United States · Bill · S
S. 1000 (112th)
Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2011
Introduced
16 May 2011
Last action
6 September 2011 · Reported
Status
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 151.
Sponsors
Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH], Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH], Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE], Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA]
Subjects
Environment, Energy, Transport
Source updated
24 March 2026
Environment · Energy · Transport
Summary
Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2011 - Amends the Energy Conservation and Production Act (ECPA) to direct the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to: (1) support the development and updating of national model building energy codes for residential and commercial buildings and establish goals of zero-net-energy for new commercial and residential buildings by 2030, and ( 2) encourage and support the adoption by states and local governments of building energy codes that meet or exceed the national codes. Establishes energy conservation standards for certain appliances, including heat pump pool heaters, base lanps, bottle-type water dispensers, commercial hot food holding cabinets, portable electric spas, refrigerators and freezers, room air conditioners, clothes dryers, clothes washers, dishwashers, reflector lamps, and commercial furnaces. Requires the Secretary to publish amended test procedures for refrigerators and freezers, residential clothes washers, and clothes dryers. Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to determine whether to update the Energy Star criteria for residential refrigerators, refrigerator-freezers, freezers, dishwashers, clothes washers, and room air conditioners to incorporate smart grid and demand response features. Requires the Secretary to conduct a study of video game console energy use and opportunities for energy savings for such use, determine whether to establish minimum energy efficiency standards for such use, and conduct a follow-up study if an energy efficiency standard is not established. Directs the Secretary to establish Building Training and Assessment Centers at institutions of higher learning to identify and promote opportunities, concepts, and technologies for expanding building energy and environmental performance. Directs the Secretary to: (1) provide grants for a revolving loan program to implement commercially available technologies or processes that significantly reduce systems energy intensity and improve U.S. industrial competitiveness; (2) establish collaborative research and development partnerships to promote energy efficiency technology development; and (3) assess commercially available, cost competitive energy efficiency technologies that are not widely implemented within the United States for specified industries. Establishes within DOE a Supply Star program to identify and promote practices, recognize companies, and products that use highly efficient supply chains that conserve energy, water, and other resources. Directs the Secretary to: (1) issue guidance for federal agencies to employ advanced tools for energy savings by using computer hardware, energy-efficiency software, and power management tools; (2) establish a rebate program for expenditures for the purchase and installation of a new constant speed electric motor control that reduces motor energy use by at least 5%, and (3) conduct a feasibility study for closing a minimum of 800 federal data centers by October 1, 2015. Authorizes the Administrator of the General Services Administration (GSA), for any building project for which congressional approval has been received and the design completed but the construction of which has not begun, to use appropriated funds to update the building's design to meet energy efficiency and other standards for new federal buildings. Amends the National Energy Conservation Policy Act (NECPA) to: (1) require federal agencies to create an implementation plan for achieving metering requirements under such Act, and (2) include as an "energy or water conservation measure" eligible for energy savings performance contracts a measure to support the use of electric vehicles or the fueling or charging infrastructure necessary for such vehicles. -
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Timeline
16 May 2011
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Source: IntroReferral
16 May 2011
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
9 June 2011
Committee
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-273.
Source: Committee
14 July 2011
Reported
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Source: Committee
6 September 2011
Calendars
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 151.
Source: Calendars
6 September 2011
Reported
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 112-71.
Source: Committee
6 September 2011
Reported
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 112-71.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Reported to Senate · 6 September 2011 · Download file
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Sponsors
- Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] · D · Cosponsor
- · sseg00 · Standing
Related records
- related to → Job Creation and Energy Efficiency Act
- related to → Smart Energy Act
- related to → Implementation of National Consensus Appliance Agreements Act of 2011
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/1000
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/s/1000
- us · 112-s-1000 · source updated 24 March 2026