114 S535 PCS: Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015
U.S. Senate
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1.Short title; table of contents
(a)This Act may be cited as the Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015
. (b)The table of contents for this Act is as follows:Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I—Better buildings
Sec. 101. Short title.
Sec. 102. Energy efficiency in Federal and other buildings.
Sec. 103. Separate spaces with high-performance energy efficiency measures.
Sec. 104. Tenant Star program.
TITLE II—Grid-enabled water heaters
Sec. 201. Grid-enabled water heaters.
TITLE III—Energy information for commercial buildings
Sec. 301. Energy information for commercial buildings.
<enum>I</enum><header>Better buildings</header>
<section id="HC2FEE87028F145A0BEC0540D76DCDFC8" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>101.</enum><header>Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This title may be cited as the <quote><short-title>Better Buildings Act of 2015</short-title></quote>.</text> </section><section id="HAB776A762E9C466996681B3DC4A43A92"><enum>102.</enum><header>Energy efficiency in Federal and other buildings</header> <subsection id="HE1F07AFFACE842D396B1B971D31D5A0E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text>
<paragraph id="HB10E12AF6F4F4C32A9092EEC353BB69D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Administrator</header><text>The term <term>Administrator</term> means the Administrator of General Services.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H51A06A9F82DB435FB8B8D119FFCC031B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Cost-effective energy efficiency measure</header><text>The term <term>cost-effective energy efficiency measure</term> means any building product, material, equipment, or service, and the installing, implementing, or operating thereof, that provides energy savings in an amount that is not less than the cost of such installing, implementing, or operating.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD9D739029D7E4E8981C2CB86372C3C5E"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Cost-effective water efficiency measure</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>cost-effective water efficiency measure</term> means any building product, material, equipment, or service, and the installing, implementing, or operating thereof, that provides water savings in an amount that is not less than the cost of such installing, implementing, or operating.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HDEB0308567CF4468BF9F49957577DC98"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Model provisions, policies, and best practices</header>
<paragraph id="H54A5593876B64F9399894071D6B8575E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy and after providing the public with an opportunity for notice and comment, shall develop model commercial leasing provisions and best practices in accordance with this subsection.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD591539EE7C546CF8784BB366B45661D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Commercial leasing</header>
<subparagraph id="H9523B4FB428F4FB9A28850F65CFB0311"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The model commercial leasing provisions developed under this subsection shall, at a minimum, align the interests of building owners and tenants with regard to investments in cost-effective energy efficiency measures and cost-effective water efficiency measures to encourage building owners and tenants to collaborate to invest in such measures.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6DFEB249011C430DBB1AF9E23BF4B8A4"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Use of model provisions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator may use the model commercial leasing provisions developed under this subsection in any standard leasing document that designates a Federal agency (or other client of the Administrator) as a landlord or tenant.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFE5C53554CE74E2C854D63A2804CB5D7"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Publication</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator shall periodically publish the model commercial leasing provisions developed under this subsection, along with explanatory materials, to encourage building owners and tenants in the private sector to use such provisions and materials.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE1F2B90D07DF4149909CB3064F4BB651"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Realty services</header><text>The Administrator shall develop policies and practices to implement cost-effective energy efficiency measures and cost-effective water efficiency measures for the realty services provided by the Administrator to Federal agencies (or other clients of the Administrator), including periodic training of appropriate Federal employees and contractors on how to identify and evaluate those measures.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H53C67DFA73774FB3B877133AF9FCBDDC"><enum>(4)</enum><header>State and local assistance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy, shall make available model commercial leasing provisions and best practices developed under this subsection to State, county, and municipal governments for use in managing owned and leased building space in accordance with the goal of encouraging investment in all cost-effective energy efficiency measures and cost-effective water efficiency measures.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H15E9504E55044082865EDB8146E405C0"><enum>103.</enum><header>Separate spaces with high-performance energy efficiency measures</header>
