Summary:
Technologies for Energy Security Act

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend and modify the tax credits for residential energy efficient property and investments in energy property.

The bill modifies the tax credit for residential energy efficient property to extend through 2021 the credits for expenditures for fuel cell property, small wind energy property, and geothermal heat pump property. For each extended credit, the bill phases out the current credit rate of 30% of expenditures by reducing it to 26% or 22%, depending on the date that the property is placed in service.

The bill extends the tax credit for investments in energy property for the following property with construction that begins before January 1, 2022:

 fiber-optic solar energy property, fuel cell property, microturbine property, combined heat and power system property, small wind energy property, and thermal energy property. The bill phases out the current credit rate of 30% for investments in fuel cell property, small wind energy property, and fiber-optic solar energy property by reducing it to 26% or 22%, depending on the date that the property is placed in service.

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Summary:
Energy Storage for Grid Resilience and Modernization Act of 2016 or the Energy Storage Act of 2016

 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow, through 2026, a 30% energy tax credit for investment in energy storage property capable of absorbing energy, storing the energy for a period of time, and dispatching the energy for specified purposes; (2) make energy storage property owned by a public power provider, a governmental body, or a cooperative electric company eligible for new clean renewable energy bond financing; and (3) allow, through 2026, a 30% nonbusiness energy property tax credit for residential energy storage equipment expenditures for a taxpayer's principal residence.

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Summary:
Electricity Storage Innovation Act

(Sec. 2)This bill requires the Department of Energy (DOE)to establish the Electricity Storage Basic Research Initiative. The initiative is designed to expand knowledge related to thecontrol, storage, and conversion ofelectrical energy into chemical energy, and chemical energy into electrical energy.

DOEmust support specific programs within its Office of Science and Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy as part of the initiative.

In addition, DOE must organize activities under the initiative utilizing research teams consisting ofexperts from the national laboratories, universities, and theprivate sector.

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Summary:
Scoring Calculations for Our Residential Energy Act of 2016 or the SCORE Act of 2016

This bill requires the Department of Energy to maintain a Home Energy Score Program that provides for: (1) home energy scores to homeowners and borrowers to enable cost-effective reduction in energy use in homes, and (2) home assessments that collect energy use information for energy scores. The energy scores must include cost-effective recommendations for improving the score and energy efficiency of homes.

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Summary:
Power And Security Systems (PASS) Act

This bill amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to revise energy conservation standards for devices operating in standby mode. Current law exempts the external power supplies of security or life safety systems from those standards until July 1, 2017. This bill makes permanent the exemption.

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Summary:
Storage Technology for Operational Readiness and Generating Energy Act or the S.T.O.R.A.G.E. Act

This bill amends the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to add energy storage systems to the list of strategies states should consider when developing energy plans and using its utility ratemaking authority.

States are encouraged to analyze whether energy storage systems benefit their efforts to promote energy conservation and the greater use of domestic energy.

To further encourage the development of programs relating to energy storage, the Department of Energy (DOE) must streamline and coordinate efforts among various existing programs conducting energy storage research at DOE to maximize efficiency of its funds and expand vital research.

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Summary: This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through December 31, 2018, the income tax credit for nonbusiness energy property.

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Summary: This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through December 31, 2017, the income tax credit for nonbusiness energy property.


Summary: This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through December 31, 2017, the tax deduction for energy efficient commercial buildings.

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Summary: This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through December 31, 2018, the tax deduction for energy efficient commercial buildings.


Summary: This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through December 31, 2017, the income tax credit for energy efficient new homes.

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Summary: This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through December 31, 2018, the income tax credit for energy efficient new homes.


Summary:
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

Power And Security Systems (PASS) Act

(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to revise energy conservation standards (i.e., no-load mode standards for devices operating in standby) for external power supplies (EPSs) designed to be connected to a security or life safety alarm or surveillance system component, such as smoke alarms that have to remain powered at all times.

Current law exempts EPSs of security or life safety systems from those standards until July 1, 2017. This bill extends that exemption until July 1, 2023. The Department of Energy (DOE) must decide by July 1, 2021, whether standards for those EPSs should be amended further. In the rule, DOE may treat such EPSs as a separate class with different standards or may extend the exemption.

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Summary: This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the deduction for energy efficient commercial buildings, to: (1) permit 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organizations and Indian tribal governments to allocate the deduction to the person primarily responsible for designing the property in lieu of the owner of the property, (2) allow partnerships and S corporations to receive the full benefit of a deduction allocated at the partner or shareholder level, and (3) exempt property placed in service in a qualified low-income building from the requirement to reduce the basis of the property by the amount of the deduction.

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Summary:
Building Efficiently Act of 2016

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to expand the new energy efficient home tax credit to allow, in lieu of the existing credit, a credit for 3.3% of the cost of constructing a new energy efficient home that is a qualified energy efficient residential rental property.

An energy efficient residential rental property must be certified as being constructed, reconstructed, or retrofitted under a plan designed to reduce energy and power consumption of the building by at least 40% compared to: (1) the baseline annual energy and power consumption of the building in the case of a retrofit made to an existing building, or (2) a reference building which meets the minimum requirements of the International Energy Conservation Code 2004 in any other case.

The bill also eliminates the basis reduction requirements for low-income housing properties receiving: (1) the new energy efficient home credit, (2) the energy efficient commercial buildings deduction, or (3) the credit for investments in energy property.

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Summary:
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 best practices to implement the measures for the realty services provided by the GSA to federal agencies.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is required under the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA) to develop a voluntary Tenant Star program within the Energy Star program to recognize tenants of spaces 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.

The Energy Policy and Conservation Act is amended to prescribe 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.

Energy Efficient Government Technology Act

The EISA is amended also to require: (1) each federal agency to coordinate with the Office of Management and Budget, the Department of Energy (DOE), and the EPA to develop an implementation strategy for the maintenance, purchase, and use of energy-efficient and energy-saving information technologies; (2) DOE to maintain a data center energy practitioner program that leads to the certification of energy practitioners qualified to evaluate the energy usage and efficiency opportunities in federal data centers; and (3) DOE to establish an open data initiative to make information about federal data center energy usage available and accessible in a manner that encourages data center innovation, optimization, and consolidation.

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

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Summary:
Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA) to provide additional energy conservation standards applicable to grid-enabled water heaters for use as part of an electric thermal storage or demand response program (a program that enables customers to reduce or shift their power use during peak demand periods).

Requires annual reports from: (1) manufacturers of such water heaters regarding the quantity of the products shipped each year, and (2) utilities and other demand response and thermal storage program operators regarding the quantity of products activated for their programs.

