24 CFR § 965.306 - Energy conservation equipment and practices.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t24/s965.306"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "24 CFR § 965.306 - Energy conservation equipment and practices."
title_number: 24
title_name: "Housing and Urban Development"
section_number: "965.306"
section_name: "Energy conservation equipment and practices."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC AND INDIAN HOUSING, DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT"
part_number: "965"
part_name: "PHA-OWNED OR LEASED PROJECTS—GENERAL PROVISIONS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "42 U.S.C. 1437, 1437a, 1437d, 1437g, and 3535(d). Subpart H is also issued under 42 U.S.C. 4821-4846."
regulatory_source: "41 FR 20276, May 17, 1976, unless otherwise noted. Redesignated at 49 FR 6714, Feb. 23, 1984."
cfr_part: "965"
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# 965.306 Energy conservation equipment and practices.

In purchasing original or, when needed, replacement equipment, PHAs shall acquire only equipment that meets or exceeds the minimum efficiency requirements established by the U.S. Department of Energy. In the operation of their facilities, PHAs shall follow operating practices directed to maximum energy conservation.