By 
Katherine Tweed | Greentech Media
In 2007, the U.S. government passed the Energy Independence Act, which called for federal agencies to start weaning themselves off petroleum fuels and increasing the energy efficiency of buildings.
The desired results of those programs, which have been enacted across the federal government, from the General Services Administration to the U.S. Department of Defense, are now being realized.
New data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration shows that government energy use, including electricity and liquid fuels, was the lowest in 2013 that it has been since recordkeeping began in 1975. Some might argue that the low numbers are a result of an extended recession and America’s reduced military presence in the Middle East. But there is a larger trend at play.