Requires the Secretary of Energy to publish analyses of data collected from such reports and to establish procedures to prevent product diversion if sales of the products exceed by at least 15% the quantity activated for use in the demand response and thermal storage programs annually.

Maintains the standards and publication procedures established by this Act until the Secretary determines that: (1) such water heaters do not require a separate efficiency requirement, or (2) procedures to prevent product diversion for non-program purposes would not be adequate to prevent such product diversion.

Requires the Secretary to consider the impact of EPCA electric water heater standards on thermal storage and demand response programs, including on energy savings, electric bills, peak load reduction, electric reliability, integration of renewable resources, and the environment.

Directs the Secretary to require the water heaters be equipped with communication capability to enable the grid-enabled water heaters to participate in ancillary services programs if the technology is available, practical, and cost-effective.

Makes it unlawful for any person to:

 activate an activation lock for a grid-enabled water heater with knowledge that it is not used as part of such program, distribute an activation key for such a water heater with knowledge that it will be used to activate a heater that is not used as part of the program, enable such water heater to operate at its designed specification and capabilities with knowledge that it is not used as part of the program, or knowingly remove or render illegible the label of a such water heater.

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Summary:
This bill amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to direct the Department of Energy (DOE), acting through the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, to act as the lead federal agency for coordinating and disseminating information on existing federal programs and assistance that may be used to help initiate, develop, and finance energy efficiency, renewable energy, and energy retrofitting projects for schools.

DOE must:

 carry out a review of existing programs and financing mechanisms available in or from appropriate federal agencies with jurisdiction over energy financing and facilitation that are currently used or may be used for such purposes; establish a federal cross-departmental collaborative coordination, education, and outreach effort to streamline communication and promote available federal opportunities and assistance for such projects that enables states, local educational agencies, and schools to use existing federal opportunities more effectively and to form partnerships with appropriate entities to support project initiation; provide technical assistance for states, local educational agencies, and schools to help develop and finance projects that meet specified requirements; develop and maintain a single online resource website with contact information for relevant technical assistance and support staff in the Office for states, local educational agencies, and schools to effectively access and use federal opportunities and assistance to develop such projects; and establish a process for recognition of schools that have successfully implemented such projects and are willing to serve as resources for other local educational agencies and schools to assist initiation of similar efforts.

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Summary:
(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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Summary:
This bill directs the Department of Energy to establish a pilot program to award matching grants for nonprofit organizations to retrofit their buildings with energy-efficiency improvements.

This bill amends the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to decrease the amount of appropriations authorized in FY2015 for the Zero Net Energy Commercial Buildings Initiative.

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Summary:
Weatherization Enhancement and Local Energy Efficiency Investment and Accountability Act

This bill amends the Energy Conservation and Production Act to reauthorize the Weatherization Assistance Program for low-income persons through FY2020.

The Department of Energy (DOE) must make competitive grants to qualified tax-exempt charitable organizations for energy efficiency retrofit of low-income homes. The grants may be used for single-family and multifamily housing.

Contractors carrying out weatherization with funds under the bill must be selected through a competitive bidding process and be accredited as specified by this bill. In order to receive a grant, organizations must use a crew chief who is certified or accredited as required by this bill.

Beginning on October 1, 2016, DOE must ensure that: (1) each retrofit for which weatherization assistance is provided meets minimum efficiency and quality of work standards, (2) at least 10% of the dwelling units are randomly inspected by an accredited third party to ensure compliance with the standards, and (3) the standards meet or exceed the current industry standards for home performance work.

The Energy Policy and Conservation Act is amended to reauthorize the program for state energy conservation plans through FY2020.

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Summary:
Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2015

This bill revises a variety of programs to encourage energy efficiency in buildings, industry, the federal government, and certain appliances.

TITLE I--BUILDINGS

Subtitle A--Building Energy Codes (Sec. 101) This bill amends the Energy Conservation and Production Act (ECPA) to require states and Indian tribes to measure and certify their compliance with certain residential and commercial building energy codes by a specified deadline.

The Department of Energy (DOE) must: (1) provide technical and financial support to states and Indian tribes for developing stretch codes and advanced standards for achieving even greater energy efficiency in buildings, (2) update model building energy codes to achieve energy savings targets, and (3) submit annual reports on compliance with those codes and any improvements in energy savings resulting from those targets.

DOE must study the feasibility, impact, economics, and merit of: (1) codes requiring buildings to become zero-net-energy; (2) code procedures to incorporate measured lifetimes, not just first-year energy use, in trade-offs and performance calculations; and (3) legislative options for increasing energy savings from building energy codes.

DOE must: (1) support the updating of model building energy codes, and (2) provide technical assistance to organizations that set model building energy codes and standards.

Subtitle B--Worker Training and Capacity Building

(Sec. 111) DOE must provide grants to establish building training and assessment centers at institutions of higher learning to:

 identify and promote opportunities, concepts, and technologies for expanding building energy and environmental performance; promote the application of emerging concepts and technologies in commercial and institutional buildings; train engineers, architects, building scientists, building energy permitting and enforcement officials, and building technicians in energy-efficient design and operation; assist institutions of higher education in training building technicians; promote research and development for the use of alternative energy sources and distributed generation to supply heat and power for buildings; coordinate with and assist state-accredited technical training centers, community colleges, Tribal Colleges or Universities, and local offices of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture; and ensure appropriate services are provided to each region of the United States. (Sec. 112) DOE must make grants to pay the federal share (i.e., 50%) of career skills training programs that help students obtain a certification to install energy efficient buildings technologies. Subtitle C--School Buildings

(Sec. 121) DOE, acting through the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, must act as the lead federal agency for coordinating and disseminating information on existing federal programs and assistance that may be used to help initiate, develop, and finance energy efficiency, renewable energy, and energy retrofitting projects for schools.

TITLE II--INDUSTRIAL EFFICIENCY AND COMPETITIVENESS

Subtitle A--Manufacturing Energy Efficiency

(Sec. 202) The bill amends the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA) by renaming the energy-intensive industries program as the future of industry program. For purposes of the program, the bill defines "energy service provider" to mean any business providing technology or services to improve the energy efficiency, water efficiency, power factor, or load management of a manufacturing site or other industrial process in an energy-intensive industry, or any utility operating under a utility energy service project.

Industrial research and assessment centers must: (1) coordinate with Manufacturing Extension Partnership Centers of the National Institute of Standards and Technology and DOE's Building Technologies Program, (2) increase partnerships with DOE's national laboratories and with energy service providers and technology providers, (3) identify opportunities for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and (4) promote sustainable manufacturing practices for small- and medium-sized manufacturers.

