3.0.0 128 2023-01-11T13:28:54Z 2023-01-11T13:28:54Z Senate S 2015-01-08 114 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2015-01-08T19:45:07Z To promote energy efficiency, and for other purposes. 114 873 HR 2015-02-13 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. Related bill CRS Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015 114 535 S 2015-04-30 Became Public Law No: 114-11. Related bill CRS To modify the efficiency standards for grid-enabled water heaters. 114 906 HR 2015-06-09 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 102. Related bill CRS Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2015 114 720 S 2015-09-09 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 210. Related bill CRS A bill to require a study on the impact of State and local performance benchmarking and disclosure policies for commercial and multifamily buildings, to provide for competitive awards to utilities, States, and units of local government, and for other purposes. 114 1052 S 2015-04-30 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Related bill CRS Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2015 114 2177 HR 2015-08-18 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy. Related bill CRS Energy Efficient Government Technology Act 114 1706 S 2015-07-07 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Related bill CRS To encourage benchmarking and disclosure of energy information for commercial buildings. 114 1867 HR 2015-04-17 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. Related bill CRS Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015 114 1802 HR 2015-04-17 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. Related bill CRS Energy Efficient Government Technology Act 114 1268 HR 2016-03-15 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Related bill CRS 2015-01-08 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. IntroReferral 2015-01-08 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress P000449 Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH] Rob Portman R OH N S001181 Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] Jeanne Shaheen D NH 2015-01-08 True H001061 Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND] John Hoeven R ND 2015-01-12 False F000457 Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN] Al Franken D MN 2015-01-12 False A000368 Sen. Ayotte, Kelly [R-NH] Kelly Ayotte R NH 2015-01-12 False C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2015-01-12 False B001267 Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] Michael Bennet D CO 2015-01-12 False Energy Administrative law and regulatory procedures Building construction Computers and information technology Congressional oversight Energy efficiency and conservation Environmental technology General Services Administration Government buildings, facilities, and property Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Industrial facilities Lighting and heating Lighting, heating, cooling Materials Performance measurement Public contracts and procurement Public utilities and utility rates Real estate business Telephone and wireless communication Water use and supply Energy 00 2015-01-08 Introduced in Senate 2015-04-07T19:34:35Z Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015

Better Buildings Act of 2015

This bill requires the General Services Administration (GSA) to: (1) develop and publish model leasing provisions to encourage building owners and tenants to use greater cost-effective energy efficiency and water efficiency measures in commercial buildings, and (2) develop policies and best practices to implement the measures for the realty services provided by the GSA to federal agencies.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is required under the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA) to develop a voluntary Tenant Star program within the Energy Star program to recognize tenants of spaces in commercial buildings that voluntarily achieve high levels of energy efficiency. The EPA may develop a voluntary program to recognize commercial building owners and tenants that use high-performance energy efficiency measures in the design and construction of leased spaces.

The Energy Policy and Conservation Act is amended to prescribe additional energy conservation standards for grid-enabled water heaters for use as part of an electric thermal storage or demand response program, which is a program that enables customers to reduce or shift their power use during peak demand periods.

Energy Efficient Government Technology Act

The EISA is amended also to require: (1) each federal agency to coordinate with the Office of Management and Budget, the Department of Energy (DOE), and the EPA to develop an implementation strategy for the maintenance, purchase, and use of energy-efficient and energy-saving information technologies; (2) DOE to maintain a data center energy practitioner program that leads to the certification of energy practitioners qualified to evaluate the energy usage and efficiency opportunities in federal data centers; and (3) DOE to establish an open data initiative to make information about federal data center energy usage available and accessible in a manner that encourages data center innovation, optimization, and consolidation.

DOE must maintain, and if necessary create, a database for storing and making available public energy-related information on commercial and multifamily buildings.

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