EISA Projects Cut 7.1 Trillion Btu Per Year

energymanagementtoday.com - May 13th, 2013

As they try to comply with the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, federal agencies have so far implemented efficiency projects that save around 7.1 trillion Btu of energy and 4.4 billion gallons of water each year, according to government figures.

These projects have so far cost just over $2 billion, according to the latest figures from the Federal Energy Management Program’s EISA 432 Compliance Tracking System.

As of May 9, 2013, comprehensive energy evaluations have been completed on 5,044 of the 6,937 EISA “covered facilities” – those sites that make up at least 75 percent of an agency’s total facility energy use and designate an energy manager responsible for implementing parts of the Act.

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