DOE must: (1) provide funding for certain outreach and coordination activities of industrial research and assessment centers; and (2) pay the federal share of associated internship programs under which students work with or for industries, manufacturers, and energy service providers to implement the centers' recommendations.

DOE must establish an advisory steering committee to provide recommendations on planning and implementing DOE's Advanced Manufacturing Office.

(Sec. 203) The bill amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act by directing DOE to: (1) conduct on-site technical assessments at the request of a manufacturer to identify opportunities for improving sustainability; and (2) carry out an industry-government partnership program to research, develop, and demonstrate new sustainable manufacturing and industrial technologies and processes.

Subtitle B--Supply Star

(Sec. 211) A Supply Star program is established within DOE to identify and promote practices, recognize companies, and recognize products that use highly efficient supply chains that conserve energy, water, and other resources. DOE may award grants or other incentives for studying supply chain energy resource efficiency and demonstrating and achieving reductions in the energy resource consumption of commercial products.

Subtitle C--Extended Product System Rebate Program

(Sec. 221) DOE must establish a rebate program for expenditures for purchasing and installing a new constant speed electric motor control that reduces energy use by at least 5%.

Subtitle D--Transformer Rebate Program

(Sec. 231) DOE must also establish a rebate program for expenditures made by qualified industrial or manufacturing facilities, commercial buildings, and multifamily residential buildings for the purchase and installation of certain energy efficient transformers. This program terminates on December 31, 2017.

TITLE III--FEDERAL AGENCY ENERGY EFFICIENCY

(Sec. 301) The bill amends the National Energy Conservation Policy Act to require each federal agency to collaborate with the Office of the Management and Budget (OMB) to develop an implementation strategy for the maintenance, purchase, and use of energy-efficient and energy-saving information technologies.

 OMB must establish performance goals for evaluating the efforts of agencies in improving such information technology systems.

(Sec. 302) The General Services Administration (GSA) may use appropriated funds to update the design of a federal building in order to meet energy efficiency and other standards, if the building project has congressional approval, the design is substantially completed, and construction on the building has not begun.

(Sec. 303) The bill amends the EISA to revise requirements for the voluntary national information program. DOE must: (1) maintain a data center energy practitioner program for certifying energy practitioners qualified to evaluate the energy usage and efficiency opportunities in federal data centers, (2) establish an open data initiative for federal data center energy usage data, (3) participate in efforts to harmonize global specifications and metrics for data center energy efficiency, and (4) facilitate in the development of an efficiency metric that measures the energy efficiency of a data center.

(Sec. 304) The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) must establish a program that demonstrates the use of budget-neutral, performance-based agreements for energy or water conservation improvements at multifamily residential units. This program terminates on September 30, 2018.

TITLE IV--REGULATORY PROVISIONS

Subtitle A--Third-Party Certification Under Energy Star Program

(Sec. 401) The bill amends the EPCA to require the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to revise the certification requirements for the labeling of consumer, home, and office electronic products for program partners that have complied with all requirements of the Energy Star program for a period of at least 18 months. Those requirements may not require third-party certification for a product to be listed.

Subtitle B--Federal Green Buildings

(Sec. 411) The bill amends the EISA by directing the GSA's Office of Federal High-Performance Green Buildings to identify and provide to DOE a list of private sector green building certification systems that are most likely to encourage a comprehensive and environmentally sound approach to certification of green buildings.

Subtitle C--Energy Performance Requirement for Federal Buildings

(Sec. 421) The bill amends the National Energy Conservation Policy Act to extend energy efficiency performance targets for federal buildings through FY2017 (from a 33% reduction from 2003 energy consumption level for FY2016 to a 36% reduction for FY2017). Federal buildings where energy intensive activities are carried out may be excluded from those targets. The bill establishes requirements for excluded buildings.

(Sec. 422) The bill amends the ECPA to expand the scope of existing energy standards for new federal buildings to cover buildings altered by federal agencies and major renovations.

DOE must establish federal building energy efficiency performance standards that require federal buildings to meet or exceed applicable state and local building energy codes if the state or local codes are more stringent than the ASHRAE Standard 90.1 or the International Energy Conservation Code.

(Sec. 423) HUD must develop and issue underwriting and appraisal guidelines that account for the energy cost savings of a loan applicant that has a qualified home energy efficiency report.

HUD must reconvene an advisory group to provide advice on the implementation of the enhanced energy efficiency underwriting criteria.

Subtitle D--Voluntary Verification Programs for Air Conditioning, Furnace, Boiler, Heat Pump, and Water Heater Products

(Sec. 431) The bill amends the EPCA by requiring DOE and the EPA to rely on voluntary certification programs for air conditioning, furnace, boiler, heat pump, and water heater products.

TITLE V--MISCELLANEOUS

(Sec. 501) For purposes of complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, the budgetary effects of this bill shall be determined by reference to the latest statement titled "Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation."

(Sec. 502) The authorization of amounts under this bill and its amendments shall be effective for any fiscal year only to the extent and in the amount provided in advance in appropriations Act.

