Political Quotes

“the Department of Defense is the largest single consumer of facilities energy in the Nation and spends more than $4 billion a year to power military installations. Energy management is very important to DoD's mission, both as a matter of conservation and the proper stewardship of funds provided by Congress. In recent years, the Department of Defense has made significant progress in reducing energy use on military installations. In fiscal year 2012, the Department achieved a 17.7 percent reduction in energy use from the fiscal year 2003 baseline established by law in the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007. In addition to direct investment, the Department's use of energy savings performance contracting and utility energy savings contracting has historically played an important role in the achievement of the Department's facility energy management objectives. Energy Savings Performance Contracts, commonly known as ESPCs, provide private sector financing for energy improvements at government facilities, with that investment paid back over time from the agency's utility bill savings. As part of a broad administration effort established in 2011 to improve Federal energy efficiency, the Department has committed to award $1.2 billion in performance-based contracts by the end of 2013.…”