<subsection id="HD45DC43A4B9A44A08991C3742FB9A8B0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subtitle B of title IV of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/17081">42 U.S.C. 17081 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="HB105C16241154BE486AAF01C10B39977" style="OLC"> <section id="HABC786244B154A6281C02552E27B5783"><enum>424.</enum><header>Separate spaces with high-performance energy efficiency measures</header> <subsection id="H170D18A720844148B44A492498003EAD"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text>
<paragraph id="H08EBEE614E014CF7AD9A6E90657E28C1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>High-performance energy efficiency measure</header><text>The term <term>high-performance energy efficiency measure</term> means a technology, product, or practice that will result in substantial operational cost savings by reducing energy consumption and utility costs.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HB36DC4EB821F46A59AB6C7976535FC1F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Separate spaces</header><text>The term <term>separate spaces</term> means areas within a commercial building that are leased or otherwise occupied by a tenant or other occupant for a period of time pursuant to the terms of a written agreement.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7D26C350BE324881B2BE0951DB2D31D7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Study</header>
<paragraph id="HD083B094526E49A0BD49316A2A320613"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary, acting through the Assistant Secretary of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, shall complete a study on the feasibility of—</text>
<subparagraph id="H6FEA8EE6318C4281BBC1545CB2823567"><enum>(A)</enum><text>significantly improving energy efficiency in commercial buildings through the design and construction, by owners and tenants, of separate spaces with high-performance energy efficiency measures; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1A67119F93EF476E98A7C3473D7384FB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>encouraging owners and tenants to implement high-performance energy efficiency measures in separate spaces.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H62C0A79F4F8B4F2FB1F9FA4E7A8E86C4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Scope</header><text>The study shall, at a minimum, include—</text> <subparagraph id="HFC795700B9034113BEE94B88CBFF1A8D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>descriptions of—</text>
<clause id="HFBF910C57E02445FB480678A8A83876D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>high-performance energy efficiency measures that should be considered as part of the initial design and construction of separate spaces;</text>
</clause><clause id="H163F3ABE7E6D47C8A09281F605FD57C6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>processes that owners, tenants, architects, and engineers may replicate when designing and constructing separate spaces with high-performance energy efficiency measures;</text>
</clause><clause id="H929A045C53464249B6402F9D1963E07F"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>policies and best practices to achieve reductions in energy intensities for lighting, plug loads, heating, cooling, cooking, laundry, and other systems to satisfy the needs of the commercial building tenant;</text>
</clause><clause id="HAEAA2C32A40F449F88804DE9E14285EF"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">return on investment and payback analyses of the incremental cost and projected energy savings of the proposed set of high-performance energy efficiency measures, including consideration of available incentives;</text>
</clause><clause id="H7D2F089CF7A541A49FB50A2C5E01BF6D"><enum>(v)</enum><text>models and simulation methods that predict the quantity of energy used by separate spaces with high-performance energy efficiency measures and that compare that predicted quantity to the quantity of energy used by separate spaces without high-performance energy efficiency measures but that otherwise comply with applicable building code requirements;</text>
</clause><clause id="HD83CF93DB3CD4C80B165C151C974CD38"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>measurement and verification platforms demonstrating actual energy use of high-performance energy efficiency measures installed in separate spaces, and whether such measures generate the savings intended in the initial design and construction of the separate spaces;</text>
</clause><clause id="HABE687E06CA34B85A48C7D0C16E014E6"><enum>(vii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">best practices that encourage an integrated approach to designing and constructing separate spaces to perform at optimum energy efficiency in conjunction with the central systems of a commercial building; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H800E03A2AEE54526B6527A68DCD64F70"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>any impact on employment resulting from the design and construction of separate spaces with high-performance energy efficiency measures; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF219E9F9AB4A4AFEB84016F58AA31A20"><enum>(B)</enum><text>case studies reporting economic and energy savings returns in the design and construction of separate spaces with high-performance energy efficiency measures.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HDFCDF3B30A3C4CA5829D05C60CAF2992"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Public participation</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall publish a notice in the Federal Register requesting public comments regarding effective methods, measures, and practices for the design and construction of separate spaces with high-performance energy efficiency measures.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H44AAAFEDB7794D5AB152563BC9EA9381"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Publication</header><text>The Secretary shall publish the study on the website of the Department of Energy.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection id="HFBFD84719B624F388A1A4DADE9153ECC"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 423 the following new item:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H114001FE6464441D9A33CD665B9B488D" style="OLC"><toc regeneration="no-regeneration"><toc-entry level="section">Sec. 424. Separate spaces with high-performance energy efficiency measures.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="H1F5680666DC445419EA7B558C046B732"><enum>104.</enum><header>Tenant Star program</header>
