An Integrated Approach to Resilience

The Federal Energy Management Program’s (FEMP) Energy and Water Resilience Program assists agencies, both at the portfolio and site level, in developing a strategic approach to resilience planning.

FEMP’s strategic energy management assistance helps federal agencies accomplish their missions, enhance the resilience of Federal infrastructure and operations, and reduce costs and waste. With increased interest in enhancing resilience, FEMP’s resources can help agencies develop comprehensive and strategic approaches to energy and water resilience planning.

Energy and water resilience is the ability for optimized operations to withstand, adapt, and recover from disruption as required. A resilient site also requires trained personnel and capabilities as well as sufficient resources and sound infrastructure to support essential functions during normal and disrupted operations. Resilience requires diverse solutions that address both resource and infrastructure needs and interdependencies to minimize interruptions of energy and water services.