Energy conservation : successes and failures / edited by John C. Sawhill & Richard Cotton.

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.