TY  - BOOK
AU  - Sawhill,John C.
AU  - Cotton,Richard
TI  - Energy conservation: successes and failures 
SN  - 0815777167 
U1  - 333.79 22
PY  - 1986///
CY  - Washington, D.C.
PB  - The Brookings Institution
KW  - Energy conservation
KW  - Energy policy
KW  - Public utilities
KW  - Petroleum industry and trade
KW  - Government policy
N1  - Contents;

1. Introduction 
Changes in energy demand 
Barriers to improving energy efficiency 
Lessons for the future 

2. Patterns of energy use 
Energy consumption 
Slow but sure 
Energy or Btus?
etc.

3. Energy conservation in American industry 
The overall record 
The steel industry 
The cement industry 
etc.

4. Financial barriers to investment in conservation 
The capital budgeting framework 
Rules of thumb versus an adjusted NPV rule 
The cost and availability 
etc.

5. Electric utility conservation programs: Progress and problems 
Early conservation programs 
Conservation versus construction 
Problems in planning 
etc.

6. Local energy conservation programs 
Determinants of success
Types of local programs 
The local experience: A summary 
etc.

7. State government conservation programs 
Historical perspective 
Preconditions for strong or weak role 
Assessment of state performance 
etc.

8. Energy conservation in the federal government 
Energy use in the federal government 
Promoting energy conservation throughout the economy 
Performance by other governments 
etc.


; Includes bibliographical references and index
ER  -