**Secretary of Energy's Report to the President:**

**Fuel Conservation Actions Taken\
at Federal Government Facilities\
in Response to the September 26, 2005**

**Presidential Memorandum on Energy\
and Fuel Conservation by Federal Agencies**

**November 3, 2005**

**U.S. Department of Energy**

**Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy**

**Federal Energy Management Program**

**I. OVERVIEW**

In response to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, President Bush issued a
memorandum on September 26, 2005, to the heads of Executive Departments
and agencies to take appropriate actions to conserve fuel and energy use
at Federal facilities. In particular, President Bush called on agencies
to take appropriate actions to conserve natural gas, electricity,
gasoline, and diesel fuel to the maximum extent consistent with the
effective discharge of public responsibilities. The memorandum required
agencies to report on their energy conservation actions within 30 days.

Through guidance issued by the Federal Energy Management Program within
the Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable
Energy, Federal agencies were asked to review their existing operations,
administrative processes and conservation/energy efficiency programs,
identify additional actions, to reduce overall energy use, and begin
implementing these actions. Agencies were also asked to provide
estimates of savings for each of the subject fuels (natural gas,
electricity, gasoline, and diesel), as well as fuel oil savings
resulting from the actions undertaken in response to the President's
memorandum. These estimates were provided for the six-month period from
November 2005 through April 2006.

This report summarizes actions taken to reduce the Agencies' energy use
and the associated savings reported as of November 2, 2005, by 38
agencies. These agencies are listed below in descending order of overall
energy use (as reported in fiscal year 2004):

-   Department of Defense (DOD)

-   U.S. Postal Service (USPS)

-   Department of Energy (DOE)

-   Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)

-   Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

-   General Services Administration (GSA)

-   Department of Justice (DOJ)

-   National Aeronautic and Space Administration (NASA)

-   Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)

-   Department of the Interior (DOI)

-   Department of Agriculture (USDA)

-   Department of Transportation (DOT)

-   Department of Labor (DOL)

-   Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)

-   Department of the Treasury (TRSY)

-   Department of Commerce (DOC)

-   Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

-   Social Security Administration (SSA)

-   Department of State (ST)

-   Broadcasting Board of Governors/International Broadcasting Bureau
    (IBB)

-   National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

-   Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

-   Nuclear Regulatory Committee (NRC)

-   Railroad Retirement Board (RRB)

-   Agencies responding to President's memo but do not generally report
    consumption data to DOE:

    -   Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)

    -   Department of Education

    -   Farm Credit Administration (FCA)

    -   Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)

    -   Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

    -   Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB)

    -   National Credit Union Administration (NCUA)

    -   National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)

    -   National Labor Relations Board (NRLB)

    -   National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)

    -   Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP)

    -   Selective Service System (SSS)

    -   Smithsonian Institution (SI)

    -   United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM)

**II. ESTIMATED SAVINGS OF SUBJECT FUELS**

Federal agencies estimate that the conservation actions undertaken in
response to the President's Memorandum will save approximately 5.4
trillion British Thermal Units (Btu) (5,445.2 billion Btu as shown in
Table 1) over the six-month period from November 2005 through April
2006.

Of the total savings of 5.4 trillion Btu, 4.7 trillion Btu will be
savings of electricity, natural gas, and fuel oil used in buildings and
facilities. These facility energy savings are enough to meet the needs
of approximately 112,000 typical households in the Gulf Coast region for
six months[^1] (although the savings are widely dispersed throughout the
country). Table 2 breaks out estimated savings for the facility will be
electricity and fuel savings.

Of the total savings of 5.4 trillion Btu, 775.6 billion Btu was savings
of fuels used for transportation purposes (gasoline and diesel). The
savings from these transportation fuels is equivalent to removing
approximately 4,300 vehicles from the road for six months.[^2] Table 3
breaks out estimated savings for the transportation fuels.

Compared to FY 2004 agency consumption for the subject fuels and
electricity, the total estimated six-month savings of 5.4 trillion Btu
represents 1.25 percent of last year's annual consumption.