energy savings industrial competitiveness act bill revises variety programs encourage energy efficiency buildings industry federal_government certain appliances title buildings subtitle building energy codes sec bill amends energy_conservation_and_production_act require states indian tribes measure certify compliance certain residential commercial building energy codes specified deadline department_of_energy doe provide technical financial support states indian tribes developing stretch codes advanced standards achieving greater energy efficiency buildings update model building energy codes achieve energy savings targets submit annual reports compliance codes improvements energy savings resulting targets doe study feasibility impact economics merit codes requiring buildings zero net energy code procedures incorporate measured year energy use trade performance calculations legislative options increasing energy savings building energy codes doe support updating model building energy codes provide technical assistance organizations set model building energy codes standards subtitle worker training capacity building sec doe provide grants establish building training assessment centers institutions higher learning identify promote opportunities concepts technologies expanding building energy environmental performance promote application emerging concepts technologies commercial institutional buildings train engineers building scientists building energy permitting enforcement officials building technicians energy efficient design operation assist institutions higher education training building technicians promote research development use alternative energy sources distributed generation supply heat power buildings coordinate assist state accredited technical training centers community colleges tribal_colleges universities local offices national_institute_of_food_and_agriculture ensure appropriate services provided region united_states sec doe grants pay federal share career skills training programs help students obtain certification install energy efficient buildings technologies subtitle school buildings sec doe acting office energy efficiency renewable energy act lead federal agency coordinating disseminating information existing federal programs assistance help initiate develop finance energy efficiency renewable energy energy retrofitting projects schools title industrial efficiency competitiveness subtitle manufacturing energy efficiency sec bill amends energy_independence_and_security_act renaming energy intensive industries program future industry program purposes program bill defines energy service provider mean business providing technology services improve energy efficiency water efficiency power factor load management manufacturing site industrial process energy intensive industry utility operating utility energy service project industrial research assessment centers coordinate manufacturing extension partnership centers national_institute_of_standards_and_technology doe building technologies program increase partnerships doe national_laboratories energy service providers technology providers identify opportunities reducing greenhouse gas emissions promote sustainable manufacturing practices small- medium sized manufacturers doe provide funding certain outreach coordination activities industrial research assessment centers pay federal share associated internship programs students work industries manufacturers energy service providers implement centers recommendations doe establish advisory steering committee provide recommendations planning implementing doe advanced manufacturing office sec bill amends energy_policy_and_conservation_act directing doe conduct site technical assessments request manufacturer identify opportunities improving sustainability carry industry government partnership program research develop demonstrate new sustainable manufacturing industrial technologies processes subtitle supply star sec supply star program established doe identify promote practices recognize companies recognize products use highly efficient supply chains conserve energy water resources doe award grants incentives studying supply chain energy resource efficiency demonstrating achieving reductions energy resource consumption commercial products subtitle extended product system rebate program sec doe establish rebate program expenditures purchasing installing new constant speed electric motor control reduces energy use subtitle rebate program sec doe establish rebate program expenditures qualified industrial manufacturing facilities commercial buildings multifamily residential buildings purchase installation certain energy efficient transformers program terminates december title iii federal agency energy efficiency sec bill amends national_energy_conservation_policy_act require federal agency collaborate office management budget omb develop implementation strategy maintenance purchase use energy efficient energy saving information technologies omb establish performance goals evaluating efforts agencies improving information technology systems sec general_services_administration gsa use appropriated funds update design federal building order meet energy efficiency standards building project congressional approval design substantially completed construction building begun sec bill amends revise requirements voluntary national information program doe maintain data center energy practitioner program certifying energy practitioners qualified evaluate energy usage efficiency opportunities federal data centers establish open data initiative federal data center energy usage data participate efforts harmonize global specifications metrics data center energy efficiency facilitate development efficiency metric measures energy efficiency data center sec department_of_housing_and_urban_development hud establish program demonstrates use budget neutral performance based agreements energy water conservation improvements multifamily residential units program terminates september title regulatory provisions subtitle party certification energy_star program sec bill amends epca require environmental_protection_agency epa revise certification requirements labeling consumer home office electronic products program partners complied requirements energy_star program period months requirements require party certification product listed subtitle federal green buildings sec bill amends directing gsa office federal high performance green buildings identify provide doe list private sector green building certification systems likely encourage comprehensive environmentally sound approach certification green buildings subtitle energy performance requirement federal buildings sec bill amends national_energy_conservation_policy_act extend energy efficiency performance targets federal buildings fy2017 reduction energy consumption level fy2016 reduction fy2017 federal buildings energy intensive activities carried excluded targets bill establishes requirements excluded buildings sec bill amends expand scope existing energy standards new federal buildings cover buildings altered federal agencies major renovations doe establish federal building energy efficiency performance standards require federal buildings meet exceed applicable state local building energy codes state local codes stringent standard international energy conservation code sec hud develop issue underwriting appraisal guidelines account energy cost savings loan applicant qualified home energy efficiency report hud advisory group provide advice implementation enhanced energy efficiency underwriting criteria subtitle voluntary verification programs air conditioning boiler heat pump water heater products sec bill amends epca requiring doe epa rely voluntary certification programs air conditioning boiler heat pump water heater products title miscellaneous sec purposes complying statutory pay act budgetary effects bill shall determined reference latest statement titled budgetary effects paygo legislation sec authorization amounts bill amendments shall effective fiscal year extent provided advance appropriations act


Summary:
Utility Energy Service Contracts Improvement Act of 2015

 This bill amends the National Energy Conservation Policy Act to make explicit that utility energy service contracts (UESCs) may have a contract period of up to 25 years. UESCs are contracts that allow utilities to provide federal agencies with energy and water efficiency improvements and demand reduction services.

UESC conditions must include requirements for measurement, verification, and performance assurances or guarantees of the savings.

utility energy service contracts improvement act bill amends national_energy_conservation_policy_act explicit utility energy service contracts contract period years contracts allow utilities provide federal agencies energy water efficiency improvements demand reduction services conditions include requirements measurement verification performance assurances guarantees savings


Summary:
Biomass Thermal Utilization Act of 2015 or the BTU Act of 2015

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to include 30% of qualified biomass fuel property expenditures made in taxable years beginning before 2021 in the residential energy efficient property tax credit. Defines "qualified biomass fuel property expenditure" as an expenditure for property which uses the burning of biomass fuel (a plant-derived fuel available on a renewable or recurring basis) to heat a dwelling used as a residence, or to heat water for use in such dwelling, and which has a thermal efficiency rating of at least 75%.

Allows: (1) a 15% energy tax credit until 2021 for investment in open-loop biomass heating property, and (2) a 30% credit for boilers or furnaces that operate at thermal output efficiencies of at least 80% and provide thermal energy.

biomass thermal utilization act btu act amends_the_internal_revenue_code include qualified biomass fuel property expenditures taxable years beginning residential energy efficient property tax credit defines qualified biomass fuel property expenditure expenditure property uses burning biomass fuel plant derived fuel available renewable recurring basis heat dwelling residence heat water use dwelling thermal efficiency rating allows energy tax credit investment open loop biomass heating property credit boilers furnaces operate thermal output efficiencies provide thermal energy


Summary:
This bill provides directions to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) for determining the budgetary effects of energy savings performance contracts and utility energy service contracts.

Under an energy savings performance contract, a private party agrees to fund energy-efficient upgrades for a federal facility, and the federal agency agrees to pay the private party from reductions in the agency's energy costs. Under a utility energy service contract, the services and equipment are provided by a utility.

In scoring legislation that modifies the authority to enter into the contracts or the scope, terms, or use of the contracts, CBO must: (1) record all budgetary effects during the first year in which the authority or modification becomes effective, (2) calculate the cost and savings on a net present value basis by adding market risk over the useful life of the services or product to the discount rate required by the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, and (3) classify the effects to be changes in spending subject to the availability of appropriations.

