Summary

Declares October as National Energy Awareness Month and lists findings that highlight U.S. progress in energy efficiency. It cites large cumulative energy savings since the 1970s, an estimated annual energy cost avoidance over $1 trillion, rising energy productivity, millions of jobs in the efficiency sector, the Department of Energy’s central role, and big reductions in federal facility energy intensity and taxpayer costs.

• Designates October as National Energy Awareness Month to promote attention to energy efficiency.
• Lists historical findings that emphasize large cumulative energy savings since the 1970s.
• Estimates annual energy cost avoidance of over $1 trillion due to energy-efficiency gains.
• Notes U.S. energy productivity has roughly doubled since 1980.
• Highlights over 2.3 million U.S. jobs in the energy-efficiency sector.
• Identifies the Department of Energy as the principal federal agency for renewable energy and efficiency efforts.
• Reports about a nearly 50% reduction in energy intensity across Federal facilities since the mid-1970s.
• Does not authorize spending, change law, or impose mandates—primarily a symbolic/awareness resolution.