42 U.S.C. § 18811 — Definitions

This section defines seven terms used in this part. (1) Energy management system means a business process, based on American National Standards Institute standards, that helps an organization systematically improve its energy performance — including efficiency, security, use, and consumption. (2) Industrial research and assessment center means a center based at a college, trade school, community college, or union training program that: (A) gets funding from the Department; (B) does in-depth assessments of small and medium manufacturers' plants, looking at their facilities, services, and operations; and (C) finds ways those manufacturers could save money through better energy efficiency, less waste, less pollution, and higher productivity. (3) Information and communication technology means any electronic system or equipment — including its content — used to create, convert, share, or copy data, including computer hardware, firmware, software, protocols, networks, and data interfaces. (4) Institution of higher education has the meaning given in section 1001(a) of title 20. (5) North American Industry Classification System means the standard federal statistical agencies use to classify businesses for collecting and publishing economic data. (6) Small and medium manufacturers means manufacturing firms that: (A) fall under NAICS sectors 31 through 33; (B) have gross annual sales under $100,000,000; (C) have fewer than 500 employees at the plant; and (D) have annual energy bills between $100,000 and $3,500,000. (7) Smart manufacturing means advanced technologies — in information, automation, monitoring, computing, sensing, modeling, artificial intelligence, analytics, and networking — that: (A) digitally simulate production lines, run computer-controlled equipment, monitor and report production status, and manage energy use and cost during production; (B) model, simulate, and optimize a factory building's energy efficiency; (C) monitor and optimize a building's energy performance; (D) model, simulate, and optimize the design of energy-efficient, sustainable products, including through digital prototyping and additive manufacturing; (E) connect manufactured products into networks to monitor and optimize their performance, including automated network operations; and (F) digitally connect the supply chain.