Economic use of energy or resources (10)
I believe the answer is:
efficiency
(Other definitions for efficiency that I've seen before include "State of working with minimum wasted effort" , "Economy in production" , "Performance with speed and economy" .)
I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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