Factors that influence the implementation of energy-saving technologies at Naval shore facilities. Report for FY84

Technical Report · Sat Jun 01 04:00:00 EDT 1985

OSTI ID:6466762

Brown, M A; Jones, D W

The purpose of this report is to assist the Naval Civil Engineering Laboratory in assessing the impacts of Energy RDTandE by identifying important factors that influence the adoption and continued use of energy-conserving technologies at Navy shore facilities. Results of site visits and a survey of decision makers at Naval shore facilities in the southeastern United States suggest that a significant barrier to adoption of new energy-conserving technology is the shortage of personnel to install, operate, and maintain new equipment. This situation enforces energy-use patterns that may appear excessive, but that may be appropriate choices when guided by conditions of local manpower scarcities combined with the ability to draw on additional funds to cover unpaid fuel bills. A contributing problem is that only a small proportion of energy-consumption activities are metered, and many existing meters go unread. The inability to identify excessive energy users and to verify energy savings inhibits effective modifications of behavioral patterns and the introduction of new equipment.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6466762
• Report Number(s): AD-A-158230/3/XAB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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