<subsection id="HE762822C914C4E439DBA08E7C46DBDAA"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subtitle B of title IV of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/17081">42 U.S.C. 17081 et seq.</external-xref>) (as amended by section 103) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H3BA5587B59CE43458E6840E826C9D3C4" style="OLC"> <section id="H612E515641484DA9B0A70DDC6E16D9DD"><enum>425.</enum><header>Tenant Star program</header> <subsection id="HEE088025F5264E078D96D23A7970DE3D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text>
<paragraph id="HEC43F10B03C844B28C60DD9E70BCB760"><enum>(1)</enum><header>High-performance energy efficiency measure</header><text>The term <term>high-performance energy efficiency measure</term> has the meaning given the term in section 424.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HFC2D41000E9A4AF18545A8CBC2747C9B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Separate spaces</header><text>The term <term>separate spaces</term> has the meaning given the term in section 424.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H08E7FE07CCC54E23A63070E020279514"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Tenant Star</header><text>The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy, shall develop a voluntary program within the Energy Star program established by section 324A of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6294a">42 U.S.C. 6294a</external-xref>), which may be known as <quote>Tenant Star</quote>, to promote energy efficiency in separate spaces leased by tenants or otherwise occupied within commercial buildings.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HE320EB393F3242809D859732E03E5213"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Expanding survey data</header><text>The Secretary of Energy, acting through the Administrator of the Energy Information Administration, shall—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HE2B4AF18D86F4C9F9A7D626C0F53A379"><enum>(1)</enum><text>collect, through each Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey of the Energy Information Administration that is conducted after the date of enactment of this section, data on—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H9BCF59233B7641429C5433C2E33E4E94"><enum>(A)</enum><text>categories of building occupancy that are known to consume significant quantities of energy, such as occupancy by data centers, trading floors, and restaurants; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H6E79B79A2168432196FB278C834DD166"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">other aspects of the property, building operation, or building occupancy determined by the Administrator of the Energy Information Administration, in consultation with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, to be relevant in lowering energy consumption;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HCA0246461A44424D9259D4D08316FBF3"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">with respect to the first Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey conducted after the date of enactment of this section, to the extent full compliance with the requirements of paragraph (1) is not feasible, conduct activities to develop the capability to collect such data and begin to collect such data; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H08B628C880914DD9B71C17E26AFF317B"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">make data collected under paragraphs (1) and (2) available to the public in aggregated form and provide such data, and any associated results, to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency for use in accordance with subsection (d).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6AA21803277B49BF935373B64F9D20AD"><enum>(d)</enum><header> Recognition of owners and tenants</header>
<paragraph id="H527E4618DE2E49E2B42DCB2A5CFF45FB"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Occupancy-based recognition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date on which sufficient data is received pursuant to subsection (c), the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall, following an opportunity for public notice and comment—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H3664CB5489E34F218C98F712E72FFCEB"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in a manner similar to the Energy Star rating system for commercial buildings, develop policies and procedures to recognize tenants in commercial buildings that voluntarily achieve high levels of energy efficiency in separate spaces;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCF34E454F08A4A0F885DE4831BB7F251"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establish building occupancy categories eligible for Tenant Star recognition based on the data collected under subsection (c) and any other appropriate data sources; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8FF3F3E96753491A9F41C2A3D91DD258"><enum>(C)</enum><text>consider other forms of recognition for commercial building tenants or other occupants that lower energy consumption in separate spaces.