In terms of all energy used by the Government in FY 2004 (including jet,
ship and other fuels, coal, and purchased steam), the estimated
six-month savings represents 0.46 percent of last year's annual
consumption.

**Table 1. Estimated Six-Month Savings from Fuel Conservation Actions
Resulting From Presidential Directive**

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<td>Agency</td>
<td><p>Natural Gas savings</p>
<p>(thou cu ft)</p></td>
<td><p>Electricity savings</p>
<p>(MWH)</p></td>
<td>Fuel Oil savings (thou gal)</td>
<td>Gasoline savings (thou gal)</td>
<td>Diesel savings (thou gal)</td>
<td><p>Estimated Savings Total</p>
<p>(Billion Btu)</p></td>
<td><p>FY04 Annual Consumption of Subject Fuels</p>
<p>(Billion Btu)</p></td>
<td>Percent Savings of Subject Fuels</td>
<td>FY04 Annual Consumption of All Energy (Billion Btu)</td>
<td>Percent Savings of All Energy</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>DOD</td>
<td>508,516.0</td>
<td>174,984.0</td>
<td>2,258.0</td>
<td>807.0</td>
<td>152.0</td>
<td>1,556.5</td>
<td>240,528.0</td>
<td>0.65%</td>
<td>960,668.6</td>
<td>0.16%</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>USPS</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>886.0</td>
<td>660.0</td>
<td>202.3</td>
<td>39,915.2</td>
<td>0.51%</td>
<td>40,664.4</td>
<td>0.50%</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>DOE</td>
<td>129,451.0</td>
<td>66,000.0</td>
<td>603.0</td>
<td>445.3</td>
<td>72.8</td>
<td>508.0</td>
<td>27,709.1</td>
<td>1.83%</td>
<td>31,398.5</td>
<td>1.62%</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>VA</td>
<td>98,400.0</td>
<td>14,800.0</td>
<td>50.0</td>
<td>10.0</td>
<td>2.5</td>
<td>160.5</td>
<td>27,836.2</td>
<td>0.58%</td>
<td>29,888.5</td>
<td>0.54%</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>DHS</td>
<td>11,010.0</td>
<td>7,397.0</td>
<td>1,747.0</td>
<td>161.0</td>
<td>20.0</td>
<td>301.8</td>
<td>19,317.0</td>
<td>1.56%</td>
<td>23,527.9</td>
<td>1.28%</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>GSA</td>
<td>450,000.0</td>
<td>325,000.0</td>
<td>25.0</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>1,576.3</td>
<td>16,494.3</td>
<td>9.56%</td>
<td>18,291.6</td>
<td>8.62%</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>DOJ</td>
<td>1,621.0</td>
<td>4,500.0</td>
<td>34.0</td>
<td>1,390.0</td>
<td>3.7</td>
<td>196.0</td>
<td>15,069.4</td>
<td>1.30%</td>
<td>17,544.4</td>
<td>1.12%</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>NASA</td>
<td>30,539.0</td>
<td>14,775.0</td>
<td>68.0</td>
<td>101.0</td>
<td>9.0</td>
<td>105.2</td>
<td>8,782.2</td>
<td>1.20%</td>
<td>9,858.1</td>
<td>1.07%</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>HHS</td>
<td>213,166.4</td>
<td>16,950.0</td>
<td>106.0</td>
<td>141.0</td>
<td>18.0</td>
<td>312.4</td>
<td>7,939.3</td>
<td>3.94%</td>
<td>8,761.5</td>
<td>3.57%</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>DOI</td>
<td>5,655.0</td>
<td>1,756.0</td>
<td>159.0</td>
<td>321.0</td>
<td>132.0</td>
<td>92.3</td>
<td>7,226.5</td>
<td>1.28%</td>
<td>8,742.6</td>
<td>1.06%</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>USDA</td>
<td>31,680.0</td>
<td>13,962.0</td>
<td>46.3</td>
<td>428.1</td>
<td>33.2</td>
