Earlier this month, the White House honored five energy management teams from the Departments of Defense, the Social Security Administration, and the U.S. Postal Service for their dedication and leadership in the conservation and prudent management of energy use in their facilities and operations. These teams, including 49 federal employees and contractors, are responsible for efforts that have resulted in estimated annual savings of more than $12 million and 417 billion Btu, equivalent to the energy used in approximately 6,000 typical homes.
???These leaders deserve recognition for their innovative work in energy efficiency and management across the government,??? OMB Deputy Director for Management Clay Johnson said. ???Finding alternative and renewable sources of energy is a priority for this Administration. These cutting-edge projects have produced results that have saved taxpayers millions of dollars, and are great examples of what the rest of the Federal government and the entire country need to do to help increase economic and energy security.???
The Presidential Awards for Leadership in Federal Energy Management, established by Executive Order 13123, support President Bush???s National Energy Policy, which calls for America to modernize conservation efforts, increase energy supplies, accelerate the protection and improvement of the environment, and increase our nation???s energy security. The Policy specifically directs Executive Branch departments and agencies to conserve energy use in their facilities. The Energy Policy Act of 2005 also calls on the federal government to reduce its energy intensity by 2 percent each year, and requires that the Federal government purchase at least 7.5 percent of electricity from renewable energy sources by 2013.
The Awards were selected from nominations submitted by the Department of Energy???s Federal Energy Management Program to the Office of Management and Budget???s Deputy Director for Management Clay Johnson, who reviewed the nominations and recommended the award recipients to the President. Recognized at the seventh annual ceremony were energy teams from the Navy, Marine Corps, Social Security Administration, and U.S. Postal Service.
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