04/09/2013
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"It is much harder to explain to anyone why we are borrowing at a record clip simply to fund the ongoing operations of Government."
"There is broad interest here on ESPCs and scoring and how to make them apply."
"There are billions of dollars in identified savings in energy efficiency in Federal buildings, billions, that are not being achieved because of how it is scored."
"Across a dozen projects that I was directly involved in managing, we prioritized those investments that had a payback timeline less than 10 years."