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Title: Evaluation of the State Energy Conservation Program from program initiation to September 1978. Final report

Abstract

The State Energy Conservation Program was established in 1975 to promote energy conservation and to help states develop and implement their own conservation programs. Base (5) and supplemental (3) programs required states to implement programs including: mandatory thermal-efficiency standards and insulation requirements for new and renovated buildings; mandatory lighting efficiency standards for public buildings; mandatory standards and policies affecting the procurement practices of the state and its political subdivisions; program measures to promote the availability and use of carpools, vanpools, and public transportation; a traffic law or regulation which permits a right turn-on-red; and procedures to carry out a continuing public education effort to increase awareness of energy conservation; procedures which promote effective coordination among local, state, and Federal energy conservation programs; and procedures for carrying out energy audits on buildings and industrial plants. All 50 states and Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the District of Columbia participated in the program. The total 1980 energy savings projected by the states is about 5.9 quadrillion Btu's or about 7% of the DOE projected 1980 baseline consumption of just under 83 quads. The detailed summary is presented on the following: information the SECP evaluation; DOE response to themore » SECP; DOE's role in the program management process; the effectiveness of the states in managing the SECP; the status of program measure implementation; innovative state energy conservation programs; and the evaluation methodology.« less

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Research Org.:
Energy and Environmental Analysis, Inc., Arlington, VA (USA)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Assistant Secretary for Conservation and Solar Energy
OSTI Identifier:
5435930
Report Number(s):
DOE/CS/1697-01
DOE Contract Number:
EM-78-C-03-1697
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY AND ECONOMY; 32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION; ENERGY CONSERVATION; EVALUATION; STANDARDS; ENERGY POLICY AND CONSERVATION ACT; IMPLEMENTATION; LIGHTING SYSTEMS; STATE GOVERNMENT; TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS; USA; AMERICAN SAMOA; BUILDINGS; CARPOOLING; EDUCATION; ENERGY AUDITS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENFORCEMENT; GUAM; PROCUREMENT; PUERTO RICO; VANPOOLING; VIRGIN ISLANDS; WASHINGTON DC; AUDITS; EFFICIENCY; GREATER ANTILLES; ISLANDS; LAWS; LESSER ANTILLES; MARIANA ISLANDS; NORTH AMERICA; TRUST TERRITORY OF THE PACIFIC ISLANDS; 291000* - Energy Planning & Policy- Conservation; 320100 - Energy Conservation, Consumption, & Utilization- Buildings; 320200 - Energy Conservation, Consumption, & Utilization- Transportation; 320900 - Energy Conservation, Consumption, & Utilization- Education & Public Relations- (1980-); 293000 - Energy Planning & Policy- Policy, Legislation, & Regulation

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Heller, James N., Grossmann, John R., Shochet, Susan, Bresler, Joel, and Duggan, Noreene. Evaluation of the State Energy Conservation Program from program initiation to September 1978. Final report. United States: N. p., 1980. Web. doi:10.2172/5435930.
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Heller, James N., Grossmann, John R., Shochet, Susan, Bresler, Joel, & Duggan, Noreene. Evaluation of the State Energy Conservation Program from program initiation to September 1978. Final report. United States. doi:10.2172/5435930.
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Heller, James N., Grossmann, John R., Shochet, Susan, Bresler, Joel, and Duggan, Noreene. Sat . "Evaluation of the State Energy Conservation Program from program initiation to September 1978. Final report". United States. doi:10.2172/5435930. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/5435930.
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@article{osti_5435930,
title = {Evaluation of the State Energy Conservation Program from program initiation to September 1978. Final report},
author = {Heller, James N. and Grossmann, John R. and Shochet, Susan and Bresler, Joel and Duggan, Noreene},
abstractNote = {The State Energy Conservation Program was established in 1975 to promote energy conservation and to help states develop and implement their own conservation programs. Base (5) and supplemental (3) programs required states to implement programs including: mandatory thermal-efficiency standards and insulation requirements for new and renovated buildings; mandatory lighting efficiency standards for public buildings; mandatory standards and policies affecting the procurement practices of the state and its political subdivisions; program measures to promote the availability and use of carpools, vanpools, and public transportation; a traffic law or regulation which permits a right turn-on-red; and procedures to carry out a continuing public education effort to increase awareness of energy conservation; procedures which promote effective coordination among local, state, and Federal energy conservation programs; and procedures for carrying out energy audits on buildings and industrial plants. All 50 states and Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the District of Columbia participated in the program. The total 1980 energy savings projected by the states is about 5.9 quadrillion Btu's or about 7% of the DOE projected 1980 baseline consumption of just under 83 quads. The detailed summary is presented on the following: information the SECP evaluation; DOE response to the SECP; DOE's role in the program management process; the effectiveness of the states in managing the SECP; the status of program measure implementation; innovative state energy conservation programs; and the evaluation methodology.},
doi = {10.2172/5435930},
journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1980},
month = {Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1980}
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