Senate Bill 2288
116th Congress(2019-2020)
American Energy Efficiency Act of 2019
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Jul 25, 2019
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
2288
Congress
116
Policy Area
Energy
Energy
Primary focus of measure is all sources and supplies of energy, including alternative energy sources, oil and gas, coal, nuclear power; efficiency and conservation; costs, prices, and revenues; electric power transmission; public utility matters.
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
American Energy Efficiency Act of 2019
This bill directs the Department of Energy (DOE) to prescribe a federal energy efficiency resource standard for retail electricity and natural gas suppliers.
Among other things, the bill establishes
- procedures and standards for evaluating, measuring, and verifying electricity and natural gas savings, including specifying the types of energy efficiency and energy conservation measures that may be counted;
- certain requirements governing retail electricity suppliers;
- other requirements governing applications for, and implementation of, delegated state administration;
- rules to govern transfers of electricity or natural gas savings between suppliers and third-party efficiency providers serving the same state and between suppliers and third-party efficiency providers serving different states;
- performance standards for retail electricity and natural gas suppliers; and
- penalties for suppliers who fail to document the adequate savings required by this bill.
July 25, 2019
07/25/2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
07/25/2019
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 1, 2022 1:50:23 PM