<td>144.8</td>
<td>6,251.2</td>
<td>2.32%</td>
<td>6,978.5</td>
<td>2.08%</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>DOT</td>
<td>5,336.8</td>
<td>1,290.0</td>
<td>5.2</td>
<td>27.0</td>
<td>11.6</td>
<td>15.6</td>
<td>4,576.7</td>
<td>0.34%</td>
<td>5,159.4</td>
<td>0.30%</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>DOL</td>
<td>106,000.0</td>
<td>971.0</td>
<td>129.0</td>
<td>35.0</td>
<td>25.0</td>
<td>138.3</td>
<td>2,797.4</td>
<td>4.95%</td>
<td>2,896.2</td>
<td>4.78%</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>TVA</td>
<td>40.0</td>
<td>800.0</td>
<td>1.0</td>
<td>8.0</td>
<td>25.0</td>
<td>7.4</td>
<td>2,700.9</td>
<td>0.27%</td>
<td>2,717.7</td>
<td>0.27%</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>TRSY</td>
<td>6,016.0</td>
<td>654.5</td>
<td>0.2</td>
<td>9.2</td>
<td>0.2</td>
<td>9.6</td>
<td>2,282.8</td>
<td>0.42%</td>
<td>2,585.3</td>
<td>0.37%</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>DOC</td>
<td>18,000.0</td>
<td>5,256.0</td>
<td>3.4</td>
<td>30.0</td>
<td>5.0</td>
<td>41.4</td>
<td>2,152.5</td>
<td>1.92%</td>
<td>2,216.8</td>
<td>1.87%</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>EPA</td>
<td>14,149.5</td>
<td>3,557.7</td>
<td>6.3</td>
<td>58.2</td>
<td>1.2</td>
<td>35.0</td>
<td>1,065.3</td>
<td>3.29%</td>
<td>1,421.3</td>
<td>2.46%</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>SSA</td>
<td>1,435.0</td>
<td>4,340.3</td>
<td>1.7</td>
<td>27.0</td>
<td>16.0</td>
<td>22.1</td>
<td>960.6</td>
<td>2.30%</td>
<td>1,046.4</td>
<td>2.11%</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>ST</td>
<td>0.0</td>
<td>0.0</td>
<td>0.0</td>
<td>0.0</td>
<td>0.0</td>
<td>0.0</td>
<td>941.2</td>
<td>0.00%</td>
<td>1,032.5</td>
<td>0.00%</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>IBB</td>
<td>0.0</td>
<td>223.0</td>
<td>11.0</td>
<td>1.0</td>
<td>0.0</td>
<td>2.4</td>
<td>963.4</td>
<td>0.25%</td>
<td>963.4</td>
<td>0.25%</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>NARA</td>
<td>1,910.0</td>
<td>2,025.0</td>
<td>0.0</td>
<td>0.8</td>
<td>0.0</td>
<td>9.0</td>
<td>471.5</td>
<td>1.90%</td>
<td>565.5</td>
<td>1.59%</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>HUD</td>
<td>0.0</td>
<td>480.0</td>
<td>0.0</td>
<td>0.0</td>
<td>0.0</td>
<td>1.6</td>
<td>109.5</td>
<td>1.50%</td>
<td>142.8</td>
<td>1.15%</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>NRC</td>
<td>0.0</td>
<td>0.0</td>
<td>0.0</td>
<td>0.0</td>
<td>0.0</td>
<td>0.0</td>
<td>83.8</td>
<td>0.00%</td>
<td>83.8</td>
<td>0.00%</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>RRB</td>
<td>168.0</td>
<td>0.0</td>
<td>0.0</td>
<td>0.0</td>
<td>0.0</td>
<td>0.2</td>
<td>35.4</td>
<td>0.49%</td>
<td>35.4</td>
<td>0.49%</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>Other*</td>
<td>1,370.0</td>
<td>1,351.0</td>
<td>0.7</td>
<td>1.2</td>
<td>0.0</td>
<td>5.1</td>
<td>NA</td>
<td>NA</td>
<td>NA</td>
<td>NA</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>TOTAL</td>
<td>1,634,463.7</td>
<td>661,072.5</td>
<td>5,254.8</td>
<td>4,887.7</td>
<td>1,187.1</td>
<td>5,445.2</td>
<td>436,209.1</td>
<td>1.25%</td>
<td>1,177,191.0</td>
<td>0.46%</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

