3.0.0 259 2023-01-11T13:28:49Z 2023-01-11T13:28:49Z Senate S 2015-01-27 114 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2015-01-27T19:21:02Z Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act 114 1 S 2015-03-04 Message on Senate action sent to the House. 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 Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015 114 535 S 2015-04-30 Became Public Law No: 114-11. 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 Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2015 114 2177 HR 2015-08-18 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy. 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 2015-01-27 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. IntroReferral 2015-01-27 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress H001061 Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND] John Hoeven R ND N K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2015-01-27 True F000457 Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN] Al Franken D MN 2015-02-05 False T000250 Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] John Thune R SD R. 2015-02-10 False D000607 Sen. Donnelly, Joe [D-IN] Joe Donnelly D IN 2015-03-03 False C000542 Sen. Coats, Daniel [R-IN] DANIEL COATS R IN RAY 2015-03-09 False H001069 Sen. Heitkamp, Heidi [D-ND] Heidi Heitkamp D ND 2015-03-26 False Energy Alternative and renewable resources Consumer affairs Electric power generation and transmission Energy efficiency and conservation Energy storage, supplies, demand Government information and archives Lighting and heating Lighting, heating, cooling Public utilities and utility rates Energy 00 2015-01-27 Introduced in Senate 2015-02-04T16:27:46Z Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA) to provide additional energy conservation standards applicable to grid-enabled water heaters for use as part of an electric thermal storage or demand response program (a program that enables customers to reduce or shift their power use during peak demand periods).

Requires annual reports from: (1) manufacturers of such water heaters regarding the quantity of the products shipped each year, and (2) utilities and other demand response and thermal storage program operators regarding the quantity of products activated for their programs.

Requires the Secretary of Energy to publish analyses of data collected from such reports and to establish procedures to prevent product diversion if sales of the products exceed by at least 15% the quantity activated for use in the demand response and thermal storage programs annually.

Maintains the standards and publication procedures established by this Act until the Secretary determines that: (1) such water heaters do not require a separate efficiency requirement, or (2) procedures to prevent product diversion for non-program purposes would not be adequate to prevent such product diversion.

Requires the Secretary to consider the impact of EPCA electric water heater standards on thermal storage and demand response programs, including on energy savings, electric bills, peak load reduction, electric reliability, integration of renewable resources, and the environment.

Directs the Secretary to require the water heaters be equipped with communication capability to enable the grid-enabled water heaters to participate in ancillary services programs if the technology is available, practical, and cost-effective.

Makes it unlawful for any person to:

  • activate an activation lock for a grid-enabled water heater with knowledge that it is not used as part of such program,
  • distribute an activation key for such a water heater with knowledge that it will be used to activate a heater that is not used as part of the program,
  • enable such water heater to operate at its designed specification and capabilities with knowledge that it is not used as part of the program, or
  • knowingly remove or render illegible the label of a such water heater.
]]> A bill to modify the efficiency standards for grid-enabled water heaters. Display Title A bill to modify the efficiency standards for grid-enabled water heaters. Official Title as Introduced A bill to modify the efficiency standards for grid-enabled water heaters. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2015-01-27T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s259is/xml/BILLS-114s259is.xml 2015-01-27 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. 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.