[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1342 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1342

   To require the Secretary of Energy to conduct a study and issue a 
   report that quantifies the energy savings benefits of operational 
    efficiency programs and services for commercial, institutional, 
                 industrial, and governmental entities.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 14, 2015

 Ms. Warren (for herself and Mr. Crapo) introduced the following bill; 
   which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                           Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
   To require the Secretary of Energy to conduct a study and issue a 
   report that quantifies the energy savings benefits of operational 
    efficiency programs and services for commercial, institutional, 
                 industrial, and governmental entities.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. STUDY AND REPORT ON ENERGY SAVINGS BENEFITS OF OPERATIONAL 
              EFFICIENCY PROGRAMS AND SERVICES.

    (a) Definition of Operational Efficiency Programs and Services.--In 
this section, the term ``operational efficiency programs and services'' 
means programs and services that use information and communications 
technologies (including computer hardware, energy efficiency software, 
and power management tools) to operate buildings and equipment in the 
optimum manner at the optimum times.
    (b) Study and Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall conduct a study 
and issue a report that quantifies the energy savings benefits of 
operational efficiency programs and services for commercial, 
institutional, industrial, and governmental entities, including Federal 
agencies.
    (c) Measurement and Verification of Energy Savings.--The report 
required under this section shall recommend methodologies or protocols 
for utilities, utility regulators, and Federal agencies to evaluate, 
measure, and verify energy savings from operational efficiency programs 
and services.
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