Navy Considers Broad Conservation Incentives Amid Rising Fuel Prices

As oil prices soar to new highs, Navy energy officials are seeking to modify the service's fuel efficiency program by creating a service-wide cash incentive scheme, instead of allowing fleets to individually pursue such fuel savings, a Navy spokesman says. Currently, the Pacific Fleet and the Fleet Forces Command each decide whether and how to implement the Navy's Incentivized Energy Conservation Program (ENCON) on a year-to-year basis, the spokesman explains. The ENCON program encourages fuel conservation by allowing skippers who...