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HEATING. If users of fuel oil were allocated only enough to heat homes to 68°, and reductions of several degrees were made in plants and office buildings, the saving would be 250,000 to 300,000 bbl. a day. If users of natural gas and electricity were penalized with progressively stiffer rates for usage over 90% of their last winter's consumption, that would free more energy supplies, and another 200,000 to 400,000 bbl. of oil could be saved...
LIGHTING. Cutting the lighting levels in nonresidential buildings to no more than is needed could save as much as 700,000 bbl. a day. For example, removing one lamp from three-bulb fluorescent fixtures has already reduced energy use significantly in many federal buildings...
INSULATION. The FEA figures that a 25% tax credit for such purchases as storm windows and doors, and insulation for unfinished attics could lead to a reduction of 50,000 to 100,000 bbl...
INDUSTRIAL POWER. Because the potential for savings varies from plant to plant, there could be no hard guideline, but federal experts estimate that industry could reduce consumption by a minimum of 15%, saving as much as 300,000 bbl. a day. Example: exhaust heat from gas-fired turbines could be used instead of oil to process sulfur. Using coal instead of oil in power generators and factory boilers could save a further 500,000 bbl...
DRIVING. A 100 per gal. gasoline surtax could save as much as 450,000 bbl. of oil a day. A 300 charge could conserve 750,000 bbl. a day. The FEA bases these estimates on recent experiences of how much gasoline demand went down as prices went...