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relative to that of heating oil, based on 

the 2009-to 2013 averages of the U.S. 

refiner price to end users, which 

include all the major energy-consuming 

sectors in the U.S. for these fuels. The 

source for these price data is the January 

2014, Monthly Energy Review DOE/EIA– 

0035(2014/01). The Short-Term Energy 

Outlook and the Monthly Energy Review 

are available on the EIA Web site at 

http://www.eia.doe.gov. Propane prices 

are econometric modeling projections 

based on historical Weekly Petroleum 

Status Report winter prices and Mont 

Belvieu (Texas) spot and futures prices. 

For more information on the data 

sources used in this Notice, contact the 

National Energy Information Center, 

Forrestal Building, EI–30, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586–8800, 

email: infoctr@eia.doe.gov. 

The 2014 representative average unit 

costs under section 323(b)(4) of the Act 

are set forth in Table 1, and will become 

effective April 17, 2014. They will 

remain in effect until further notice. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on March 11, 

2014. 

David T. Danielson, 

Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy. 

TABLE 1—REPRESENTATIVE AVERAGE UNIT COSTS OF ENERGY FOR FIVE RESIDENTIAL ENERGY SOURCES (2014) 

Type of energy Per million 

Btu 1 In commonly used terms As required by test 

procedure 

Electricity ................................................................... $36.34 12.4¢/kWh2 thnsp;3 ................................................ $0.124/kWh 

Natural Gas ............................................................... 11.28 $1.128/therm4 ...........................................................

or $11.56/MCF 5 thnsp;6 ........................................

0.00001128/Btu 

No. 2 Heating Oil ...................................................... 27.04 3.75/gallon 7 .............................................................. 0.00002704/Btu 

Propane ..................................................................... 29.89 2.73/gallon 8 .............................................................. 0.00002989/Btu 

Kerosene ................................................................... 31.70 4.28/gallon 9 .............................................................. 0.00003170/Btu 

Sources: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Short-Term Energy Outlook (February 11, 2014) and Monthly Energy Review (January 30, 

2014). 

Notes: Prices include taxes. 

1. Btu stands for British thermal units. 

2. kWh stands for kilowatt hour. 

3. 1 kWh = 3,412 Btu. 

4. 1 therm = 100,000 Btu. 

5. MCF stands for 1,000 cubic feet. 

6. For the purposes of this table, one cubic foot of natural gas has an energy equivalence of 1,025 Btu. 

7. For the purposes of this table, one gallon of No. 2 heating oil has an energy equivalence of 138,690 Btu. 

8. For the purposes of this table, one gallon of liquid propane has an energy equivalence of 91,333 Btu. 

9. For the purposes of this table, one gallon of kerosene has an energy equivalence of 135,000 Btu. 

[FR Doc. 2014–05949 Filed 3–17–14; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy 

Guidance Surrounding Department of 

Energy Support of Building Energy 

Code Compliance Software 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Energy (DOE) Building Energy Codes 

Program has made available guidance 

on how it intends to respond to requests 

for modified versions of energy code 

compliance software. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jeremiah Williams, U.S. Department of 

Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Building 

Technologies Office, Mailstop EE–5B, 

1000 Independence Ave. SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–0121, 

Telephone: (202) 287–1941, Email: 

jeremiah.williams@ee.doe.gov. 

Daniel Cohen, U.S. Department of 

Energy, Office of the General Counsel, 

Forrestal Building, Mailstop GC–71, 

1000 Independence Ave. SW., 

Washington, DC 20585, Telephone: 

(202) 586–9523, Email: daniel.cohen@

hq.doe.gov. 

ADDRESSES: The guidance described in 

this notice is also posted at http:// 

www.energycodes.gov/compliance/tools. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Priorities for REScheck and 

COMcheck Support 

The Energy Conservation and 

Production Act, as amended, directs the 

United States Department of Energy 

(DOE) to provide technical assistance 

‘‘to improve and implement State 

residential and commercial building 

energy efficiency codes’’ (42 U.S.C. 

6833(d) and (e)). As part of this 

directive, to accelerate national code 

adoption and compliance, DOE’s 

Building Energy Codes Program 

provides residential (REScheck) and 

commercial (COMcheck) energy code 

compliance software to the building 

industry and local building 

jurisdictions, available as free 

downloads at energycodes.gov. DOE 

creates a new version of REScheck each 

time a new edition of the International 

Energy Conservation Code (IECC) is 

published and a new version of 

COMcheck each time that a new edition 

of ANSI/ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1 is 

published. DOE also releases regular 

updates of REScheck and COMcheck for 

maintenance and enhancement. 

The IECC and ASHRAE 90.1, 

respectively, are typically referred to as 

the national model codes, as they are 

referenced specifically in federal statute 

(42 U.S.C. 6833(d) and (e)). Because 

many states adopt both the residential 

and commercial provisions of the IECC, 

and the IECC commercial provisions 

formally reference Standard 90.1 as 

alternative compliance path, COMcheck 

is typically updated to accommodate 

both the commercial provisions of the 

IECC and Standard 90.1. 

DOE has historically created a small 

number of custom versions of REScheck 

and COMcheck when requested by 

individual states which have adopted 

the national model codes with 

amendments. In recent years the 

number of these requests has increased 

to exceed available program resources. 

