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RED-75-253 1 (1974-08-15)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaaavx0001 and id is 1 raw text is: 4 r7 c5~K/3~ Sq467 UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASH[NGTON, D.C. 20W48 B-178205 The Honorable John C. Sawhill Administrator, Federal Energy Administration //lc 7 Dear Mr. Sawhill: We have surveyed the energy conservation practices being encouraged by State utility commissions and public utilities. Our objectives were to ascertain whetner there were problems hampering the implementation of conservation practices and, if so, whether Federal action could be taken to alleviate such problems. Our work was performed primarily at the Federal Energy Administra- tion (FEA) ana the Federal Power Commission (FPC) headquarters. In addition, we comunicated with selectee nublic utility commissions and public utilities in the District of Col lia, Michigan, and 1ashingtcn and sent questionnaires to the State ut - commissions of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, the ., gin Islands, and Puerto Rico. Because of the short time frame available for Federal agencies to formulate and carry out long-range conservation practices, the rapid changes in organizational arrangements for carrying out the Federal re- sponsibilities, and the planned programs by Federal agencies, we de- cided not to continue further with our survey at this time. We did, however, identify several problems which should be brought to your at- tention concerning the encouragement of energy conservation programs of the utilities and State utility comissions. These problems involve the need for (1) evaluation of the effective- ness of existing or planned energy conservation practices of utilities, (2) additional authority for State utility cof-mlssiops to require or pror.ote energy conservation practices, and (3) intensification and coor- dination of the Federal effort. NEED TO EVALUATE LXISTING OR PLANNED _COSERVATICN PRACTICES OF UTILITIES Although various energy conservation practices are being carried out or planned by some public utilities and State utility commissions, not U T,' AVAILABLE,~ Jo9.2w oi:7 J

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