HR 8519 117th Congress House

E-Access Act

Official title: To promote competition in the area of digital energy management tools, enhance consumer access to electric energy and natural gas information, allow for the ad… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To promote competition in the area of digital energy management tools, enhance consumer access to electric energy and natural gas information, allow for the adoption of innovative products and services to help consumers manage their energy usage, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 30, 2022 Introduced by: Welch, Peter Democratic · Vermont See on congress.gov

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Jul 26, 2022

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Jul 26, 2022

Introduced in House

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Latest action July 26, 2022

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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

This bill revises federal guidelines for state energy conservation plans, including by authorizing such plans to include programs that (1) enhance consumer access to, and understanding of, electric energy and natural gas usage and cost information, including consumers' own residential and commercial retail electric energy and natural gas information; and (2) facilitate the development and adoption of innovative products and services to assist consumers in managing energy consumption and expenditures.

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