3.0.0 535 2023-04-24T20:39:48Z 2023-04-24T20:39:48Z Senate S 2015-02-23 114 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing Referred to 2015-04-13T22:27:36Z 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 114 128 S 2015-01-08 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Related bill CRS A bill to modify the efficiency standards for grid-enabled water heaters. 114 259 S 2015-01-27 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. 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 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. Identical bill CRS 2015-04-30 Became Public Law No: 114-11. President E40000 2 House floor actions 2015-04-30 Became Public Law No: 114-11. BecameLaw 36000 9 Library of Congress 2015-04-30 Signed by President. President E30000 2 House floor actions 2015-04-30 Signed by President. BecameLaw 36000 9 Library of Congress 2015-04-23 Presented to President. Floor E20000 2 House floor actions 2015-04-23 Presented to President. President 28000 9 Library of Congress 2015-04-21 15:55:41 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2015-04-21 15:55:39 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2324-2326) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 2015-04-21 15:55:39 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H2324-2326) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 2015-04-21 15:32:31 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 535. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2015-04-21 15:32:29 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2324-2329) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2015-04-21 15:32:09 Mr. Whitfield moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2015-04-13 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2015-04-13 14:05:09 Received in the House. Floor H14000 2 House floor actions 2015-03-27 Senate Message on Senate action sent to the House. Floor 2015-03-27 Senate Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR 3/26/2015 S2082-2085; text as passed Senate: CR 3/26/2015 S2082-2085) Floor 2015-03-27 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.(consideration: CR 3/26/2015 S2082-2085; text as passed Senate: CR 3/26/2015 S2082-2085) Floor 17000 9 Library of Congress 2015-02-24 Senate Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 23. Calendars 2015-02-23 Senate Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time. Calendars 2015-02-23 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 2015-02-23 True A000368 Sen. Ayotte, Kelly [R-NH] Kelly Ayotte R NH 2015-02-23 True C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2015-02-23 True M001183 Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV] Joseph Manchin D WV 2015-02-23 True G000562 Sen. Gardner, Cory [R-CO] Cory Gardner R CO 2015-02-23 True F000457 Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN] Al Franken D MN 2015-02-23 True B001267 Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] Michael Bennet D CO 2015-02-23 True Public Law 114-11 Energy Administrative law and regulatory procedures Alternative and renewable resources Building construction Congressional oversight Consumer affairs Electric power generation and transmission Energy efficiency and conservation Energy storage, supplies, demand 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 Water use and supply Energy 00 2015-02-23 Introduced in Senate 2015-04-21T16:36:40Z 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 practices to implement the measures for the realty services provided by the GSA to agencies.

This bill amends the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to require the Department of Energy (DOE) to study the feasibility of improving energy efficiency in commercial buildings through the design and construction of spaces with high-performance energy efficiency measures.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) must develop a voluntary Tenant Star program within the Energy Star program to recognize tenants 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.

This bill amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to provide 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.

A federal agency leasing space in a building without an Energy Star label must include in its lease provisions requirements that the space's energy efficiency be measured against a nationally-recognized benchmark. The agency must also meet certain energy consumption disclosure requirements.

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

]]> 82 2015-03-27 Passed Senate without amendment 2015-08-31T21:19:14Z (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015

TITLE I--BETTER BUILDINGS

Better Buildings Act of 2015

(Sec. 102) 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, (2) develop policies and practices to implement the measures for the realty services provided by the GSA to agencies, and (3) make available the model provisions and best practices to state and local governments for use in managing owned and leased building spaces.

The GSA may use the model leasing provisions in any standard leasing document that designates a federal agency as a landlord or tenant.

(Sec. 103) The bill amends the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to require the Department of Energy (DOE)'s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy to study the feasibility of: (1) significantly improving energy efficiency in commercial buildings through the design and construction of spaces within the buildings with high-performance energy efficiency measures; and (2) encouraging owners and tenants to implement those measures. A high-performance energy efficiency measure is a technology, product, or practice that will result in substantial operational cost savings by reducing energy consumption and utility costs.

(Sec. 104) The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) must develop a voluntary Tenant Star program within the Energy Star program to recognize tenants 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.

