United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2007-01-31 monographic deposited born digital 45 p. GA 1.13:GAO-07-42 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-42 P0b002ee18038bc4d f:d0742 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-23 GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-42 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-42 GAO-07-42 Accountability Commercial products Energy costs Energy efficiency Federal regulations Policy evaluation Reporting requirements Schedule slippages Standards Strategic planning Other Written Product A65468 The Department of Energy (DOE) sets energy efficiency standards through the rulemaking process for certain consumer product categories, such as kitchen ranges, and industrial equipment, such as distribution transformers. Congress reported in 2005 that DOE was late in setting standards and required DOE to report every 6 months on the status of the backlog. GAO examined (1) the extent to which DOE has met its obligations to issue rules on minimum energy efficiency standards for consumer products and industrial equipment and (2) whether DOE's plan for clearing the backlog will be effective or can be improved. Among other things, GAO convened an expert panel on energy efficiency standards to identify causes and effects of delays and assess DOE's plans. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-42/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-42.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-42/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-42.pdf GAO-07-42 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-42 Other Written Product GAO-07-42; Energy Efficiency: Long-standing Problems with DOE's Program for Setting Efficiency Standards Continue to Result in Forgone Energy Savings; Accountability Commercial products Energy costs Energy efficiency Federal regulations Policy evaluation Reporting requirements Schedule slippages Standards Strategic planning Public Law 109-58