Department of Energy: Status of Carryover Balances in the Energy Conservation211 Program. Statement of Susan D. Kladiva, Associate Director, Energy, Resources and 211 Science Issues, Resources, Community and Economic Development Division

摘要

We are here today to participate in this hearing on the level of carryover211u001ebalances in the Department of Energy's (DOE) Energy Conservation Program. 211u001eCarryover balances are essentially funds from prior fiscal years that DOE has 211u001eeither not obligated for a specific purpose or has obligated but not spent. While 211u001esome carryover balances are necessary to transition a program from one fiscal 211u001eyear to the next, we have reported over the last several years that some DOE 211u001eprograms had carryover balances that were larger than necessary and could be 211u001epotentially available to reduce DOE's budget requests. As you requested, we will 211u001ediscuss the level of carryover balances held by the Energy Conservation Program 211u001eand the trend of these balances since fiscal year 1997. We will also discuss our 211u001emethodology for determining the amount of carryover balances that may be 211u001eunavailable to reduce DOE's budget requests and how it differs from the 211u001emethodology used by DOE.