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EMD-79-107 1 (1979-08-30)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaazqc0001 and id is 1 raw text is: COMPTROLLER GENERALSP TALV UNITED STATES WASHINGTON, D C 20548 Ito2q3 B-178205 AUG 3 0 1979 The Honorable Gary Hart 0. Chairman, Subcommittee on Synthetic Fuels Committee on the Budget United States Senate 5- Dear Mr. Chairman: This is in response to your letter dated August 13, 1979, requesting an analysis ofLaiternative mechanisms to reduce oil imports by 19999 You referred to a study we have prepared for the Chairman, Subcommittee on Energy, Joint Economic Committee, and mentioned that the study draws de- tailed comparisons of the costs of reducing oil imports through conservation versus producing energy from renewable sources, conventional coal and oil, exotic sources of fossil fuels, and synthetic fuels from oil shale and coal. However, the study, which will be released in the near future, does not make these explicit cost coTparisons. It does describe how the administration might (1) evaluate energy conservation strategies, ranging from voluntary to mandatory actions, based on expected energy savings and costs, and environmental, eco- nomic, and social impacts, and (2) select the best specific policies and programs for implementation. It also provides ex- amples from existing literature of conservation measures and the potential energy savings. Although we have not performed the overall analysis you referred to, we would like to (1) offer further perspectives on a balanced energy program designed to reduce oil imports by 1990 and (2) provide examples, drawn from our previous work, of some options to reduce oil imports. PERSPECTIVE As we stated in our July 27, 1979, letter to you, con- servation should rank at least as high in priority as syn- thetic fuel development. Conservation could have a surer and more rapid payoff and could be implemented on every level, from individual citizens, up througn businesses, A'k I, Av1-4 &S--67 ,2 A 110Z93 EMD-79-107 (306248)

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