Energy Conservation in the USSR: Ways and Prospects

Abstract

The conservation of energy is increasingly being seen as an alternative to a continual increase in fuel production. In these conditions great importance is attached to the methods of assessment of energy saving in terms of quantity and the rational utilization of resources. A good deal of attention is given to such energy saving that makes it possible to tap ever new potentials of the economy. Considered here are the organisational measures for stimulating energy saving in certain enterprises, as well as energy-conservation trends which in the next 15 years are likely to save about 400 million tons of coal equivalent. An assessment of the required capital investments is also provided.