A bill to require the Federal Trade Commission to consider including smart grid capability on Energy Guide labels for products.

Bill: 114-s-3062
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
Introduced: 2016-06-15
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Consumer affairs

Energy efficiency and conservation

Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Public utilities and utility rates
Latest action: action_date: 2016-06-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-06-15
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>This bill amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to direct the Federal Trade Commission to initiate a rulemaking to consider including a special noteprominently on any Energy Guide label for a product that contains Smart Grid technology.The note should include that:(1)the product features Smart Grid capability, and(2)the use and value of that feature depends upon the Smart Grid capability of the utility system and the utilization of that feature by the customer.</p>

tv_txt: II 114th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3062 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 15, 2016 Ms. Klobuchar (for herself and Mr. Tillis ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To require the Federal Trade Commission to consider including smart grid capability on Energy Guide labels for products.

1. Inclusion of smart grid capability on Energy Guide labels Section 324(a)(2) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act ( 42 U.S.C. 6294(a)(2) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (J) Special notes on smart grid capabilities (i) Initiation of rulemaking Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this subparagraph, the Commission shall initiate a rulemaking to consider making a special note in a prominent manner on any Energy Guide label for any product that includes smart grid capability that— (I) smart grid capability is a feature of that product; and (II) the use and value of that feature depend on the smart grid capability of the utility system in which the product is installed and the active utilization of that feature by the customer. (ii) Completion of rulemaking Not later than 3 years after the date of the enactment of this subparagraph, the Commission shall complete the rulemaking initiated under clause (i). .