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[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 672 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 672

 Expressing the sense of Congress that electric cooperative voluntary 
     energy reduction programs reduce energy consumption and save 
                          participants money.

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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            October 10, 2018

    Mr. Coons (for himself and Mr. Gardner) submitted the following 
             resolution; which was considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION

 
 Expressing the sense of Congress that electric cooperative voluntary 
     energy reduction programs reduce energy consumption and save 
                          participants money.

Whereas ``Beat the Peak'' is an electric cooperative voluntary energy reduction 
        program that saves participants money and encourages reduced energy 
        usage by notifying participants of periods of peak energy consumption;
Whereas participants in electric cooperative voluntary energy reduction programs 
        such as ``Beat the Peak''--

    (1) receive alerts during periods of peak energy usage when the price 
for energy is expected to be high; and

    (2) have the opportunity to decrease power usage when demand and price 
are at the highest level;

Whereas participation in electric cooperative voluntary energy reduction 
        programs reduces energy costs for all cooperative members;
Whereas electric cooperatives are nonprofit utilities that transfer cost savings 
        directly to cooperative members;
Whereas the 4 hottest summers on record have occurred during the 5-year period 
        preceding the date of enactment of this resolution;
Whereas extreme temperatures produce sustained peak energy prices in competitive 
        wholesale electricity markets;
Whereas electric cooperatives work to provide rural areas in the United States 
        with safe, reliable, and affordable electricity;
Whereas electric cooperatives operate 833 electric distribution centers and 62 
        electric generation and transmission facilities;
Whereas electric cooperatives provide power to 42,000,000 people in the United 
        States and cover 56 percent of the landmass of the United States;
Whereas Delaware Electric Cooperative, the first electric cooperative to create 
        a ``Beat the Peak'' program, has saved members $27,000,000 over the 10-
        year period preceding the date of enactment of this resolution and is on 
        track to save members $2,300,000 in 2018;
Whereas over 90 electric cooperatives across the United States offer ``Beat the 
        Peak'' demand response programs; and
Whereas increased awareness of electric cooperative voluntary energy reduction 
        programs may result in many more electric cooperatives adopting and 
        offering those programs: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) celebrates the economic and conservation benefits of 
        electric cooperative voluntary energy reduction programs such 
        as ``Beat the Peak'';
            (2) recognizes that voluntary energy reduction programs 
        reduce energy usage, help the environment, and save money;
            (3) encourages electric cooperatives across the United 
        States--
                    (A) to adopt voluntary energy reduction programs 
                such as ``Beat the Peak''; and
                    (B) to promote those programs to members; and
            (4) commends electric cooperatives that offer and support 
        voluntary energy reduction programs.
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