3.0.0 5073 2023-01-11T13:26:00Z 2023-01-11T13:26:00Z House H HR 2014-07-10 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. WELCH:H.R. 5073.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18: The Congress shall havePower To . . . make all Laws which shall be necessary andproper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, andall other Powers vested by this Constitution in theGovernment of the United States, or in any Department orOfficer thereof.[Page H6107]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif03 Energy, Climate and Grid Security Subcommittee Referred to 2014-07-11T17:35:56Z Referred to 2014-07-10T16:01:25Z E-Access Act 113 2165 S 2014-03-27 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Related bill CRS 2014-07-11 hsif03 Energy, Climate and Grid Security Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. Committee 2014-07-10 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2014-07-10 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2014-07-10 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress W000800 Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large] Peter Welch D VT N C001090 Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17] Matt Cartwright D PA 17 2014-07-10 True Energy Administrative law and regulatory procedures Consumer affairs Department of Energy Electric power generation and transmission Energy efficiency and conservation Energy prices Energy 00 2014-07-10 Introduced in House 2014-11-14T15:52:25Z Access to Consumer Energy Information Act or E-Access Act - Directs the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to encourage and support the adoption of policies that allow electricity consumers access to their own electricity data.

Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to authorize state energy conservation plans to include programs that: (1) enhance consumer access to, and understanding of, energy usage and price information, including consumers' own residential and commercial electricity information; and (2) allow for development and adoption of innovative products and services to assist consumers in managing energy consumption and expenditures.

Directs the Secretary to issue voluntary guidelines, meeting specified criteria, which establish model standards to implement retail electric energy information access in states.

Authorizes states to submit to the Secretary a description of their data sharing policies regarding consumer access to electric energy information for DOE certification that they meet such voluntary guidelines.

Directs the Secretary, subject to appropriations, to make federal funds available to any DOE-certified state to assist it in implementing its energy conservation plan.

]]> E-Access Act Display Title E-Access Act Official Title as Introduced To enhance consumer access to electricity information and allow for the adoption of innovative products and services to help consumers manage their energy usage. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced E-Access Act Short Titles as Introduced Access to Consumer Energy Information Act Introduced in House 2014-07-10T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr5073ih/xml/BILLS-113hr5073ih.xml 2014-07-11 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. 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.