\*Other includes Smithsonian Institution, Farm Credit Administration,
National Credit Union Administration, United States Holocaust Memorial
Museum, Commodities Futures Trading Commission, Selective Service
System, National Transportation Safety Board, and Federal Trade
Commission.

**Table 2. Estimated Six-Month Savings of Subject Facility Fuels**

  -------- ----------- ------------- --------- ------------- ------------- --------- ----------- ------------- --------- ----------- ------------- ---------
           NATURAL GAS                         ELECTRICITY                           FUEL OIL                            TOTAL OF                  
                                                                                                                         SUBJECT                   
                                                                                                                         FUELS                     

  Agency   Estimated   FY04 Annual   Percent   Estimated     FY04 Annual   Percent   Estimated   FY04 Annual   Percent   Estimated   FY04 Annual   Percent
           savings     Consumption   Savings   savings       Consumption   Savings   savings     Consumption   Savings   savings     Consumption   Savings
           (Billion    (Billion Btu)           (Billion Btu) (Billion Btu)           (Billion    (Billion Btu)           (Billion    (Billion Btu) 
           Btu)                                                                      Btu)                                Btu)                      

  DOD      524.3       73,739.8      0.71%     597.0         104,632.9     0.57%     313.2       30,199.3      1.04%     1,434.5     208,572.0     0.69%

  USPS     0.0         5,893.7       0.00%     0.0           17,747.1      0.00%     0.0         673.7         0.00%     0.0         24,314.4      0.00%

  DOE      133.5       6,834.8       1.95%     225.2         16,940.0      1.33%     83.6        1,470.9       5.69%     442.3       25,245.7      1.75%

  VA       101.5       15,498.0      0.65%     50.5          10,201.2      0.50%     6.9         1,107.9       0.63%     158.9       26,807.2      0.59%

  GSA      464.0       6,596.8       7.03%     1,108.9       9,749.2       11.37%    3.5         103.0         3.37%     1,576.3     16,449.0      9.58%

  NASA     31.5        2,647.0       1.19%     50.4          5,413.4       0.93%     9.4         375.9         2.51%     91.3        8,436.2       1.08%

  DOJ      1.7         7,468.7       0.02%     15.4          4,555.3       0.34%     4.7         140.0         3.37%     21.7        12,164.0      0.18%

  HHS      219.8       3,952.1       5.56%     57.8          3,256.7       1.78%     14.7        416.4         3.53%     292.3       7,625.2       3.83%

  DOT      5.5         737.7         0.75%     4.4           3,126.7       0.14%     0.7         119.8         0.60%     10.6        3,984.2       0.27%

  DHS      11.4        1,093.5       1.04%     25.2          2,351.3       1.07%     242.3       1,196.0       20.26%    278.9       4,640.8       6.01%

  DOI      5.8         1,484.1       0.39%     6.0           2,201.9       0.27%     22.1        809.4         2.72%     33.9        4,495.4       0.75%

  USDA     32.7        1,520.4       2.15%     47.6          2,018.5       2.36%     6.4         229.9         2.79%     86.7        3,768.8       2.30%

  TVA      0.0         4.5           0.91%     2.7           1,865.9       0.15%     0.1         1.9           7.14%     2.9         1,872.4       0.16%

  TRSY     6.2         503.5         1.23%     2.2           1,411.9       0.16%     0.0         60.4          0.05%     8.5         1,975.8       0.43%

  DOC      18.6        890.0         2.09%     17.9          1,089.4       1.65%     0.5         42.1          1.12%     37.0        2,021.4       1.83%

