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Residential Energy Conservation Outreach Activities--A New Federal Approach Needed

EMD-81-8 Published: Feb 11, 1981. Publicly Released: Feb 11, 1981.
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GAO evaluated the residential energy conservation outreach activities of the Department of Energy (DOE) by examining the contribution that outreach can make in achieving energy conservation, the effectiveness of alternative outreach techniques, and the current program direction and management of DOE.

Recommendations

Recommendations for Executive Action

Agency Affected Recommendation Status
Department of Energy The Secretary of Energy should elevate the organizational status of the EES program. In carrying out this recommendation, the Secretary should consider the organizational status provided EES in its original legislation.
Closed – Not Implemented
The administration believes that the EES program should be terminated, and continues to zero out its budget in annual budget proposals.
Department of Energy The Secretary of Energy should develop and implement an integrated residential energy conservation outreach strategy which encourages residential consumers to obtain on-site energy audits.
Closed – Not Implemented
The administration believes that outreach programs are not a proper function for the federal government and has requested no funds for this activity over the past 2 years.

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Topics

AuditsBuilding codesConsumer educationResidential energy conservationFederal aid to statesProgram evaluationProgram managementEnergy conservationEnergy savingsMass media