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The Role of Local Governments in Promoting Energy Efficiency

The Role of Local Governments in Promoting Energy Efficiency Since 1973 Congress has set forth a number of fundamental principles to govern the direction ofthe nation's energy policy, including the designation of energy conservation as one of several means of reducing US dependence on imported oil. Programs have been enacted to reduce energy consumption in three primary sectors: 1. residential and commercial buildings, 2. indus­ try, and 3. transportation. While transportation and industrial energy con­ servation programs were to be almost exclusively the responsibility of the Federal Government, Congress determined that residential and commercial building programs should be implemented through a partnership between the states and the Federal Government. This directive is evidenced in such legislation as the Energy Production and Conservation Act of 1975, the Energy Conservation and Policy Act of 1976, and the Energy Extension Service. In the last three years, local governments have challenged this partner­ ship and demanded that they should either be allowed to join it or to replace the states as the primary nonfederal partner. They point to successf ul energy programs in cities such as Portland, Oregon; San Diego, Los Ange­ les, and Davis, California; Seattle, Washington; St. Paul, Minnesota; and Wichita, Kansas, as evidence of the vast potential for http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Annual Review of Environment and Resources Annual Reviews

The Role of Local Governments in Promoting Energy Efficiency

Lee, H
Annual Review of Environment and Resources , Volume 6 (1) – Nov 1, 1981
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Annual Reviews
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Copyright 1981 Annual Reviews. All rights reserved
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1543-5938
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10.1146/annurev.eg.06.110181.001521
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Abstract

Since 1973 Congress has set forth a number of fundamental principles to govern the direction ofthe nation's energy policy, including the designation of energy conservation as one of several means of reducing US dependence on imported oil. Programs have been enacted to reduce energy consumption in three primary sectors: 1. residential and commercial buildings, 2. indus­ try, and 3. transportation. While transportation and industrial energy con­ servation programs were to be almost exclusively the responsibility of the Federal Government, Congress determined that residential and commercial building programs should be implemented through a partnership between the states and the Federal Government. This directive is evidenced in such legislation as the Energy Production and Conservation Act of 1975, the Energy Conservation and Policy Act of 1976, and the Energy Extension Service. In the last three years, local governments have challenged this partner­ ship and demanded that they should either be allowed to join it or to replace the states as the primary nonfederal partner. They point to successf ul energy programs in cities such as Portland, Oregon; San Diego, Los Ange­ les, and Davis, California; Seattle, Washington; St. Paul, Minnesota; and Wichita, Kansas, as evidence of the vast potential for

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Annual Review of Environment and Resources – Annual Reviews

Published: Nov 1, 1981

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