Under an Executive Order signed by President Obama in October 2009, federal agencies and departments are now required to release Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Sustainability and Energy Scorecards to "to target and track the best opportunities to lead by example in clean energy; and to meet a range of energy, water, pollution, and waste reduction targets." The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) released its first scorecard under the Executive Order and reports that TVA is on track to reduce the energy use of its office buildings, shops and warehouses by 30% by 2015!
Scorecards for other federal agencies and departments can be found at this link
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