  DOL      109.3       1,113.1       9.82%     3.3           1,003.3       0.33%     17.9        290.1         6.17%     130.5       2,406.5       5.42%

  SSA      1.5         169.1         0.88%     14.8          713.1         2.08%     0.2         40.6          0.59%     16.5        922.8         1.79%

  IBB      0.0         0.0           NA        0.8           527.6         0.14%     1.5         416.3         0.37%     2.3         943.9         0.24%

  EPA      14.6        407.3         3.58%     12.1          464.2         2.62%     0.9         94.8          0.92%     27.6        966.3         2.86%

  STATE    0.0         62.4          0.00%     0.0           430.3         0.00%     0.0         0.0           NA        0.0         492.7         0.00%

  NARA     2.0         184.1         1.07%     6.9           287.4         2.40%     0.0         0.0           NA        8.9         471.5         1.88%

  NRC      0.0         1.2           0.00%     0.0           82.5          0.00%     0.0         0.0           NA        0.0         83.8          0.00%

  HUD      0.0         0.2           0.00%     1.6           76.7          2.14%     0.0         0.0           NA        1.6         76.9          2.13%

  RRB      0.2         20.5          0.85%     0.0           15.0          0.00%     0.0         0.0           NA        0.2         35.4          0.49%

  Other    1.4         NA            NA        4.6           NA            NA        0.1         NA            NA        6.1         NA            NA

  Total    1,685.1     130,822.3     1.29%     2,255.6       190,161.5     1.19%     728.8       37,788.3      1.93%     4,669.6     358,772.1     1.30%
  -------- ----------- ------------- --------- ------------- ------------- --------- ----------- ------------- --------- ----------- ------------- ---------

\*Other includes Smithsonian Institution, Farm Credit Administration,
National Credit Union Administration, United States Holocaust Memorial
Museum, Commodities Futures Trading Commission, Selective Service
System, National Transportation Safety Board, and Federal Trade
Commission.

**Table 3.** **Estimated Six-Month Savings of Subject Transportation
Fuels**

  --------- ----------- ------------- --------- ----------- ------------- --------- ----------- ------------- ---------
            GASOLINE                            DIESEL                              TOTAL OF                  
                                                                                    SUBJECT                   
                                                                                    FUELS                     

  Agency    Estimated   FY04 Annual   Percent   Estimated   FY04 Annual   Percent   Estimated   FY04 Annual   Percent
            savings     Consumption   Savings   savings     Consumption   Savings   savings     Consumption   Savings
            (Billion    (Billion Btu)           (Billion    (Billion Btu)           (Billion    (Billion Btu) 
            Btu)                                Btu)                                Btu)                      

