CONSUMER PROTECTION ISSUES IN ENERGY: INSULATION, SOLAR, AUTOMOBILE DEVICES, HOME DEVICES. A GUIDE FOR ATTORNEYS GENERAL

This guide brings together current issues dealing with energy and consumer protection. Chapter I covers the insulation issue (description, consumer issues, Federal regulations and laws, state laws, industry self-regulation, examples of legal action, and contacts). Chapter II, covering the solar industry, presents discussions on consumer issues, certification and product standards, building codes, and contacts, following a description of the issue. Subjects covered in Chapter III, Energy-Saving Devices for Automobiles, are air- (lean) bleed devices, vapor injectors, additives, Federal and state regulations, and contacts, following a description of that sector. Areas covered in Chapter IV on energy-saving devices for homes are wood-burning stoves, transient surge suppressors, water heater timers, and vent dampers, following the description of the issue. (ERA citation 05:013824)

• Corporate Authors:

  Department of Energy

  Office of Consumer Affairs
  Washington, DC  United States  20585
• Publication Date: 1979-9

Media Info

• Pagination: 105 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobiles; Consumer protection; Costs; Databases; Decision making; Dwellings; Electric vehicles; Energy; Energy conservation; Energy consumption; Evaluation; Heat insulating materials; Measurement; Regulations; Reliability; Solar energy; Solar power generation; Standards; State government; State of the art studies; Supply; Technology transfer; Vehicle performance
• Uncontrolled Terms: Availability; Household appliances; Technology utilization
• Old TRIS Terms: Consumer guides
• Subject Areas: Education and Training; Energy; Environment; Finance; Law; Terminals and Facilities; I95: Vehicle Inspection;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00318268
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 16 1981 12:00AM