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  2. Energy conservation - Wikipedia

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    An energy audit is an inspection and analysis of energy use and flows for energy conservation in a structure, process, or system intending to reduce energy input without negatively affecting output. Energy audits can determine specific opportunities for energy conservation and efficiency measures as well as determine cost-effective strategies ...

  3. Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act - Wikipedia

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    It was meant to promote energy conservation (reduce demand) and promote greater use of domestic energy and renewable energy (increase supply). The law was created in response to the 1973 energy crisis, and one year in advance of a second energy crisis. Upon entering the White House, President Jimmy Carter made energy policy a top priority. The ...

  4. List of United States energy acts - Wikipedia

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    Atomic Energy Act: Opened way for civilian nuclear power program; 1974 Solar Energy Research, Development and Demonstration Act of 1974: Created the Solar Energy Coordination and Management Project; Created the Solar Energy Research Institute (the predecessor to NREL) 1975 Energy Policy and Conservation Act: Created Strategic Petroleum Reserve

  5. Energy Policy Act of 1992 - Wikipedia

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    The Energy Policy Act of 1992, effective October 24, 1992, (102nd Congress H.R.776.ENR, abbreviated as EPACT92) is a United States government act. It was passed by Congress and set goals, created mandates, and amended utility laws to increase clean energy use and improve overall energy efficiency in the United States.

  6. Energy Policy and Conservation Act - Wikipedia

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    The Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975 (EPCA) (Pub. L. 94–163, 89 Stat. 871, enacted December 22, 1975) is a United States Act of Congress that responded to the 1973 oil crisis by creating a comprehensive approach to federal energy policy.

  7. ERCOT wants Texas homeowners to conserve energy, while ... - AOL

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    Energy use at Globe Life Field. ERCOT has some nerve to ask us to conserve electricity when users such as Globe Life Field take more power than hundreds of homes here in Arlington.

  8. Jimmy Carter’s energy legacy is still with us today - AOL

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    The laws, among other things, reoriented the government’s relationship with the energy industry with provisions that deregulated the sale of natural gas, encouraged energy transport across the ...

  9. List of United States federal environmental statutes - Wikipedia

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    The laws listed below meet the following criteria: (1) they were passed by the United States Congress, and (2) pertain to (a) the regulation of the interaction of humans and the natural environment, or (b) the conservation and/or management of natural or historic resources.