  DOD       100.9       14,390.7      0.70%     21.1        17,565.3      0.12%     122.0       31,956.0      0.38%

  USPS      110.8       12,124.1      0.91%     91.5        3,476.7       2.63%     202.3       15,600.8      1.30%

  DHS       20.1        4,090.2       0.49%     2.8         10,586.0      0.03%     22.9        14,676.2      0.16%

  DOJ       173.8       2,797.8       6.21%     0.5         107.7         0.48%     174.3       2,905.5       6.00%

  DOI       40.1        2,234.5       1.80%     18.3        496.7         3.69%     58.4        2,731.1       2.14%

  USDA      53.5        2,226.3       2.40%     4.6         256.1         1.80%     58.1        2,482.4       2.34%

  DOE       55.7        1,919.7       2.90%     10.1        543.6         1.86%     65.8        2,463.3       2.67%

  VA        1.3         804.3         0.16%     0.3         224.8         0.15%     1.6         1,029.0       0.16%

  TVA       1.0         630.0         0.16%     3.5         198.5         1.75%     4.5         828.5         0.54%

  DOT       3.4         515.6         0.65%     1.6         76.9          2.09%     5.0         592.4         0.84%

  STATE     0.0         383.4         0.00%     0.0         65.1          0.00%     0.0         448.5         0.00%

  DOL       4.4         314.0         1.39%     3.5         77.0          4.51%     7.8         390.9         2.01%

  HHS       17.6        294.1         5.99%     2.5         20.0          12.46%    20.1        314.1         6.41%

  TRSY      1.2         288.4         0.40%     0.0         18.6          0.13%     1.2         307.0         0.38%

  NASA      12.6        167.3         7.55%     1.2         178.6         0.70%     13.9        345.9         4.01%

  DOC       3.8         125.0         3.00%     0.7         6.0           11.50%    4.4         131.1         3.39%

  EPA       7.3         82.3          8.84%     0.2         16.7          0.95%     7.4         99.0          7.50%

  GSA       0.0         44.1          0.00%     0.0         1.3           0.00%     0.0         45.4          0.00%

  SSA       3.4         37.8          8.93%     2.2         0.0           NA        5.6         37.8          14.80%

  HUD       0.0         32.6          0.00%     0.0         0.1           0.00%     0.0         32.6          0.00%

  IBB       0.1         10            1.20%     0.0         9             0.00%     0.1         19.5          0.64%

  Other\*   0.3         NA            NA        0.0         NA            NA        0.3         NA            NA

  Total     611.0       43,512.2      1.40%     164.7       33,924.8      0.49%     775.6       77,437.0      1.00%
  --------- ----------- ------------- --------- ----------- ------------- --------- ----------- ------------- ---------

\*Other includes Smithsonian Institution, Farm Credit Administration,
National Credit Union Administration, United States Holocaust Memorial
Museum, Commodities Futures Trading Commission, Selective Service
System, National Transportation Safety Board, and Federal Trade
Commission.

**III. Conservation Actions Implemented in Response to President's
Directive**

Figures 1 through 5 illustrate Federal agency participation in
conservation actions in response to the President's Memorandum according
to the specific energy type saved. The following glossary of terms
describes the types of efficiency measures agencies employed under each
category.

**Lighting Systems**

Steps taken to reduce energy use in lighting systems include reducing
illumination levels, using daylighting and task lighting, installing
motion sensors, conducting lighting retrofits to install high-efficiency
lighting, and reducing the time of operation of lighting.

**Energy Management and Control Systems**

Efficient control of the heating, ventilating, air conditioning,
lighting, and other energy-consuming equipment in the building. Steps
taken include installing direct digital controls, temperature setbacks,
time-of-day controls, duty-cycling, and other control systems.

**Plug Load**

Reducing energy by taking steps to minimize the energy used by
appliances. This includes enabling powersave and sleep features on
computers, eliminating lighting and installing power misers in vending
machines, turning off compressors in drinking water fountains, and
eliminating personal space heaters.

**HVAC Systems**

Adjusting or optimizing heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning
systems for the most efficient use of energy brings additional savings.
Measures include improving chiller, air conditioner, and heat pump
efficiency; reducing distribution system energy losses; and performing
maintenance to ensure efficient operation.

**Water Heating Systems**

Conserving energy used for domestic hot water through measures, such as
reducing hot water consumption, lowering the hot water temperature,
insulating hot water pipes, and installing solar water heaters.

**Procurement**

Purchasing and using energy efficient products, including [Energy
Star]{.smallcaps}-designated products.

Replacing vehicles with more fuel efficient models.

**Renewable Energy**

Utilizing renewable energy sources to reduce energy use, such as
photovoltaic and solar thermal systems and passive solar energy.

**Combined Heat and Power**

Installing gas cogeneration systems or optimizing the use of waste heat
or cogeneration to offset electricity demand and more efficiently use
natural gas.

**Demand Management**

Establishing/enhancing communications with the local utility company to
understand their needs for load reductions and develop facility plans to
shed loads when necessary.

**Procedural Changes Undertaken to Reduce Process Fuel Use**

Measures include shifting energy intensive operations to non-peak
periods and temporarily reducing the tempo of operations.

