include:

DOE Community Outreach Scorecard: ECA Rates DOE’s Outreach Efforts
2011 Appropriations Update: EM Funding Flat and NNSA Funding Increase
FY'11 Stockpile Stewardship and Management Plan will Reduce Amount of Weapons and Increase Investment in Weapons Complex
ECA Members Testify Before Blue Ribbon Commission
ECA Holds Energy Parks Peer Exchange
Energy Parks Legislation included in Senate Version of FY 2011 Defense Authorization Act
Support for Small Modular Reactor Development Growing on the Hill, Within DOE
Status of EM Initiatives to Accelerate the Reduction of Environmental Risks and Challenges Posed by the Legacy of the Cold War
Update: DOE's Motion to Withdraw Yucca License Application Denied
Matt McCormick Named as New Manager of DOE Richland Operations Office
Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000--Revision to List of Covered Facilities
DOE IG Audit Report: DOE's Opportunity for Energy Savings Through Improved Management of Facility Lighting
DOE IG: Audit Report: Management Controls Over Warranties Involving Newly Constructed and Renovated Facilities at National Defense Laboratories
DOE Amended Notice of Intent to Modify the Scope of the Surplus Plutonium Disposition at SRS Supplemental EIS
DOE IG: Former Uranium Enrichment Workers: Questions Regarding Equity in Pension Benefits
Miamisburg Mound Plant Closing in August
Dr. Don Cook Confirmed as NNSA Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs