Executive Order 12902: Energy Efficiency and Water Conservation at Federal Facilities
President: Bill Clinton
Set 2005 energy-reduction goals, facility audits, conservation projects, financing and reporting across federal property; EO 13123 revoked and replaced it.
Status: Revoked — by EO 13123 in 1999.
Is Executive Order 12902 still in effect? No. EO 13123 revoked it in 1999.
What does Executive Order 12902 do?
EO 12902 directed DOE’s Federal Energy Management Program to coordinate federal-building energy and water conservation. It set a 30 percent building-energy reduction goal against 1985 use, a 20 percent industrial-efficiency goal against 1990, prioritization surveys, a ten-year audit plan, cost-effective upgrades, renewable-energy work and performance contracting. EO 13123 established a newer federal energy-management framework and expressly revoked EO 12902 in 1999.
Before and after
Before the order
Statutes and earlier orders required conservation without this combined audit, financing and 2005 target framework.
After the order
Agencies surveyed facilities, planned audits and implemented cost-effective measures until a successor order replaced the framework.
Who had to do what
| Agency / office | Action | Timing / position |
|---|---|---|
| DOE FEMP | Lead coordination, guidance, training and reporting | While the order operated |
| Facility agencies | Survey, audit and implement cost-effective projects | Under specified schedules |
| OMB, GSA and procurement officials | Address financing and contracting barriers | During implementation |
What happened next
EO 12902 established the program.
EO 13123 revoked it and set successor goals.
Current federal-facility work rested on later statutes and executive policy.
Legal and source detail
How it works legally
The order operated within energy statutes, appropriations and procurement law and disclaimed private enforceable rights. Revocation ended its directives; it did not undo completed projects or repeal statutory efficiency requirements.
Sources by type
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Primary and official sources
Orders, laws, court records and official implementation material.
How we checked this
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