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H71C6F534751442E7B5628CA2B2F3898A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Design- and construction-based recognition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">After the study required by section 424(b) is completed, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, in consultation with the Secretary and following an opportunity for public notice and comment, 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 separate spaces.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H13C6188FFBB9420BB82EE21B5DEA7251"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 424 (as added by section 103(b)) the following new item:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7E81605453C24F25AFEBF943FE8D49A2" style="OLC"><toc regeneration="no-regeneration"><toc-entry level="section">Sec. 425. Tenant Star program.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><enum>II</enum><header>Grid-enabled water heaters</header>
<section id="H65D6BE9F90FE4D4FAC2F9F12F0EA32BA" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>201.</enum><header>Grid-enabled water heaters</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Part B of title III of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H357E0ED8A1FA407C82D3C5A69B40A199"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in section 325(e) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6295">42 U.S.C. 6295(e)</external-xref>), by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H91C68B677D32448880D5BA1C23CE4252" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H2BA0944D1AC34DE19B41CC13772C3D41"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Additional standards for grid-enabled water heaters</header>
<subparagraph id="H1170058E8C9544D6AAFD922C9142FD03"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this paragraph:</text> <clause id="H2C148AEB775F4B77A637B9BEDA5BEE2E"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Activation lock</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>activation lock</term> means a control mechanism (either a physical device directly on the water heater or a control system integrated into the water heater) that is locked by default and contains a physical, software, or digital communication that must be activated with an activation key to enable the product to operate at its designed specifications and capabilities and without which activation the product will provide not greater than 50 percent of the rated first hour delivery of hot water certified by the manufacturer.</text>
</clause><clause id="H610BA9CFB7634DAB8BC97C67ACAFA2B2"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Grid-enabled water heater</header><text>The term <term>grid-enabled water heater</term> means an electric resistance water heater that—</text> <subclause id="H80BCCCAE39594B019AEC34079B97D121"><enum>(I)</enum><text>has a rated storage tank volume of more than 75 gallons;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H567427EB22BE4F55BF06E1A1069BA8A3"><enum>(II)</enum><text>is manufactured on or after April 16, 2015;</text> </subclause><subclause id="H89B7A8AA386643BC8E11E5FB29AAA209"><enum>(III)</enum><text>has—</text>
<item id="HA1FE2B5B3F384CEE9E0D86C4F4F69E11"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>an energy factor of not less than 1.061 minus the product obtained by multiplying—</text> <subitem id="HC0407AE13FAD451F99DBD2C97E584055"><enum>(AA)</enum><text>the rated storage volume of the tank, expressed in gallons; and</text>
</subitem><subitem id="H46C790DA822B4AE899A84E290BF355BB"><enum>(BB)</enum><text>0.00168; or</text> </subitem></item><item id="HAF9CB1A2FB414804B494D5D9FF70AA4E"><enum>(bb)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an equivalent alternative standard prescribed by the Secretary and developed pursuant to paragraph (5)(E);</text>
</item></subclause><subclause id="H74E82EB0D82B42398D055A43A93E670E"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>is equipped at the point of manufacture with an activation lock; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="H7535DBBB7E2E4D02997D500E141C7BD4"><enum>(V)</enum><text>bears a permanent label applied by the manufacturer that—</text>
<item id="H2F8252D696614E9AB91EE789838C2D93"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>is made of material not adversely affected by water;</text> </item><item id="H219EEEC68CCC412A8FE8126BBD654CE8"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>is attached by means of non-water-soluble adhesive; and</text>
</item><item id="H7DBAD6FFA51D4425BC39F1081F56BFF2"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>advises purchasers and end-users of the intended and appropriate use of the product with the following notice printed in 16.5 point Arial Narrow Bold font:</text><non-statutory-material><para><quote>IMPORTANT INFORMATION: This water heater is intended only for use as part of an electric thermal
storage or demand response program. It will not provide adequate hot water
unless enrolled in such a program and activated by your utility company or
another program operator. Confirm the availability of a program in your
local area before purchasing or installing this product.</quote>. </para></non-statutory-material>
</item></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H11887798AA2042919D2936C02EE51C02"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Requirement</header><text>The manufacturer or private labeler shall provide the activation key for a grid-enabled water heater only to a utility or other company that operates an electric thermal storage or demand response program that uses such a grid-enabled water heater.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA3EA17FE298A49D79A4DC4101013FCEB"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Reports</header>