DOE's Energy Information Administration must collect in each of its Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Surveys data on: (1) categories of building occupancy that are known to consume significant quantities of energy; and (2) other aspects of the property, building operation, or building occupancy relevant to lowering energy consumption.

TITLE II--GRID-ENABLED WATER HEATERS

(Sec. 201) The bill amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to provide 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. Labeling and reporting requirements concerning the heaters are also established.

The manufacturer or private labeler of these heaters must provide the activation keys for the heaters only to a utility or other program operator that uses those heaters.

DOE must publish an analysis that assesses the extent to which the heaters are put into use in the program. If sales of the heaters exceed by at least 15% the quantity of the heaters activated for use in the program, DOE must establish procedures to prevent the diversion of heaters for non-program purposes.

The requirements for grid-enabled water heaters must remain in effect until DOE determines: (1) grid-enabled water heaters do not require a separate efficiency requirement; or (2) sales of grid-enabled water heaters exceed by at least 15% the quantity of the heaters activated for use in demand response and thermal storage programs annually and procedures to prevent product diversion for non-program purposes would not be adequate to prevent the product diversion.

It shall be unlawful for any person to: (1) enable a grid-enabled water heater to operate at its designed specification and capabilities with knowledge that it is not used as part of an electric thermal storage or demand response program, or (2) knowingly remove or render illegible the label of a grid-enabled water heater.

TITLE III--ENERGY INFORMATION FOR COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS

(Sec. 301) A federal agency leasing space in a building without an Energy Star label must include in its lease provisions requirements that the space's energy efficiency be measured against a nationally-recognized benchmark. The agency must also meet certain energy consumption information disclosure requirements.

DOE must study and report on the impact of: (1) state and local performance benchmarking and disclosure policies, and any associated building efficiency policies, for commercial and multifamily buildings; and (2) programs and systems in which utilities provide aggregated information regarding whole building energy consumption and usage information to owners of multitenant buildings. The study must identify best practice policy approaches that have resulted in the greatest improvements in building energy efficiency.

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

DOE must report on the progress made in complying with these information requirements within two years and biennially thereafter.

]]> 81 2015-04-21 Passed House without amendment 2015-08-31T21:24:59Z (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the Senate passed version is repeated here.)

Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015

TITLE I--BETTER BUILDINGS

Better Buildings Act of 2015

(Sec. 102) 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, (2) develop policies and practices to implement the measures for the realty services provided by the GSA to agencies, and (3) make available the model provisions and best practices to state and local governments for use in managing owned and leased building spaces.

The GSA may use the model leasing provisions in any standard leasing document that designates a federal agency as a landlord or tenant.

(Sec. 103) The bill amends the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to require the Department of Energy (DOE)'s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy to study the feasibility of: (1) significantly improving energy efficiency in commercial buildings through the design and construction of spaces within the buildings with high-performance energy efficiency measures; and (2) encouraging owners and tenants to implement those measures. A high-performance energy efficiency measure is a technology, product, or practice that will result in substantial operational cost savings by reducing energy consumption and utility costs.

(Sec. 104) The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) must develop a voluntary Tenant Star program within the Energy Star program to recognize tenants 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.

DOE's Energy Information Administration must collect in each of its Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Surveys data on: (1) categories of building occupancy that are known to consume significant quantities of energy; and (2) other aspects of the property, building operation, or building occupancy relevant to lowering energy consumption.

TITLE II--GRID-ENABLED WATER HEATERS

(Sec. 201) The bill amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to provide 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. Labeling and reporting requirements concerning the heaters are also established.

The manufacturer or private labeler of these heaters must provide the activation keys for the heaters only to a utility or other program operator that uses those heaters.

DOE must publish an analysis that assesses the extent to which the heaters are put into use in the program. If sales of the heaters exceed by at least 15% the quantity of the heaters activated for use in the program, DOE must establish procedures to prevent the diversion of heaters for non-program purposes.

The requirements for grid-enabled water heaters must remain in effect until DOE determines: (1) grid-enabled water heaters do not require a separate efficiency requirement; or (2) sales of grid-enabled water heaters exceed by at least 15% the quantity of the heaters activated for use in demand response and thermal storage programs annually and procedures to prevent product diversion for non-program purposes would not be adequate to prevent the product diversion.

