Annual report to the President and the Congress on the State Energy Conservation Program for calendar year 1989

Technical Report · Sat Dec 01 04:00:00 EST 1990

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6301694· OSTI ID:6301694

The Department is required by Section 365(c) of Title 3, Part C, of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA), 42 U.S.C. 6321-6327, as amended by Title 4, Part B of the Energy Conservation and Production Act (ECPA), to report annually to the President and the Congress on the operation of the State Energy Conservation Program. The report is to include an estimate of the energy conservation achieved, and the degree of state participation and achievement as well as a description of innovative conservation programs undertaken by individual states. Together the EPCA and the ECPA constitute the State Energy Conservation Program (SECP) which has provided the states (any one of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Territories and possessions of the United States) with funding to help establish and maintain their capability to plan, design, implement and coordinate a variety of programs and initiatives designed to promote energy conservation and efficiency at state and local levels. All states have operational programs funded under EPCA (no monies have been appropriated under ECPA since FY 1981). In addition, the majority of states have augmented the SECP with oil overcharge funding they have received over the past several years. Each state is required to provide a twenty-percent match for the Federal funds received, and its Base Plan must include the following program measures: (1) mandatory lighting efficiency standards for state public buildings; (2) programs to promote the availability and use of carpool, vanpool, and public transportation; (3) mandatory standards and policies relating to energy efficiency to govern the state procurement practices; (4) mandatory thermal efficiency standards and insulation requirements for new and renovated buildings; and (5) a traffic law or regulation, which permits the operator of a motor vehicle to turn right at a red stop light after stopping. 6 tabs.

• Research Organization: USDOE Assistant Secretary for Conservation and Renewable Energy, Washington, DC (USA). Office of State and Local Assistance Programs
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE/CE
• OSTI ID: 6301694
• Report Number(s): DOE/CE-0296P; ON: DE91005911
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
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CARPOOLING
CONTROL
DOCUMENT TYPES
EFFICIENCY
ENERGY CONSERVATION
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
ENERGY EFFICIENCY STANDARDS
ENERGY POLICY AND CONSERVATION ACT
ENERGY SYSTEMS
IMPLEMENTATION
LAWS
LIGHTING SYSTEMS
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
PROGRESS REPORT
PUBLIC BUILDINGS
REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
STANDARDS
STATE GOVERNMENT
THERMAL EFFICIENCY
TRAFFIC CONTROL
US DOE
US ORGANIZATIONS
VANPOOLING