Training and certification of auditors and inspectors for the Residential Conservation Service program

Conference · Fri Jun 27 04:00:00 EDT 1980

OSTI ID:5694850

Baker, M

The Residential Conservation Service (RCS) Program, a title of the National Energy Act of 1978, mandates large gas and electric utilities to promote customer-related energy use management programs. In the implementation of RCS, over 10,000 additional auditors, to be employed by utilities, and more than 2000 additional inspectors, to be employed by state and local governments, are estimated to be required. Possibly as many as 33 million residences in the United States offer, through retrofits, the potential for significant energy saving in heating and cooling. These auditors and inspectors must have technical skills that match those established for engineering technicians, and training programs must be developed to meet these needs. The content of these training programs can be specified along with the aptitude of candidates. In addition, auditors and inspectors will be supervised by engineers. Auditors are also expected to motivate the utility customer; however, restraints are imperative in order to avoid encouraging unnecessary actions by customers. Thus, auditors and inspectors must make recommendations or decisions, that may later serve as a basis for litigation. Accordingly, the auditors and inspectors need to be licensed or certified by the state to protect the public and, in the case of auditors, their employers. A certification program should be based on national standards and backed by one or more appropriate professional societies. Utilities and state and local governments must participate in establishing national certification standards.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-26
• OSTI ID: 5694850
• Report Number(s): CONF-801076-6; ON: DE82002849
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
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Consumption
& Utilization-- Residential Buildings-- (-1987)
ACCOUNTING
BUILDINGS
CERTIFICATION
CONSTRAINTS
DECISION MAKING
ENERGY ACCOUNTING
ENERGY ANALYSIS
ENERGY CONSERVATION
ENERGY MANAGEMENT
INSPECTION
LICENSING
MANAGEMENT
PROGRAM MANAGEMENT
RECOMMENDATIONS
RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
RESIDENTIAL SECTOR
RETROFITTING
SERVICE SECTOR
STANDARDS
TRAINING