CBECS is the acronym for

• A. Commercial Building Energy Consumption Survey
• B. Commercial Building Energy Environmental Control Survey
• C. Commercial Building Energy Cost Survey
• D. Corporate Building Energy Consumption Statistics

Answer: (A)

The idea being tested is the exact expansion of the acronym. CBECS stands for Commercial Building Energy Consumption Survey. This is a U.S. government data collection program by the Energy Information Administration that gathers information on how energy is used in commercial buildings—what fuels are used, the end uses (like heating, cooling, lighting), and the associated expenditures—so policymakers and researchers can analyze energy intensity and trends in the commercial sector. The other phrases mix up key terms (such as Environmental Control, Cost, or Corporate/Statistics), so they don’t describe the official survey.