The Energy Department fails an energy audit.

All told, the auditors estimated that DOE could save more than $1.5 million annually on energy bills if the staff just implemented the government’s own power-saving guidelines. And that’s just at the seven facilities surveyed, the report noted. Department-wide the savings could be greater.

The episode highlights one of the toughest challenges in curbing energy usage: changing behavior isn’t easy. The most sure path to improving efficiency might be measures that don’t rely on human nature to work—like putting more insulation in the walls.

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