Fifth annual report to Congress on Federal energy conservation programs, fiscal year 1981. Submitted in accordance with Title III, Part E, Section 381 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (Public Law 94-163), December 22, 1975
Federal agencies reported achieving a proportional building energy reduction of about 14.2 percent over 1975 levels in terms of Btu per gross square foot. Through FY 1981, accumulated savings in buildings and facilities energy consumption has been in excess of 70 MBOE's, which represents a cost avoidance in excess of $1.6 billion in 1980 dollars. While FY 1981 was a transitional year for federal energy conservation activities, positive actions under the EPCA legislation were undertaken. Work continued on both mandatory standards for procurement policies and on energy efficiency standards for the federal 10-year buildings plan. Federal agencies buildings and operations plans were also evaluated. A series of workshops were conducted during the year on the use of LCC techniques, ridesharing programs and small business conservation programs. Education programs were re-evaluated, and management of some were transferred to the private sector or state and local governments. Some education programs were phased out entirely, in light of the superior ability of market forces to provide incentives for energy efficiency and conservation. Importantly, oil markets were deregulated, establishing a realistic pricing regime and creating appropriate incentives for managers of federal programs to use energy and other resources productively.
- Research Organization:
- USDOE Assistant Secretary for Conservation and Renewable Energy, Washington, DC. Office of Buildings Energy R and D
- OSTI ID:
- 6241027
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/CE-0040; ON: DE83013022
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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