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National Energy Conservation Policy Act

US federal law concerning saving electricity

National Energy Conservation Policy Act

Other short titles	National Energy Conservation Policy Act of 1978
Long title	An Act for the relief of Jack R. Misner.
Acronyms (colloquial)	NECPA
Nicknames	Federal Photovoltaic Utilization Act
Enacted by	the 95th United States Congress
Effective	November 9, 1978
Citations
Public law	95-619
Statutes at Large	92 Stat. 3206
Codification
Acts amended	Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975
Titles amended	42 U.S.C.: Public Health and Social Welfare
U.S.C. sections created	42 U.S.C. ch. 91 § 8201 et seq.
Legislative history
Introduced in the House as H.R. 5037byJack Kemp (R–NY) on March 14, 1977 Committee considerationbyHouse Ways and Means, Senate Finance Passed the House on July 18, 1978 (Passed) Passed the Senate on September 13, 1978 (Passed, in lieu of inserted S. 2057, amended S. 701, & certain provisions of H.R. 8444) Reported by the joint conference committee on October 6, 1978; agreed to by the Senate on October 9, 1978 (86-3) and by the House on October 14, 1978 (231-168) Signed into law by President Jimmy Carter on November 9, 1978

The National Energy Conservation Policy Act of 1978 (NECPA, Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 95–619, 92 Stat. 3206, enacted November 9, 1978) is a United States statute which was enacted as part of the National Energy Act.

The H.R. 5037 legislation was passed by the 95th U.S. Congressional session and enacted into law by the 39th President of the United States Jimmy Carter on November 9, 1978.^[1]

Energy demand management programs had been legislated earlier in California and Wisconsin as early as 1975.

Chronological amendments to the National Energy Conservation Policy Act.

• Energy management
• Energy policy of the United States
• Home automation
• Solar Photovoltaic Energy Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 1978

• "National Energy Policy: An Agenda for Analysis". U.S. GAO ~ EMD-77-16. U.S. Government Accountability Office. January 27, 1977.
• "Energy Policy Decisionmaking, Organization, and National Energy Goals" (PDF). U.S. GAO ~ EMD-77-31. U.S. Government Accountability Office. March 24, 1977.
• "Energy: Issues Facing the 95th Congress" (PDF). U.S. GAO ~ EMD-77-34. U.S. Government Accountability Office. April 28, 1977.
• "U.S. Energy Conservation Could Benefit from Experiences of Other Countries" (PDF). U.S. GAO ~ ID-78-4. U.S. Government Accountability Office. January 10, 1978.

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