CBO currently scores the authority to enter into the contracts as a form of mandatory spending rather than discretionary spending that is subject to the appropriations process.

bill provides directions congressional_budget_office cbo determining budgetary effects energy savings performance contracts utility energy service contracts energy savings performance contract private party agrees fund energy efficient upgrades federal facility federal agency agrees pay private party reductions agency energy costs utility energy service contract services equipment provided utility scoring legislation modifies authority enter contracts scope terms use contracts cbo record budgetary effects year authority modification effective calculate cost savings net present value basis adding market risk useful life services product discount rate required federal credit reform_act classify effects changes spending subject availability appropriations cbo currently scores authority enter contracts form mandatory spending discretionary spending subject appropriations process


Summary:
Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2015

This bill amends the National Energy Conservation Policy Act to revise requirements for energy savings performance and utility energy service contracts (performance contracts). (These contracts allow federal agencies to work with private contractors on energy efficiency upgrades to federal facilities.)

Each federal facility energy manager must provide an explanation regarding life cycle cost-effective measures that have not been implemented as part of the web-based compliance certification system. (Life cycle costs are the total cost of owning, operating, and maintaining a building over its useful life.)

The Department of Energy must report to the President and Congress on each agency's performance contracts, including their investment value and their energy savings.

The energy conservation measures that may be contained in performance contracts are expanded by including those involving energy consuming devices and required support structures.

Agencies may not limit recognition of operation and maintenance savings associated with energy systems that were modernized or replaced with energy conservation measures and water conservation measures (e.g. lower energy and water bills due to energy efficiency and conservation measures).

Agencies may sell or transfer energy savings and apply the proceeds to fund a performance contract.

The energy savings that may be contained in performance contracts are expanded to include: (1) the use, sale, or transfer of energy incentives, rebates, or credits (including renewable energy credits) from governments or utilities; and (2) any revenue generated from a reduction in energy or water use, more efficient waste recycling, or additional energy generated from more efficient equipment.

energy savings public private partnerships act bill amends national_energy_conservation_policy_act revise requirements energy savings performance utility energy service contracts performance contracts contracts allow federal agencies work private contractors energy efficiency upgrades federal facilities federal facility energy manager provide explanation life cycle cost effective measures implemented web based compliance certification system life cycle costs total cost owning operating maintaining building useful life department_of_energy report president congress agency performance contracts including investment value energy savings energy conservation measures contained performance contracts expanded including involving energy consuming devices required support structures agencies limit recognition operation maintenance savings associated energy systems modernized replaced energy conservation measures water conservation measures lower energy water bills energy efficiency conservation measures agencies sell transfer energy savings apply proceeds fund performance contract energy savings contained performance contracts expanded include use sale transfer energy incentives rebates credits including renewable energy credits governments utilities revenue generated reduction energy water use efficient waste recycling additional energy generated efficient equipment


Summary:
All-Of-The-Above Federal Building Energy Conservation Act of 2015

 Amends the National Energy Conservation Policy Act to extend energy performance requirements for federal buildings in FY2016-FY2017 (from a 33% reduction from 2003 energy consumption level for FY2016 to a 36% reduction for FY2017).

Requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to review the results of the implementation of such requirements by December 31, 2017 (currently, December 31, 2014) and, based on such review, report to Congress on the feasibility of requiring each agency to apply energy conservation measures to, and improve the design for the construction of, agency buildings to achieve a reduction in energy consumption.

Requires designated facility energy managers to consider using a system to manage energy use at their facilities in accordance with the International Organization for Standardization standard numbered 50001 and entitled "Energy Management Systems."

Establishes exemptions from energy and water evaluation requirements.

 Amends the Energy Conservation and Production Act to revise the definition of "federal building" to include buildings altered by federal agencies, and to define "major renovation," for purposes of such Act. Requires DOE to establish revised federal building energy efficiency performance standards after the approval of revisions of ASHRAE Standard 90.1 or the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) to meet or exceed such revisions, including requiring, unless new or renovated federal buildings are demonstrated not to be life-cycle cost effective: (1) such buildings to be designed to achieve energy consumption levels that are at least 30% below the levels established in the ASHRAE Standard or the IECC, and (2) no less than 30% of the hot water demand for each new building or building undergoing a major renovation to be met through the installation and use of solar hot water heaters.

Requires DOE to review federal building energy standards once every five years and upgrade to the standards to include all new energy efficiency and renewable energy measures that are technologically feasible and economically justified if DOE determines that significant energy savings would result.

federal building energy conservation act amends national_energy_conservation_policy_act extend energy performance requirements federal buildings fy2016 fy2017 reduction energy consumption level fy2016 reduction fy2017 requires department_of_energy doe review results implementation requirements december currently december based review report congress feasibility requiring agency apply energy conservation measures improve design construction agency buildings achieve reduction energy consumption requires designated facility energy managers consider system manage energy use facilities accordance international organization standardization standard numbered entitled energy management systems establishes exemptions energy water evaluation requirements amends energy_conservation_and_production_act revise definition federal building include buildings altered federal agencies define major renovation purposes act requires doe establish revised federal building energy efficiency performance standards approval revisions standard international energy conservation code meet exceed revisions including requiring new federal buildings demonstrated life cycle cost effective buildings designed achieve energy consumption levels levels established standard hot water demand new building building undergoing major renovation met installation use solar hot water heaters requires doe review federal building energy standards years upgrade standards include new energy efficiency renewable energy measures technologically feasible economically justified doe determines significant energy savings result


Summary:
This bill amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to require the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish a voluntary loan program to provide support to a state, territory, and tribal organization (eligible entity) in establishing or expanding programs that provide financing to residential property owners or tenants (recipient households) for energy efficiency upgrades of residential buildings.

DOE must establish favorable terms for a loan provided to an eligible entity. An eligible entity shall use a loan to establish or expand one or more financing programs that: (1) enable recipient households to undertake residential energy efficiency upgrades, (2) may require an outlay of capital by recipient households, and (3) incorporate a consumer-friendly repayment approach.