**Operations and Maintenance**

Measures include inspecting, testing, and balancing systems to ensure
efficient operations and minimize energy losses; training facility staff
in proper operations and maintenance practices; re-commissioning
facilities; and conducting energy audits.

**Metering**

Installing meters on individual facilities to closely monitor energy
consumption.

**Boiler Efficiency Actions**

Optimizing boiler energy efficiency though appropriate maintenance and
operation.

**Cosmetic Water Features**

Conserving energy by ceasing or reducing the use of decorative water
features, such as outdoor fountains.

**Seasonal Temperature Setbacks**

Raising the temperature in facilities during the warmer seasons and
lowering it during cool seasons while maintaining a comfortable
environment for occupants.

**Limit use of elevators/escalators**

Ceasing or reducing the use of elevators and escalators, such as during
the weekends and weekdays after hours.

**Awareness Activities**

Educating and encouraging energy conservation through distribution of
information, special events, and other promotions.

**Encourage Casual Attire**

Promoting a more informal dress code for employees to ensure comfort in
facilities with lower office temperatures.

**Building Envelope Improvements**

Minimizing energy loss by insulating walls and ceilings and caulking and
weather-stripping doors and windows.

**Central Steam Plant/District Heating**

Optimizing central steam plant start up and shut down. Optimize steam
distribution systems and district heating.

**Shut Down Non-Essential Equipment**

Powering off equipment to avoid energy consumption during periods of
non-use.

**Curtailing Non-Essential Travel or Use**

Measures include combining trips and verifying trips are needed before
taken.

**Use of Alternative Fuel, Hybrid, or Fuel Cell Vehicles**

Decreasing gasoline use by purchasing and using alternative fuel,
hybrid, or fuel cell vehicles.

**Telecommuting, Carpooling, Public Transportation and Compressed Work
Schedules**

Decreasing the use of fuel with policies that allow employees to
telecommute and use compressed work schedules. Encouraging the use of
mass transit, such as providing shuttle services to metro stations.
Promoting carpooling by facilitating linkages between employees.

**Proper Maintenance**

Ensuring maximum fuel economy through performing timely maintenance of
vehicles.

**Use Appropriately Sized Vehicles**

Matching the size of the vehicle to the size of the load; avoid using a
larger vehicle than necessary.

**Use Biodiesel or Alternative Fuels**

Decreasing the use of petroleum-based fuels by procuring and using
biodiesel or alternative fuels.

**Tires Properly Inflated**

Optimizing fuel economy by ensuring that vehicle tire pressure is
maintained.

**Decrease Unnecessary Idling**

Encouraging employees to avoid conducting trips during high traffic
hours to decrease idling in traffic congestion.

**Increase Use of Electric Vehicles/Carts**

Expanding the use of electric vehicles and carts on agency campuses.

**Reduce/Optimize Use of Generators**

Using stand-by generators that consume diesel fuel for emergencies only.

**Figure 1. Agency Actions to Conserve Electricity**

![](media/image1.pct){width="6.9527777777777775in"
height="7.551388888888889in"}

**Figure 2. Agency Actions to Conserve Fuel Oil**

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height="6.2868055555555555in"}

**Figure 3. Agency Actions to Conserve Natural Gas**

![](media/image3.pct){width="7.002083333333333in"
height="5.838888888888889in"}

**Figure 4. Agency Actions to Conserve Gasoline**

![](media/image4.pct){width="4.8597222222222225in" height="8.74375in"}

**Figure 5. Agency Actions to Conserve Diesel**

![](media/image5.pct){width="6.2625in" height="8.748611111111112in"}

[^1]: DOE/EIA-0384(2004), Annual Energy Review 2004, August 2005, Table
    2.4. Annual consumption per household in 2001(South): 83 million
    Btu.

[^2]: DOE/EIA-0384(2004), Annual Energy Review 2004, August 2005, Table
    2.8. Average fuel consumption for all motor vehicles in 2003: 716
    gallons per vehicle.