To encourage benchmarking and disclosure of energy information for commercial buildings.
Bill journey · stage 2 of 5
Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Apr 16, 2015)
This bill amends the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to require a federal agency leasing space in a building without an Energy Star label to 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.
The Department of Energy (DOE) must study and report on: (1) the impact of state and local performance benchmarking and disclosure policies for commercial and multifamily buildings; (2) the impact of 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; and (3) the best practice policy approaches studied in those impact analyses 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.
What just happenedApr 17, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseApr 16, 2015
- Apr 17, 2015Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
Energy, Climate and Grid Security Subcommittee - Apr 16, 2015IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Energy and Commerce Committee - Apr 16, 2015IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
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Introduced in House