<clause id="HECD79789F24944B2B8AACA01266FF5C7"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Manufacturers</header><text>The Secretary shall require each manufacturer of grid-enabled water heaters to report to the Secretary annually the quantity of grid-enabled water heaters that the manufacturer ships each year.</text>
</clause><clause id="HF267DBCD4B694CF1BE1B55CF56D336B4"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Operators</header><text>The Secretary shall require utilities and other demand response and thermal storage program operators to report annually the quantity of grid-enabled water heaters activated for their programs using forms of the Energy Information Agency or using such other mechanism that the Secretary determines appropriate after an opportunity for notice and comment.</text>
</clause><clause id="H91D51578B64B4346927A124717E88D11"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Confidentiality requirements</header><text>The Secretary shall treat shipment data reported by manufacturers as confidential business information.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H69484A387CBF4302A5EF4B83F492DE44"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Publication of information</header>
<clause id="H4396BCE9315C435EB016D16942237AB7"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In 2017 and 2019, the Secretary shall publish an analysis of the data collected under subparagraph (C) to assess the extent to which shipped products are put into use in demand response and thermal storage programs.</text>
</clause><clause id="H9B3FC969F8194ACDB5DB02FEC5531F8F"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Prevention of product diversion</header><text>If the Secretary determines that sales of grid-enabled water heaters exceed by 15 percent or greater the quantity of such products activated for use in demand response and thermal storage programs annually, the Secretary shall, after opportunity for notice and comment, establish procedures to prevent product diversion for non-program purposes.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9DD7425D656D40BAB09C15C00247F481"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Compliance</header>
<clause id="HD1E5CCC44F39438CA8AE5B844C0C0218"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subparagraphs (A) through (D) shall remain in effect until the Secretary determines under this section that—</text>
<subclause id="HBC08060B2C7D41789E78E7B10AD2D9E0"><enum>(I)</enum><text>grid-enabled water heaters do not require a separate efficiency requirement; or</text> </subclause><subclause commented="no" id="HE31A051AC0484E2B9F881AB20D416C9E"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">sales of grid-enabled water heaters exceed by 15 percent or greater the quantity of such products 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 such product diversion.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="H19883EE727954CFFBAC25B74E27F0BAA"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Effective date</header><text>If the Secretary exercises the authority described in clause (i) or amends the efficiency requirement for grid-enabled water heaters, that action will take effect on the date described in subsection (m)(4)(A)(ii).</text>
</clause><clause id="H6F26D2560F604086A43ADF6C961C175C"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Consideration</header><text>In carrying out this section with respect to electric water heaters, the Secretary shall consider the impact on thermal storage and demand response programs, including any impact on energy savings, electric bills, peak load reduction, electric reliability, integration of renewable resources, and the environment.</text>
</clause><clause id="H24C553E93D0145A7B5CD7B19C63EF97C"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>In carrying out this paragraph, the Secretary shall require that grid-enabled water heaters be equipped with communication capability to enable the grid-enabled water heaters to participate in ancillary services programs if the Secretary determines that the technology is available, practical, and cost-effective.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5DD6CF7DDC9B48E5B996F74A6DCEFD03"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in section 332(a) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6302">42 U.S.C. 6302(a)</external-xref>)—</text> <subparagraph id="HA3F261284FB84E4BB8C970DE01A66D24"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (5), by striking <quote>or</quote> at the end;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFFF03F8865E94572818686A5AD74454D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the first paragraph (6), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCFB92039FFEC4766B2E2148DC200FA3C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by redesignating the second paragraph (6) as paragraph (7);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC22657E1848D4A609CC157BA33A84E1E"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (7) (as so redesignated), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; or</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0FE43BF5DD2D40FB9BC43A90940A88A3"><enum>(E)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB421839B5FFE4A7BB6C86FF3432A6D7A" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H1281F5700E57409EB632F6818FB23076"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for any person—</text>
