Energy Efficient Government Technology Act

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Explore the details of House Bill 1268 Energy Efficient Government Technology Act currently in Congress. Get insights into its purpose, current status, sponsors, and potential impact on Energy. Stay informed on legislative developments.

1/11/2023, 1:28 PM

Congressional Summary of HR 1268

Energy Efficient Government Technology Act

(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to require each federal agency to coordinate with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), the Department of Energy (DOE), and the Environmental Protection Agency to develop an implementation strategy for the maintenance, purchase, and use by the agency of energy-efficient and energy-saving information technologies. The OMB must establish performance goals for evaluating the efforts of agencies in improving the maintenance, purchase, and use of the technology. The executive branch's Chief Information Officers Council must recommend best practices for attaining the performance goals, including consideration of the use of energy savings performance and utility energy services contracting.

Agencies must include in their annual government efficiency status reports a description of those energy-saving efforts and their results, and the OMB must begin to include in its annual government efficiency report a description of agencies' efforts and results.

(Sec. 3) DOE must make available to the public an update to the Report to Congress on Server and Data Center Energy Efficiency published on August 2, 2007, that includes analyses of the impact of newer information technologies and computing methods and water usage by data centers.

In collaboration with key stakeholders and the OMB, DOE must also: (1) 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 (2) establish an open data initiative to make information about federal data center energy usage available and accessible while encouraging data center innovation, optimization, and consolidation.

In collaboration with key stakeholders, DOE must: (1) participate in efforts to harmonize global specifications and metrics for data center energy and water efficiency, and (2) facilitate the development of a metric for data center energy efficiency.

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Current Status of Bill HR 1268

Bill HR 1268 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since March 4, 2015. Bill HR 1268 was introduced during Congress 114 and was introduced to the House on March 4, 2015. Bill HR 1268's most recent activity was Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. as of March 15, 2016

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Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill HR 1268

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Energy

Potential Impact Areas

Computers and information technologyEnergy efficiency and conservationEnvironmental technologyGovernment buildings, facilities, and propertyGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsPerformance measurementPublic contracts and procurementTelephone and wireless communicationWater use and supply

Alternate Title(s) of Bill HR 1268

Energy Efficient Government Technology ActTo amend the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to promote energy efficiency via information and computing technologies, and for other purposes.Energy Efficient Government Technology ActEnergy Efficient Government Technology Act

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