Federal Agencies Can Do More to Promote Energy Conservation by Government Contractors
Title | Federal Agencies Can Do More to Promote Energy Conservation by Government Contractors PDF eBook |
Author | United States. General Accounting Office |
Publisher | |
Pages | 88 |
Release | 1977 |
Genre | Contractors |
ISBN |
Federal Agencies Can Do More to Promote Energy Conservation by Government Contractors
Title | Federal Agencies Can Do More to Promote Energy Conservation by Government Contractors PDF eBook |
Author | United States Accounting Office (GAO) |
Publisher | Createspace Independent Publishing Platform |
Pages | 84 |
Release | 2018-06-19 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781721603824 |
Federal Agencies Can Do More to Promote Energy Conservation by Government Contractors
Federal Agencies Can Do More to Promote Energy Conservation by Government Contractors
Title | Federal Agencies Can Do More to Promote Energy Conservation by Government Contractors PDF eBook |
Author | United States. General Accounting Office |
Publisher | |
Pages | 72 |
Release | 1977 |
Genre | Energy conservation |
ISBN |
Energy Conservation
Title | Energy Conservation PDF eBook |
Author | DIANE Publishing Company |
Publisher | DIANE Publishing |
Pages | 42 |
Release | 1995-10 |
Genre | Architecture |
ISBN | 9780788122200 |
Energy Conservation
Title | Energy Conservation PDF eBook |
Author | United States. General Accounting Office |
Publisher | |
Pages | 20 |
Release | 1989 |
Genre | Energy conservation |
ISBN |
Energy Efficiency in the U.S. Government
Title | Energy Efficiency in the U.S. Government PDF eBook |
Author | United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Governmental Affairs |
Publisher | |
Pages | 452 |
Release | 1993 |
Genre | Architecture |
ISBN |
Energy Savings Performance Contracts
Title | Energy Savings Performance Contracts PDF eBook |
Author | United States. Government Accountability Office |
Publisher | |
Pages | 86 |
Release | 2015 |
Genre | Performance contracts |
ISBN |
Constrained budgets and increasing energy efficiency goals have led federal agencies to explore innovative ways to fund energy improvements, including ESPCs. An expected increase in the use of ESPCs has raised questions about agencies' ability to ensure that the government's interests are protected. ESPCs can span up to 25 years and be valued at millions of dollars each. GAO was asked to review federal use of ESPCs since 2005. This report examines the extent to which (1) agencies have used ESPCs and plan to use them; (2) projects have achieved their expected cost and energy savings; and (3) agencies have overseen and evaluated such projects. GAO compiled data on awarded ESPCs; reviewed agency guidance and files for a nongeneralizable sample of 20 ESPC projects that reflected a range of contract award dates, contract values, and other characteristics; and interviewed officials from the seven agencies with the highest energy usage and greatest facility square footage -- the Air Force, Army, and Navy within the Department of Defense; the Departments of Energy, Justice, and Veterans Affairs; and the General Services Administration. GAO is making recommendations to improve oversight of ESPC projects through clearer reporting of savings, improved training, and systematic evaluations of portfolios, among other things.