To offset the cost of this bill, the bill amends the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to decrease the authorization of appropriations for the Zero Net Energy Commercial Buildings Initiative for FY2016-FY2018.

bill amends energy_policy_and_conservation_act require department_of_energy doe establish voluntary loan program provide support state territory tribal organization eligible entity establishing expanding programs provide financing residential property owners tenants recipient households energy efficiency upgrades residential buildings doe establish favorable terms loan provided eligible entity eligible entity shall use loan establish expand financing programs enable recipient households undertake residential energy efficiency upgrades require capital recipient households incorporate consumer friendly repayment approach offset cost bill bill amends energy_independence_and_security_act decrease authorization appropriations zero net energy commercial buildings initiative fy2016 fy2018


Summary:
Smart Energy and Water Efficiency Act of 2015

This bill amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to require the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish and carry out a smart energy and water efficiency pilot program to award grants to utilities, municipalities, water districts, and other water authorities for demonstrating novel and innovative technology-based solutions that will:

 increase the energy efficiency of water, wastewater, and water reuse systems; improve those systems to help communities make significant progress in conserving water, saving energy, and reducing costs; and support the implementation of innovative processes and the installation of advanced automated systems that provide real-time data on energy and water. DOE must annually evaluate each grant project and make best practices identified in the evaluations available to the public.

smart energy water efficiency_act bill amends energy policy act require department_of_energy doe establish carry smart energy water efficiency pilot program award grants utilities municipalities water districts water authorities demonstrating novel innovative technology based solutions increase energy efficiency water wastewater water reuse systems improve systems help communities significant progress conserving water saving energy reducing costs support implementation innovative processes installation advanced automated systems provide real time data energy water doe annually evaluate grant project best practices identified evaluations available public


Summary:
Requires the heads of specified federal agencies, assisted by their chief information officers, to submit in FY2015-FY2019 to the Office of E-Government and Information Technology of the Office of Management and Budget: (1) a comprehensive asset inventory of the data centers owned, operated, or maintained by or on behalf of such agencies; and (2) an updated consolidation plan for such data centers. Requires the Inspector General of each specified agency to issue a public report evaluating the completeness of agency inventories.

Requires the Office of E-Government and Information Technology to: (1) establish the deadline each year for agencies to submit information required by this Act; (2) develop and publish a goal for the total amount of planned cost savings through the Federal Data Center Consolidation Initiative during a five-year period and report on the actual savings achieved through the Initiative; and (3) report to Congress on data center cost savings. Directs the Government Accountability Office to publish an annual report on agency asset inventory and consolidation plans and agency implementation of such plans.

Requires agencies that are required to implement a data center consolidation plan and migrate to cloud computing to do so in a manner consistent with federal guidelines on cloud computing security, including applicable provisions in the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program of the General Services Administration and guidance published by the National Institute of Standards and Technology.

Authorizes the Director of National Intelligence to waive requirements of this Act for any element of the intelligence community.

Repeals this Act effective on October 1, 2019.

requires heads specified federal agencies assisted chief information officers submit fy2015-fy2019 office government information technology office_of_management_and_budget comprehensive asset inventory data centers owned operated maintained behalf agencies updated consolidation plan data centers requires inspector_general specified agency issue public report evaluating completeness agency inventories requires office government information technology establish deadline year agencies submit information required act develop publish goal total planned cost savings federal data center consolidation initiative year period report actual savings achieved initiative report congress data center cost savings directs government_accountability_office publish annual report agency asset inventory consolidation plans agency implementation plans requires agencies required implement data center consolidation plan cloud computing manner consistent federal guidelines cloud computing security including applicable provisions federal risk authorization management program general_services_administration guidance published national_institute_of_standards_and_technology authorizes director national_intelligence waive requirements act element intelligence_community repeals act effective october


Summary:
This bill amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to prohibit the Department of Energy (DOE) from prescribing a final rule amending the efficiency standards for residential non-weatherized gas furnaces or mobile home furnaces until each of the following has occurred:

 DOE convenes a representative advisory group of interested stakeholders, the advisory group completes an analysis of a nationwide requirement of a condensing furnace efficiency standard, the advisory group determines whether that standard is technically feasible and economically justified, and the determination is published in the Federal Register. If the advisory group determines that the standard is not technically feasible and economically justified, DOE must establish amended standards through the negotiated rulemaking procedure provided for under the Negotiated Rulemaking Act of 1990.

bill amends energy_policy_and_conservation_act prohibit department_of_energy doe prescribing final rule amending efficiency standards residential non gas furnaces mobile home furnaces following occurred doe representative advisory group interested stakeholders advisory group completes analysis nationwide requirement efficiency standard advisory group determines standard technically feasible economically justified determination published federal_register advisory group determines standard technically feasible economically justified doe establish amended standards negotiated rulemaking procedure provided negotiated rulemaking act


Summary:
Energy Star Program Integrity Act

This bill amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to revise the Energy Star program to prohibit a disclosure relating to participation of a product in the program from creating a warranty or giving rise to private claims or rights of action relating to disqualification of the product from Energy Star if: (1) the product has been certified by a certification body recognized by the program, (2) the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved corrective measures, and (3) the responsible party has fully complied with all such measures.

The bill may not be construed to require the EPA to modify any procedure or take any other action.

energy_star program integrity act bill amends energy_policy_and_conservation_act revise energy_star program prohibit disclosure relating participation product program creating warranty giving rise private claims rights action relating disqualification product energy_star product certified certification body recognized program environmental_protection_agency epa approved corrective measures responsible party fully complied measures bill construed require epa modify procedure action


Summary:
Requires the Department of Energy (DOE), assisted by its chief information officer, to submit each year, beginning in FY2015 through FY2019, to the Office of E-Government and Information Technology of the Office of Management and Budget: (1) a comprehensive asset inventory of the data centers owned, operated, or maintained by or on behalf of DOE; and (2) an updated consolidation plan for such data centers. Requires the DOE Inspector General to issue a public report evaluating the completeness of the DOE asset inventory.

Requires the Office of E-Government and Information Technology to: (1) establish the deadline, on an annual basis, for agencies to submit information required by this Act; (2) develop and publish a goal for the total amount of planned cost savings through the Federal Data Center Consolidation Initiative during a five-year period and report on the actual savings achieved through the Initiative; and (3) report to Congress on DOE data center cost savings. Directs the Government Accountability Office to publish an annual report on DOE asset inventory and consolidation plans and DOE's implementation of such plans.

Requires DOE to migrate to cloud computing in a manner consistent with federal guidelines on cloud computing security, including applicable provisions in the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program of the General Services Administration and guidance published by the National Institute of Standards and Technology.

Authorizes the Director of National Intelligence to waive requirements of this Act for any element of the intelligence community.

