1984
DOI: 10.1177/0193841x8400800105
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Have Department of Energy Conservation Programs Saved Energy?

Abstract: This article discusses the results of 2 alternative approaches for estimating the energysavings impact of Department of Energy (DOE) conservation programs. The first approach analyzed program-by-program estimates that indicated DOEprograms reduced U. S. energy use by more than 0.5 quadrillion BTUs or about 86 million barrels of oil. The second approach was an econometric analysis of aggregate energy use data that produced an estimate of energy savings 10 times greater than the first approach, but with a strong… Show more

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“…Research and development (R&D) programs, for example, cannot deal convincingly with impact questions asking for estimates of energy savings. Evaluations of other DOE programs also failed to produce convincing estimates of energy savings (Soderstrom et al, 1984). The reasons for these difficulties in measuring program outcomes are discussed in more detail in the following section.…”
Section: Diversity Of Programsmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Research and development (R&D) programs, for example, cannot deal convincingly with impact questions asking for estimates of energy savings. Evaluations of other DOE programs also failed to produce convincing estimates of energy savings (Soderstrom et al, 1984). The reasons for these difficulties in measuring program outcomes are discussed in more detail in the following section.…”
Section: Diversity Of Programsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…It is extremely difficult to separate the effects of any one federal conservation program from the effects of other programs and other factors (especially rising fuel prices) that also influence consumption. None of the evaluations used for the Sunset review had comparison groups that could deal adequately with these attribution problems (Soderstrom et al, 1984).…”
Section: Difficulties In Measuring Outcomes Sunset Reviewmentioning
confidence: 99%
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