It shall be unlawful for any person to: (1) enable a grid-enabled water heater to operate at its designed specification and capabilities with knowledge that it is not used as part of an electric thermal storage or demand response program, or (2) knowingly remove or render illegible the label of a grid-enabled water heater.

TITLE III--ENERGY INFORMATION FOR COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS

(Sec. 301) A federal agency leasing space in a building without an Energy Star label must include in its lease provisions requirements that the space's energy efficiency be measured against a nationally-recognized benchmark. The agency must also meet certain energy consumption information disclosure requirements.

DOE must study and report on the impact of: (1) state and local performance benchmarking and disclosure policies, and any associated building efficiency policies, for commercial and multifamily buildings; and (2) programs and systems in which utilities provide aggregated information regarding whole building energy consumption and usage information to owners of multitenant buildings. The study must identify best practice policy approaches that have resulted in the greatest improvements in building energy efficiency.

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

DOE must report on the progress made in complying with these information requirements within two years and biennially thereafter.

]]> 49 2015-04-30 Public Law 2015-08-31T22:11:27Z (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the Senate passed version is repeated here.)

Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015

TITLE I--BETTER BUILDINGS

Better Buildings Act of 2015

(Sec. 102) 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, (2) develop policies and practices to implement the measures for the realty services provided by the GSA to agencies, and (3) make available the model provisions and best practices to state and local governments for use in managing owned and leased building spaces.

The GSA may use the model leasing provisions in any standard leasing document that designates a federal agency as a landlord or tenant.

(Sec. 103) The bill amends the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to require the Department of Energy (DOE)'s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy to study the feasibility of: (1) significantly improving energy efficiency in commercial buildings through the design and construction of spaces within the buildings with high-performance energy efficiency measures; and (2) encouraging owners and tenants to implement those measures. A high-performance energy efficiency measure is a technology, product, or practice that will result in substantial operational cost savings by reducing energy consumption and utility costs.

(Sec. 104) The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) must develop a voluntary Tenant Star program within the Energy Star program to recognize tenants 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.

DOE's Energy Information Administration must collect in each of its Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Surveys data on: (1) categories of building occupancy that are known to consume significant quantities of energy; and (2) other aspects of the property, building operation, or building occupancy relevant to lowering energy consumption.

TITLE II--GRID-ENABLED WATER HEATERS

(Sec. 201) The bill amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to provide 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. Labeling and reporting requirements concerning the heaters are also established.

The manufacturer or private labeler of these heaters must provide the activation keys for the heaters only to a utility or other program operator that uses those heaters.

DOE must publish an analysis that assesses the extent to which the heaters are put into use in the program. If sales of the heaters exceed by at least 15% the quantity of the heaters activated for use in the program, DOE must establish procedures to prevent the diversion of heaters for non-program purposes.

The requirements for grid-enabled water heaters must remain in effect until DOE determines: (1) grid-enabled water heaters do not require a separate efficiency requirement; or (2) sales of grid-enabled water heaters exceed by at least 15% the quantity of the heaters activated for use in demand response and thermal storage programs annually and procedures to prevent product diversion for non-program purposes would not be adequate to prevent the product diversion.

It shall be unlawful for any person to: (1) enable a grid-enabled water heater to operate at its designed specification and capabilities with knowledge that it is not used as part of an electric thermal storage or demand response program, or (2) knowingly remove or render illegible the label of a grid-enabled water heater.

TITLE III--ENERGY INFORMATION FOR COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS

(Sec. 301) A federal agency leasing space in a building without an Energy Star label must include in its lease provisions requirements that the space's energy efficiency be measured against a nationally-recognized benchmark. The agency must also meet certain energy consumption information disclosure requirements.

DOE must study and report on the impact of: (1) state and local performance benchmarking and disclosure policies, and any associated building efficiency policies, for commercial and multifamily buildings; and (2) programs and systems in which utilities provide aggregated information regarding whole building energy consumption and usage information to owners of multitenant buildings. The study must identify best practice policy approaches that have resulted in the greatest improvements in building energy efficiency.

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

DOE must report on the progress made in complying with these information requirements within two years and biennially thereafter.

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