Repeals this Act effective on October 1, 2019.

requires department_of_energy doe assisted chief information officer submit year beginning fy2015 fy2019 office government information technology office_of_management_and_budget comprehensive asset inventory data centers owned operated maintained behalf doe updated consolidation plan data centers requires doe inspector_general issue public report evaluating completeness doe asset inventory requires office government information technology establish deadline annual basis agencies submit information required act develop publish goal total planned cost savings federal data center consolidation initiative year period report actual savings achieved initiative report congress doe data center cost savings directs government_accountability_office publish annual report doe asset inventory consolidation plans doe implementation plans requires doe cloud computing manner consistent federal guidelines cloud computing security including applicable provisions federal risk authorization management program general_services_administration guidance published national_institute_of_standards_and_technology authorizes director national_intelligence waive requirements act element intelligence_community repeals act effective october


Summary:
Access to Consumer Energy Information Act or the E-Access Act

 Directs the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to encourage and support the adoption of policies that allow electricity consumers access to their own electricity data.

 Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to authorize state energy conservation plans to include programs that: (1) enhance consumer access to, and understanding of, energy usage and price information, including consumers' own residential and commercial electricity information; and (2) allow for development and adoption of innovative products and services to assist consumers in managing energy consumption and expenditures.

Directs the Secretary to issue voluntary guidelines, meeting specified criteria, which establish model standards to implement retail electric energy information access in states.

Authorizes states to submit to the Secretary a description of their data sharing policies regarding consumer access to electric energy information for DOE certification that they meet such voluntary guidelines.

Directs the Secretary, subject to appropriations, to make federal funds available to assist any DOE-certified state to implement its energy conservation plan.

access consumer energy information act access act directs secretary energy doe encourage support adoption policies allow electricity consumers access electricity data amends energy_policy_and_conservation_act authorize state energy conservation plans include programs enhance consumer access understanding energy usage price information including consumers residential commercial electricity information allow development adoption innovative products services assist consumers managing energy consumption expenditures directs secretary issue voluntary guidelines meeting specified criteria establish model standards implement retail electric energy information access states authorizes states submit secretary description data sharing policies consumer access electric energy information doe certification meet voluntary guidelines directs secretary subject appropriations federal funds available assist doe certified state implement energy conservation plan


Summary:
Smart Building Acceleration Act

Directs the Department of Energy (DOE) to: (1) conduct a survey of privately owned smart buildings throughout the nation, select at least one building each from an appropriate range of building sizes and types, and evaluate the costs and benefits of such buildings using the guidelines of the Federal Energy Management Program relating to whole-building evaluation, measurement, and verification; and (2) establish a program to establish one or more smart buildings under the jurisdiction of the General Services Administration and the Departments of Defense, Energy, and Veterans Affairs to demonstrate and evaluate the costs and benefits of smart buildings. Requires such evaluations to include an identification of which advanced building technologies are most cost-effective and show the most promise for increasing building energy savings, increasing service performance to building occupants, and reducing environmental impacts.

Defines a "smart building" to mean a building with an energy system that:

 is flexible and automated; has extensive operational monitoring and communication connectivity, allowing remote monitoring and analysis of all building functions; is integrated with the overall building operations for control of energy generation, consumption, and storage; and communicates with utilities and other third party commercial entities. Directs DOE: (1) as part of DOE's Better Building Challenge, to develop a smart building accelerator in consultation with major private sector property owners to demonstrate innovative policies and approaches that will accelerate the transition to smart buildings; and (2) to conduct research and development to address key barriers to the integration of advanced building technologies and to accelerate the transition to smart buildings.

smart building acceleration act directs department_of_energy doe conduct survey privately owned smart buildings nation select building appropriate range building sizes types evaluate costs benefits buildings guidelines federal_energy_management_program relating building evaluation measurement verification establish program establish smart buildings jurisdiction general_services_administration departments_of_defense energy veterans_affairs demonstrate evaluate costs benefits smart buildings requires evaluations include identification advanced building technologies cost effective promise increasing building energy savings increasing service performance building occupants reducing environmental impacts defines smart building mean building energy system flexible automated extensive operational monitoring communication connectivity allowing remote monitoring analysis building functions integrated overall building operations control energy generation consumption storage communicates utilities party commercial entities directs doe doe better building challenge develop smart building accelerator consultation major private sector property owners demonstrate innovative policies approaches accelerate transition smart buildings conduct research development address key barriers integration advanced building technologies accelerate transition smart buildings


Summary: This bill amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to eliminate the Department of Energy's authority to: (1) amend energy efficiency standards for ceiling fan light kits, and (2) issue energy efficiency or energy use standards for electricity used by ceiling fans to circulate air in a room.

bill amends energy_policy_and_conservation_act eliminate department_of_energy authority amend energy efficiency standards ceiling light kits issue energy efficiency energy use standards electricity ceiling fans air room


Summary:
This bill requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to study and report on: (1) the impact of state and local performance benchmarking and disclosure policies, and associated building efficiency 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 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 may give grants to: (1) utilities, utility regulators, and utility partners to implement programs to provide aggregated whole building energy consumption information to multitenant building owners; and (2) states and local governments to implement benchmarking and disclosure policies for commercial and multifamily buildings.

bill requires department_of_energy doe study report impact state local performance disclosure policies associated building efficiency policies commercial multifamily buildings impact programs systems utilities provide aggregated information building energy consumption usage information owners buildings best practice policy approaches studied impact analyses resulted greatest improvements building energy efficiency doe grants utilities utility regulators utility partners implement programs provide aggregated building energy consumption information building owners states local governments implement disclosure policies commercial multifamily buildings


Summary: This bill directs the General Services Administration and the Department of Energy to develop plans for meeting goals for deep energy retrofits in federal buildings by 2020, 2030, and 2040. A deep energy retrofit is a project carried out in a federal building that results in energy savings in that building of at least 35%, and preferably at least 50%, relative to a baseline rate of energy use.

bill directs general_services_administration department_of_energy develop plans meeting goals deep energy retrofits federal buildings deep energy retrofit project carried federal building results energy savings building relative baseline rate energy use


Summary:
Smart Grid Act of 2015

This bill amends the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to direct the Department of Energy (DOE), in collaboration with the National Institute of Standards and Technology of the Department of Commerce, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, and the Smart Grid Interoperability Panel, to establish the Smart Grid Interoperability Working Group.

The purpose of the Group is to:

 identify additional efforts the federal government can take to better promote the establishment and adoption of open standards that enhance connectivity and interoperability on the electric grid, study the market and policy barriers to deploying responsive appliances at scale, and develop a plan for establishing and promoting the widespread adoption of interoperability standards. The Smart Grid Regional Demonstration Initiative shall identify best practices for the implementation of the Fair Information Practice Principles (FIPPS) of the Federal Trade Commission for the collection, use, disclosure, and retention of individual customer information.