The following priorities provide internal 

consistency and transparency to the 

public regarding resources dedicated to 

REScheck and COMcheck. 

1. Order of Priorities for Developing and 

Maintaining REScheck and COMcheck 

Versions 

(a) Current version of national model 

codes as published. 


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(b) State or local codes that are based 

on the current version of the national 

model codes with amendments that 

increase energy savings. Within this 

category, further delineations may be 

made based on the number and 

complexity of amendments. Energy 

saving amendments that have the 

potential to be incorporated into other 

state or national codes will generally 

take priority. 

(c) Current versions of state or local 

codes not based on or fundamentally 

diverging from the model codes with 

energy savings equal to or greater than 

the current national model code. 

Note that category (a) will be created 

automatically by DOE each time a new 

national model code is published. 

Creation of versions under categories (b) 

and (c) will only be considered when 

requested by states. 

For (b) and (c), funds may be 

prioritized for states that have 

historically used fewer program 

resources. Also, maximum funding 

limits may be established for individual 

state requests based on the total budget 

available and the number of requests 

received. Amounts above the maximum 

would need to be paid for with stateprovided funding. 

DOE will not provide a custom 

version of REScheck or COMcheck for 

State or local codes that provide less 

energy savings than the current versions 

of the national model codes. 

2. Duration of Support for REScheck 

and COMcheck Versions 

DOE will maintain on its Web site 

REScheck and COMcheck versions 

based on the current model code and 

the two previous versions of the model 

code. Versions older than these will be 

removed from the Web site and DOE 

will inform the users prior to the 

removal. Upon request, any older 

versions that are removed may be made 

available to states or other code 

organizations that wish to maintain 

them on non-DOE Web sites. 

If you have any questions please 

contact the DOE Building Energy Codes 

Program as identified above, or visit 

http://www.energycodes.gov/resourcecenter/help-desk. 

Issued in Washington, DC on March 11, 

2014. 

Jeremiah Williams, 

Acting, Program Manager, Building Codes, 

Building Technologies Office. 

[FR Doc. 2014–05952 Filed 3–17–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

Sunshine Act Meeting Notice 

The following notice of meeting is 

published pursuant to section 3(a) of the 

government in the Sunshine Act (Pub. 

L. 94–409), 5 U.S.C. 552b: 

AGENCY HOLDING MEETING: Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission. 

DATE AND TIME: March 20, 2014, 10:00 

a.m. 

PLACE: Room 2C, 888 First Street NE., 

Washington, DC 20426. 

STATUS: Open. 

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: Agenda. 

* NOTE—Items listed on the agenda 

may be deleted without further notice. 

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: 

Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Telephone 

(202) 502–8400. 

For a recorded message listing items 

struck from or added to the meeting, call 

(202) 502–8627. 

This is a list of matters to be 

considered by the Commission. It does 

not include a listing of all documents 

relevant to the items on the agenda. All 

public documents, however, may be 

viewed on line at the Commission’s 

Web site at http://www.ferc.gov using 

the eLibrary link, or may be examined 

in the Commission’s Public Reference 

Room. 

1003RD—Meeting 

Regular Meeting 

March 20, 2014 

10:00 a.m. 

Item No Docket No. Company 

Administrative 

A–1 ........ AD02–1–000 ................................................ Agency Business Matters. 

A–2 ........ AD02–7–000 ................................................ Customer Matters, Reliability, Security and Market Operations. 

A–3 ........ AD06–3–000 ................................................ Market Update. 

Electric 

E–1 ........ ER13–103–001 ............................................ California Independent System Operator Corporation. 

ER13–103–003 ............................................

ER12–2709–001 .......................................... Pacific Gas and Electric Company. 

ER13–87–001 .............................................. San Diego Gas & Electric Company. 

E–2 ........ OMITTED ....................................................

E–3 ........ OMITTED ....................................................

E–4 ........ RM13–16–000 ............................................. Generator Verification Reliability Standards. 

E–5 ........ RM13–5–001 ............................................... Version 5 Critical Infrastructure Protection Reliability Standards. 

E–6 ........ RM13–19–000 ............................................. Generator Relay Loadability and Revised. 

RM14–3–000 ............................................... Transmission Relay Loadability Reliability Standards. 

E–7 ........ RD14–2–000 ............................................... North American Electric Reliability Corporation. 

E–8 ........ ER14–385–000 ............................................ New York Independent System Operator, Inc. 

E–9 ........ ER14–375–000 ............................................ ISO New England Inc. and New England Power Pool Participants Committee. 

E–10 ...... ER13–2063–001 .......................................... California Independent System Operator Corporation. 

ER14–1004–000 ..........................................

E–11 ...... QF12–135–000 ............................................ Iowa Hydro, LLC. 

E–12 ...... EL13–60–001 .............................................. Otter Creek Solar LLC. 

QF13–402–002 ............................................

E–13 ...... EL13–73–000 .............................................. Hydrodynamics Inc., Montana Marginal Energy, Inc., WINData, LLC. 

QF85–212–001 ............................................ Hydrodynamics, Inc. 

QF08–556–001 ............................................

QF08–557–001 ............................................

QF08–558–001 ............................................

QF08–559–001 ............................................

QF08–598–001 ............................................


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