A bill to encourage benchmarking and disclosure of energy information for commercial buildings.
The source supplies the latest action, but no lifecycle stage.
Latest action (25 Jun 2013): Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 113-70.
What this bill does
This bill, S. 1206, aims to encourage the tracking and public sharing of energy use information for commercial buildings. If passed, it would require federal agencies leasing space in buildings without an Energy Star label to ensure that space is benchmarked using a free, online program with public disclosure of the results, with some exceptions. Federal agencies would also be responsible for providing or authorizing the release of energy consumption data for their leased spaces.
The bill also directs the Secretary of Energy to study the impact of state and local policies related to building energy performance and disclosure, and to identify best practices for improving energy efficiency. Additionally, the Secretary would be required to create or maintain a database to store and publicly share energy-related information on commercial and multifamily buildings.
This bill was introduced in the Senate in June 2013 by Senator Al Franken and was referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Its current status is "Introduced," meaning it has not yet been acted upon by the committee or moved forward in the legislative process.
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Official summary
Amends the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to revise exceptions to the requirement that federal agencies must lease space in buildings that have earned the Energy Star label. Requires a space leased by an agency in a building that has not earned the Energy Star label to be benchmarked under a nationally recognized, online, free benchmarking program, with public disclosure. Exempts from such requirement a space for which owners cannot access whole building utility consumption data.
Requires an agency that is a tenant of a space that has not earned such label to provide to a building owner, or authorize the owner to obtain from the utility, the energy consumption information of the space for the benchmarking and disclosure requirements.
Requires the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to study and report on: (1) the impact of state and local performance benchmarking and disclosure policies, and any associated building efficiency policies, for commercial and multifamily buildings and 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 (2) best practice policy approaches that have resulted in the greatest improvements in building energy efficiency.
Requires the Secretary to modify and maintain existing databases or create and maintain a new database platform to store and make publicly available energy-related information on commercial and multifamily buildings.
Authorizes the Secretary to make awards to utilities, utility regulators, and utility partners to develop and implement programs to provide aggregated whole building energy consumption information to multitenant building owners.
Timeline
25 Jun 2013
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 113-70.
Common questions
- What does S. 1206 do?
- This bill, S. 1206, aims to encourage the tracking and public sharing of energy use information for commercial buildings. If passed, it would require federal agencies leasing space in buildings without an Energy Star label to ensure that space is benchmarked using a free, online program with public disclosure of the results, with some exceptions. Federal agencies would also be responsible for providing or authorizing the release of energy consumption data for their leased spaces. The bill also directs the Secretary of Energy to study the impact of state and local policies related to building energy performance and disclosure, and to identify best practices for improving energy efficiency. Additionally, the Secretary would be required to create or maintain a database to store and publicly share energy-related information on commercial and multifamily buildings. This bill was introduced in the Senate in June 2013 by Senator Al Franken and was referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Its current status is "Introduced," meaning it has not yet been acted upon by the committee or moved forward in the legislative process.
- Has S. 1206 become law?
- The source does not supply a confirmed lifecycle stage for S. 1206. Check the latest action and official source below.
- Who sponsored S. 1206?
- S. 1206 was sponsored by Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN] (D-MN), with 0 cosponsors.
- What's the latest action on S. 1206?
- Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 113-70. (25 Jun 2013).
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