When selecting smart grid demonstration projects to receive assistance, DOE shall ensure: (1) geographical diversity, and (2) diversity among types of electricity markets and regulatory environments.

Additionally, DOE must make grants, on a competitive basis, for demonstration projects in any of seven designated program areas, including:

 transactive energy, innovation in valuation of new technology grid services and efficiency, rate design-distribution system, and rate design-consumer acceptance of time-based pricing. As a prerequisite for financial assistance, a participant in a smart grid demonstration project must provide information required by DOE, which shall become available through the smart grid information clearinghouse and for purposes of producing certain reports.

DOE must also establish a working group composed of representatives of each project selected to receive assistance within a program area.

smart grid act bill amends energy_independence_and_security_act direct department_of_energy doe collaboration national_institute_of_standards_and_technology department_of_commerce institute electrical electronics engineers smart grid interoperability panel establish smart grid interoperability working_group purpose group identify additional efforts federal_government better promote establishment adoption open standards enhance connectivity interoperability electric grid study market policy barriers deploying responsive appliances scale develop plan establishing promoting widespread adoption interoperability standards smart grid regional demonstration initiative shall identify best practices implementation fair information practice principles federal_trade_commission collection use disclosure retention individual customer information selecting smart grid demonstration projects receive assistance doe shall ensure geographical diversity diversity types electricity markets regulatory environments additionally doe grants competitive basis demonstration projects seven designated program areas including energy innovation valuation new technology grid services efficiency rate design distribution system rate design consumer acceptance time based pricing prerequisite financial assistance participant smart grid demonstration project provide information required doe shall available smart grid information clearinghouse purposes producing certain reports doe establish working_group composed representatives project selected receive assistance program area


Summary:
Local Energy Supply and Resiliency Act of 2015

This bill requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish certain programs to support distributed energy systems, which are energy sources and systems that: (1) produce electric or thermal energy close to the point of use using renewable energy resources or waste thermal energy, (2) generate electricity using a combined heat and power system, (3) distribute electricity in microgrids, (4) store electric or thermal energy, or (5) distribute or transfer thermal energy to building heating and cooling systems through a district energy system. DOE must establish: (1) a loan program to provide funding for deploying distributed energy systems to states and other government entities, institutions of higher education, and electric utilities; and (2) a technical assistance and grant program to disseminate information and provide technical assistance to nonprofit and profit entities for identifying, evaluating, planning, and designing distributed energy systems.

local energy supply resiliency act bill requires department_of_energy doe establish certain programs support distributed energy systems energy sources systems produce electric thermal energy close point use renewable energy resources waste thermal energy generate electricity combined heat power system distribute electricity store electric thermal energy distribute transfer thermal energy building heating cooling systems district energy system doe establish loan program provide funding deploying distributed energy systems states government entities institutions higher education electric utilities technical assistance grant program disseminate information provide technical assistance nonprofit profit entities identifying evaluating planning designing distributed energy systems


Summary:
Job Creation through Energy Efficient Manufacturing Act

This bill requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish a Financing Energy Efficient Manufacturing Program to provide grants to establish or expand programs to finance energy efficiency retrofit, onsite clean and renewable energy, smart grid systems, and alternative vehicle fleet projects for industrial businesses.

DOE must establish a process to identify financing opportunities for manufacturing and industrial business with asset portfolios across multiple states.

Grant recipients must give a higher priority to those programs that: (1) leverage private and nonfederal sources of funding, and (2) aim to expand the use of energy efficiency project financing using private sources of funding.

Grant recipients must also collect, share, and report on data resulting from programs carried out under this bill. DOE must incorporate the data into appropriate DOE databases, with provisions for the protection of confidential business data.

job creation energy efficient manufacturing act bill requires department_of_energy doe establish financing energy efficient manufacturing program provide grants establish expand programs finance energy efficiency retrofit onsite clean renewable energy smart grid systems alternative vehicle fleet projects industrial businesses doe establish process identify financing opportunities manufacturing industrial business asset portfolios multiple states grant recipients higher priority programs leverage private nonfederal sources funding aim expand use energy efficiency project financing private sources funding grant recipients collect share report data resulting programs carried bill doe incorporate data appropriate doe databases provisions protection confidential business data


Summary:
Federal Energy Savings Enhancement Act of 2015

This bill amends the National Energy Conservation Policy Act to authorize federal agencies to enter into energy savings performance contracts to reduce the costs of fuel supply, delivery, or transport for nonbuilding applications. Payments by agencies to entities that supply, deliver, or transport fuel under such contracts may not exceed the amounts the agencies would have paid entities without the contracts.

federal energy savings enhancement_act bill amends national_energy_conservation_policy_act authorize federal agencies enter energy savings performance contracts reduce costs fuel supply delivery transport applications payments agencies entities supply deliver transport fuel contracts exceed amounts agencies paid entities contracts


Summary:
Energy Independence Investment Act of 2015

This bill requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to study and report on the effectiveness of the advanced fossil loan guarantee incentive program and other DOE incentive programs for advanced fossil energy. In carrying out the study, DOE must:

 solicit industry and stakeholder input; evaluate the effectiveness of the advanced fossil loan guarantee incentive program in advancing carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology; review each incentive provided by federal agencies for CCS demonstration projects to determine the adequacy and effectiveness of the combined federal incentives in advancing CCS and advanced fossil energy technologies; assess whether combinations of existing incentive programs could be effective to advance CCS and advanced fossil energy technologies; and evaluate the impact of implementing the recommendations described in the January 2015 National Coal Council report entitled, "Fossil Forward: Revitalizing CCS, Bringing Scale and Speed to CCS Deployment," on the effectiveness of the advanced fossil loan guarantee program.

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This bill requires the Department of Energy to 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. Those programs and services use information and communications technologies to operate buildings and equipment in the optimum manner at the optimum times.

The report must 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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E-Prize Competition Pilot Program Act of 2015

This bill directs the Department of Energy to establish for a limited time: (1) a prize competition for the development and demonstration of technology that reduces by at least 25% the cost of electricity or space heat in high-cost regions; and (2) a Competition Board to award a maximum of 4 prizes of not more than $1 million each.

Funds for the awards shall be available from the Energy Technology Commercialization Fund.

The Competition Board must use prescribed criteria to evaluate competing technologies.

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Carbon Fiber Recycling Act of 2015

This bill requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to study and report on the technology of recycled carbon fiber and the potential lifecycle energy savings and economic impact of recycled carbon fiber.

DOE must consult with the aviation and automotive industries and existing programs of DOE's Advanced Manufacturing Office to develop a carbon fiber recycling demonstration project.

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