<subparagraph id="HBDA898D66B034695B89165E4E296C0DD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to activate an activation lock for a grid-enabled water heater with knowledge that such water heater is not used as part of an electric thermal storage or demand response program;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8CD8348946874664ADB903D9E74222D9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to distribute an activation key for a grid-enabled water heater with knowledge that such activation key will be used to activate a grid-enabled water heater that is not used as part of an electric thermal storage or demand response program;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF41164ECA3C443E1B382A58E0877016A"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to otherwise enable a grid-enabled water heater to operate at its designed specification and capabilities with knowledge that such water heater is not used as part of an electric thermal storage or demand response program; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCB64F1386CC547EA90F5657C79F1B7A2"><enum>(D)</enum><text>to knowingly remove or render illegible the label of a grid-enabled water heater described in section 325(e)(6)(A)(ii)(V).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HACF6A715024546EDB3287E4D6842BD70"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in section 333(a) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6303">42 U.S.C. 6303(a)</external-xref>)—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H0436BE08E21946CEB6195E43741FC228"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>section 332(a)(5)</quote> and inserting <quote>paragraph (5), (6), (7), or (8) of section 332(a)</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H3CFA6EA754494E138D25DB36A835C29D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>paragraph (1), (2), or (5) of section 332(a)</quote> and inserting <quote>paragraph (1), (2), (5), (6), (7), or (8) of section 332(a)</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HBE7669B8F93A475BA895F1A72E8F1E71"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in section 334 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6304">42 U.S.C. 6304</external-xref>)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H5CCE7058465641499436224F1064E675"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>section 332(a)(5)</quote> and inserting <quote>paragraph (5), (6), (7), or (8) of section 332(a)</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H2CB63534CBCA494DA39FBA0A47E9E955"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>section 332(a)(6)</quote> and inserting <quote>section 332(a)(7)</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section><enum>III</enum><header>Energy information for commercial buildings</header>
<section id="H8755DD42A728445FAD6CD0CB7A696D58"><enum>301.</enum><header>Energy information for commercial buildings</header>
<subsection id="HC04AAE9203CE406CB2308C2695514723"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Requirement of benchmarking and disclosure for leasing buildings without Energy Star labels</header><text>Section 435(b)(2) of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/17091">42 U.S.C. 17091(b)(2)</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HC4F5AB519C8A4F9EB14FEE3055088448"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>paragraph (2)</quote> and inserting <quote>paragraph (1)</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H78DC2162890644BC9DB74127DF06A178"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking <quote>signing the contract,</quote> and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD5E19192C99E4E9BB6F306D84AA0ADF1" style="OLC"> <quoted-block-continuation-text quoted-block-continuation-text-level="paragraph">signing the contract, the following requirements are met:</quoted-block-continuation-text><subparagraph id="id5FE72A0827D5484A8EF4FE45348A9595"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The space is renovated for all energy efficiency and conservation improvements that would be cost effective over the life of the lease, including improvements in lighting, windows, and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id082D061D7A474F6782A7581967D16D4B"><enum>(B)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idB4D2647AEE8642C1BAE7B12ED73BDF67"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Subject to clause (ii), the space is benchmarked under a nationally recognized, online, free benchmarking program, with public disclosure, unless the space is a space for which owners cannot access whole building utility consumption data, including spaces—</text>
<subclause id="idF2D951522B3F4F5E9FC2066C7131E728" indent="up1"><enum>(I)</enum><text>that are located in States with privacy laws that provide that utilities shall not provide such aggregated information to multitenant building owners; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id3A42361CBCD04CF0A74FD29F45E1EE2D" indent="up1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>for which tenants do not provide energy consumption information to the commercial building owner in response to a request from the building owner.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="id5DACC99F3AFF4073A3D472710B74A58E" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>A Federal agency that is a tenant of the space shall provide to the building owner, or authorize the owner to obtain from the utility, the energy consumption information of the space for the benchmarking and disclosure required by this subparagraph.</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H06B75791295344278F3A335AA60C4937"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Study</header>
<paragraph id="HBF380BEACF4C4445A00F5E0123DC8D15"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy, in collaboration with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, shall complete a study—</text>
