The Residential Conservation Service: Issues Affecting the Program's Future

GAO conducted a review of the Department of Energy's (DOE) Residential Conservation Service (RCS) program to determine: (1) whether DOE has adequately administered the program and enforced its requirements; (2) the effect of recent budget and staffing reductions on the RCS program activities; (3) the current status and experience of state RCS programs; and (4) the potential effects of key changes contained in DOE-proposed revisions to the RCS program regulations and whether the changes are consistent with congressional intent.