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HR 5073 113th Congress House Energy Administrative law and regulatory procedures Consumer affairs Department of Energy Electric power generation and transmission Energy efficiency and conservation Energy prices

E-Access Act

Introduced: July 10, 2014 Introduced by: Welch, Peter Democratic · Vermont See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Jul 11, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
Jul 10, 2014
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jul 10, 2014
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Access to Consumer Energy Information Act or 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 any DOE-certified state to assist it in implementing its energy conservation plan.

What's happening now July 11, 2014

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.

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