Based on the events of the last several years, including the oil embargo of 1973-74 and subsequent skyrocketing energy costs , the United States has become increasingly concerned with the conservation of energy in all sectors of national activity . The residential sector has long been recognized as both a major user of energy - presently comprising about 20 percent of the total national energy use, and a less than efficient user of energy-significant reductions in residential energy use have been deemed plausible in several studies .

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