<subparagraph id="H3EB6ED2F61DA420F82CD03B71E85DCB3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>on the impact of—</text> <clause id="H685370A9AA78416092C3652E52B8ED10"><enum>(i)</enum><text>State and local performance benchmarking and disclosure policies, and any associated building efficiency policies, for commercial and multifamily buildings; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H091C79A9DB254E6785D73FD73776A0EA"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>programs and systems in which utilities provide aggregated information regarding whole building energy consumption and usage information to owners of multitenant commercial, residential, and mixed-use buildings;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB759909CD32E4057BED0BF58634DC1A7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>that identifies best practice policy approaches studied under subparagraph (A) that have resulted in the greatest improvements in building energy efficiency; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7750C1656AF943CA92A3201BCA6DD2C0"><enum>(C)</enum><text>that considers—</text> <clause id="HCF0F832A32084EAFB729842420133875"><enum>(i)</enum><text>compliance rates and the benefits and costs of the policies and programs on building owners, utilities, tenants, and other parties;</text>
</clause><clause id="HA2369030D74147CDBB21FC75CF568B87"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>utility practices, programs, and systems that provide aggregated energy consumption information to multitenant building owners, and the impact of public utility commissions and State privacy laws on those practices, programs, and systems;</text>
</clause><clause id="H201FE559BF1740A7983820EA78754FA6"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>exceptions to compliance in existing laws where building owners are not able to gather or access whole building energy information from tenants or utilities;</text>
</clause><clause id="HA6E0A1ADFC2A4F459B77423DCD4CEDFF"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the treatment of buildings with—</text> <subclause id="H69A05D74EC1A4C8A8510B80CC29E5D94"><enum>(I)</enum><text>multiple uses;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HDF0433C3DD994E6C97747CF367B5259C"><enum>(II)</enum><text>uses for which baseline information is not available; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="HF2EFC4C68B5A4D8CB7A503A8482C0824"><enum>(III)</enum><text>uses that require high levels of energy intensities, such as data centers, trading floors, and televisions studios;</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="H5A2B477D38FB4813A5C1A1130177C9C1"><enum>(v)</enum><text>implementation practices, including disclosure methods and phase-in of compliance;</text> </clause><clause id="H4EAD099AC06E4C028478693995D4CEEA"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>the safety and security of benchmarking tools offered by government agencies, and the resiliency of those tools against cyber attacks; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HDEFCAC9CC2324AE9933196ECA1AEF8E7"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>international experiences with regard to building benchmarking and disclosure laws and data aggregation for multitenant buildings.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HB20DF9249A174E62A34BE39FE41B61F0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Submission to Congress</header><text>At the conclusion of the study, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report on the results of the study.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H84919BBC4AC848EDB9EAE90B35D01699"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Creation and maintenance of database</header>
<paragraph id="H3EDD1B11E34D490383351182FB64AE51"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act and following opportunity for public notice and comment, the Secretary of Energy, in coordination with other relevant agencies, shall maintain, and if necessary create, a database for the purpose of storing and making available public energy-related information on commercial and multifamily buildings, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="H0F209D4B285B4FAF90344C803AAE0A68"><enum>(A)</enum><text>data provided under Federal, State, local, and other laws or programs regarding building benchmarking and energy information disclosure;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA92AF9478D1A40FB981CBDC782617753"><enum>(B)</enum><text>information on buildings that have disclosed energy ratings and certifications; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC977981DD48948DF82ABFAB93CC29A3C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>energy-related information on buildings provided voluntarily by the owners of the buildings, only in an anonymous form unless the owner provides otherwise.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF015EF1C97F24D04BB4CE461085B71C5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Complementary programs</header><text>The database maintained pursuant to paragraph (1) shall complement and not duplicate the functions of the Environmental Protection Agency’s Energy Star Portfolio Manager tool.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HCBA9DAED0F474FB8AC5A25FD6FE68ECA"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Input from stakeholders</header><text>The Secretary of Energy shall seek input from stakeholders to maximize the effectiveness of the actions taken under this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HBF769B7A2CC64CCBBA01A5D58F514F7A"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, and every 2 years thereafter, the Secretary of Energy shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report on the progress made in complying with this section.</text></subsection></section>February 24, 2015Read the second time and placed on the calendar