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graph, the Secretary of Energy, in consultation 
with the Secretary of Defense and the Adminis-
trator of General Services, shall develop, and 
issue a report on, best practices for the use of ad-
vanced metering of energy use in Federal facili-
ties, buildings, and equipment by Federal agen-
cies. 
‘‘(B) 
UPDATING.—The 
report 
described 
under subparagraph (A) shall be updated annu-
ally. 
‘‘(C) COMPONENTS.—The report shall in-
clude, at a minimum— 
‘‘(i) summaries and analysis of the re-
ports by agencies under paragraph (3); 
‘‘(ii) recommendations on standard re-
quirements or guidelines for automated en-
ergy management systems, including— 
‘‘(I) potential common commu-
nications standards to allow data shar-
ing and reporting; 
‘‘(II) means of facilitating contin-
uous commissioning of buildings and 
evidence-based maintenance of build-
ings and building systems; and
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‘‘(III) standards for sufficient lev-
els of security and protection against 
cyber threats to ensure systems cannot 
be controlled by unauthorized persons; 
and 
‘‘(iii) an analysis of— 
‘‘(I) the types of advanced meter-
ing and monitoring systems being pi-
loted, tested, or installed in Federal 
buildings; and 
‘‘(II) existing techniques used 
within the private sector or other non- 
Federal government buildings.’’. 
SEC. 303. FEDERAL ENERGY MANAGEMENT AND DATA COL-
LECTION STANDARD. 
Section 543 of the National Energy Conservation Pol-
icy Act (42 U.S.C. 8253) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating the second subsection (f) (as 
added by section 434(a) of Public Law 110–140 (121 
Stat. 1614)) as subsection (g); and 
(2) in subsection (f)(7), by striking subpara-
graph (A) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For each facility that 
meets the criteria established by the Secretary 
under paragraph (2)(B), the energy manager
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shall use the web-based tracking system under 
subparagraph (B)— 
‘‘(i) to certify compliance with the re-
quirements for— 
‘‘(I) energy and water evaluations 
under paragraph (3); 
‘‘(II) implementation of identified 
energy and water measures under 
paragraph (4); and 
‘‘(III) follow-up on implemented 
measures under paragraph (5); and 
‘‘(ii) to publish energy and water con-
sumption data on an individual facility 
basis.’’. 
SEC. 304. FEDERAL PURCHASE REQUIREMENT. 
Section 203 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 
U.S.C. 15852) is amended— 
(1) in subsections (a) and (b)(2), by striking 
‘‘electric energy’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘electric, direct, and thermal energy’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)(2)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘, or avoided by,’’ after 
‘‘generated from’’; and
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(B) by inserting ‘‘(including ground-source, 
reclaimed, 
and 
ground 
water)’’after 
‘‘geo-
thermal’’; 
(3) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection 
(e); and 
(4) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(d) SEPARATE
CALCULATION.—Renewable energy 
produced at a Federal facility, on Federal land, or on In-
dian land (as defined in section 2601 of the Energy Policy 
Act of 1992 (25 U.S.C. 3501))— 
‘‘(1) shall be calculated (on a BTU-equivalent 
basis) separately from renewable energy used; and 
‘‘(2) may be used individually or in combination 
to comply with subsection (a).’’. 
SEC. 305. STUDY ON FEDERAL DATA CENTER CONSOLIDA-
TION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Energy shall con-
duct a study on the feasibility of a government-wide data 
center consolidation, with an overall Federal target of a 
minimum of 800 Federal data center closures by October 
1, 2015. 
(b) COORDINATION.—In conducting the study, the Sec-
retary shall coordinate with Federal data center program 
managers, facilities managers, and sustainability officers.
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(c) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Con-
gress a report that describes the results of the study, includ-
ing a description of agency best practices in data center 
consolidation. 
Attest: 
Secretary.