3.0.0 963 2022-02-03T05:53:05Z 2022-02-03T05:53:05Z Senate S S 2011-05-12 112 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Standing Hearings by 2011-06-09T16:15:32Z Referred to 2011-05-12T15:04:02Z 2011-06-09 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-273. Committee 2011-05-12 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. IntroReferral 2011-05-12 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C000174 Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] Thomas Carper D DE R. N W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2011-05-17 False C001088 Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] Christopher Coons D DE A. 2011-06-07 False Energy Administrative law and regulatory procedures Air quality Alternative and renewable resources Building construction Climate change and greenhouse gases Computers and information technology Congressional oversight Department of Energy Energy efficiency and conservation Government buildings, facilities, and property Government information and archives Lighting, heating, cooling Performance measurement Public contracts and procurement Solid waste and recycling Water quality Water use and supply Energy 00 2011-05-12 Introduced in Senate 2011-09-09T18:54:10Z Reducing Federal Energy Dollars Act of 2011 - Amends the National Energy Conservation Policy Act to: (1) require each energy manager, with respect to property owned or operated by or constructed or manufactured and leased to the federal government, to submit information obtained under energy and water evaluations to a web-based tracking system; and (2) require each agency to use whole building smart meters for all federal buildings with a gross square footage of 30,000 square feet or more and smart submeters for subsystems that use 30% or more of whole building energy. Expands the definition of "energy saving" to include: (1) a reduction in the cost of energy, water, or wastewater treatment used in federally owned buildings or facilities or buildings or facilities at which agencies pay for utilities; (2) the increased efficient use of nonbuilding applications; and (3) the savings realized from reduced fuel use.

Requires the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to make available on a publicly available website a report summarizing the energy and water use and high-performance attributes of federal buildings.

Amends the Energy Conservation and Production Act to specify which energy efficiency standards go into effect if the Secretary elects not to update the federal building energy efficiency performance standard when the ASHRAE Standard or the International Energy Conservation Code is updated.

Requires: (1) the Secretary to promulgate regulations that establish methods and procedures for use by agencies to implement the identification of all potential locations at federal facilities for renewable energy projects; and (2) agencies to complete their reports that identify such locations.

Requires the Secretary to issue guidance for agencies to employ advanced tools allowing energy savings through the use of computer hardware, energy efficiency software, and power management tools.

Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to require renewable energy produced at a federal facility, on federal land, or on Indian land to be calculated separately from renewable energy used. Authorizes such energy to be used individually or in combination to comply with federal purchase requirements.

Authorizes the Administrator of General Services (GSA) to use appropriated funds to update project designs to meet applicable federal building energy efficiency standards.

Requires the Administrator and the Secretary to incorporate commissioning and recommissioning standards of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act for all real property that: (1) is more than $10,000,000 in value; (2) has more than 50,000 square feet; or (3) has energy intensity of more than $2 per square foot and an area of more than 10,000 square feet (or energy expenditures greater than $20,000 per year).

]]> Reducing Federal Energy Dollars Act of 2011 Short Titles as Introduced Reducing Federal Energy Dollars Act of 2011 Display Title Reducing Federal Energy Dollars Act of 2011 Official Title as Introduced A bill to reduce energy costs, improve energy efficiency, and expand the use of renewable energy by Federal agencies, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2011-05-12T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s963is/xml/BILLS-112s963is.xml 2011-06-09 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-273. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.