The watch dog of the week is…

My dog Craig! Craig’s Policy Watch topic is…

The government shutdown vs. the energy industry.

The energy industry, like many other industries, is being heavily impacted by the government shutdown. The EPA, FERC and DOE are operating with about 10% of their respective employees staying on the job. The Politico link below details the impact on government agencies central to US energy policy action.

http://www.politico.com/morningenergy/0913/morningenergy11777.html

Government employees are not the only individuals in the energy industry being affected by the shutdown…

The Energy Star Portfolio Manager site, a cornerstone of the Benchmarking and Performance-Rating features of the Energy Star program, will not be updated as a result of the federal furloughs. The impact will be felt by all commercial energy managers looking to access Energy Star data during the government shut down. The Washington Post article below gives additional information on the impact of the government shutdown on the Energy Star Portfolio Manager site.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2013/10/03/the-shutdown-is-now-clogging-up-the-data-economy-thanks-congress/

Now my faithful watch dog needs a nap…