,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #agci  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,novemb] #bj1 #bjac,mr4
 ,hoev5 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,pryor1 ,mr4   
,*ambliss1 ,ms4 ,klobu*>1 & ,mr4 ,blunt7
 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read    
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy
 & ,natural ,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
modify ! effici5cy /&>ds = grid-enabl$  
wat] heat]s4  #a4 ,grid-enabl$ wat]     
heat]s ,"p ,b ( title ,,iii ( ! ,en]gy  
,policy & ,cons]vation ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #fbia et seq47 is am5d$-- 7#a7
 9 section #cbe7;e7 7#db ,u4,s4,c4      
#fbie7;e771 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  
7#f7 ,additional /&>ds = grid-enabl$    
wat] heat]s  7,a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is    
p>agraph3 7i7 ,activation key ,! t]m    
activation key means a physical device  
or control directly on ! wat] heat]1 a  
s(tw>e code1 or a digital communication 
means-- 7,i7 t mu/ be activat$ to enable
 ! product to op]ate cont9u\sly & at its
 design$ specifications & capabilities2 
&  7,,ii7 )\t :i* activation ! product w

 provide n great] ?an #ej p]c5t ( ! rat$
 fir/ h\r deliv]y ( hot wat] c]tifi$ by 
! manufactur]4  7ii7 ,grid-enabl$ wat]  
heat] ,! t]m grid-enabl$ wat] heat]     
means an electric resi/ance wat] heat]  
t-- 7,i7 has a rat$ /orage tank volume (
 m ?an #ge gallons2  7,,ii7 is          
manufactur$ on or aft] ,april #af1      
#bjae2  7,,iii7 has-- 7aa7 an en]gy     
factor ( n less ?an #a4jfa m9us !       
product obta9$ by multiply+-- 7,,aa7 !  
rat$ /orage volume ( ! tank1 express$ 9 
gallons2 & 7,,bb7 #j4jjafh2 or  7bb7 an 
effici5cy level equival5t to ! en]gy    
factor "u item 7aa7 & express$ z a uni=m
 en]gy descriptor bas$ on ! revis$ te/  
proc$ure = wat] heat]s describ$ 9       
p>agraph 7#e72  7,,iv7 is equipp$ by !  
manufactur] ) an activation key2 &  7,v7
 be>s a p]man5t label appli$ by !       
manufactur] t-- 7aa7 is made ( mat]ial n
 adv]sely affect$ by wat]2  7bb7 is     
atta*$ by means ( non-wat]-soluble      
adhesive2 &  7cc7 advises pur*as]s &    
end-us]s ( ! int5d$ & appropriate use ( 

! product ) ! foll[+ notice pr9t$ 9     
#af4e po9t ,arial ,n>r[ ,bold font3     
,,important ,,in=mation3 ,?is wat] heat]
 is int5d$ only = use z "p ( an electric
 !rmal /orage or dem& response program4 
,x w n provide adequate hot wat] unless 
enroll$ 9 su* a program & activat$ by   
y\r utility company or ano!r program    
op]ator4 ,confirm ! availability ( a    
program 9 y\r local area be=e pur*as+ or
 in/all+ ?is product44  7,b7 ,requirem5t
 ,! manufactur] or private label] %all  
provide ! activation key only to        
utilities or o!r companies op]at+       
electric !rmal /orage or dem& response  
programs t use grid-enabl$ wat] heat]s4 
7,c7 ,reports  7i7 ,manufactur]s ,!     
,secret>y %all require ea* manufactur] (
 grid-enabl$ wat] heat]s to report to ! 
,secret>y annually ! quantity (         
grid-enabl$ wat] heat]s t ! manufactur] 
%ips ea* ye>4  7ii7 ,op]ators ,!        
,secret>y %all require utilities & o!r  
dem& response & !rmal /orage program    
op]ators to report annually ! quantity (

 grid-enabl$ wat] heat]s activat$ = _!  
programs us+ =ms ( ! ,en]gy ,in=mation  
,ag5cy or us+ su* o!r me*anism t !      
,secret>y det]m9es appropriate aft] an  
opportunity = notice & comm5t4  7iii7   
,confid5tiality requirem5ts ,! ,secret>y
 %all treat %ipm5t data report$ by      
manufactur]s z confid5tial bus9ess      
in=mation4  7,d7 ,publication (         
in=mation  7i7 ,9 g5]al ,9 #bjag &      
#bjai1 ! ,secret>y %all publi% an       
analysis ( ! data collect$ "u           
subp>agraph 7,c7 to assess ! ext5t to   
:i* %ipp$ products are put into use 9   
dem& response & !rmal /orage programs4  
7ii7 ,prev5tion ( product div]sion ,if !
 ,secret>y det]m9es t sales (           
grid-enabl$ wat] heat]s exce$ by #ae    
p]c5t or great] ! quantity ( su*        
products activat$ = use 9 dem& response 
& !rmal /orage programs annually1 !     
,secret>y %all1 aft] opportunity =      
notice & comm5t1 e/abli% proc$ures to   
prev5t product div]sion = non-program   
purposes4  7,e7 ,compliance  7i7 ,9     

g5]al ,subp>agraphs 7,a7 ?r\gh 7,d7 %all
 rema9 9 effect until ! ,secret>y       
det]m9es "u ?is section t grid-enabl$   
wat] heat]s d n require a sep>ate       
effici5cy requirem5t4  7ii7 ,effective  
date ,if ! ,secret>y ex]cises ! au?ority
 describ$ 9 clause 7i7 or am5ds !       
effici5cy requirem5t = grid-enabl$ wat] 
heat]s1 t action w take effect on ! date
 describ$ 9 subsection 7m77#d77;,a77ii74
  7iii7 ,consid]ation ,9 c>ry+ out ?is  
section ) respect to electric wat]      
heat]s1 ! ,secret>y %all consid] !      
impact on !rmal /orage & dem& response  
programs1 includ+ ! consequ5t impact on 
en]gy sav+s1 electric bills1 electric   
reliability1 integration ( r5ewable     
res\rces1 & ! environm5t4  7iv7         
,requirem5ts ,9 c>ry+ out ?is           
subp>agraph1 ! ,secret>y %all require t 
grid-enabl$ wat] heat]s be equipp$ )    
communication capability to enable !    
grid-enabl$ wat] heat]s to p>ticipate 9 
ancill>y s]vices programs if ! ,secret>y
 det]m9es t ! te*nology is available1   

practical1 & co/-effective4  2 &  7#b7 9
 section #ccb 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fcjb7--   
7,a7 9 p>agraph 7#e71 by /rik+ or at !  
end2  7,b7 9 ! fir/ p>agraph 7#f71 by   
/rik+ ! p]iod at ! end & ins]t+ a       
semicolon2  7,c7 by r$esignat+ ! second 
p>agraph 7#f7 z p>agraph 7#g72  7,d7 9  
subp>agraph 7,b7 ( p>agraph 7#g7 7z s   
r$esignat$71 by /rik+ ! p]iod at ! end &
 ins]t+ 2 or2 &  7,e7 by add+ at ! end !
 foll[+3  7#h7 ) respect to grid-enabl$ 
wat] heat]s t are n us$ z "p ( an       
electric !rmal /orage or dem& response  
program1 = any p]son kn[+ly &           
repeat$ly-- 7,a7 to di/ribute activation
 keys = ^? grid-enabl$ wat] heat]s2     
7,b7 o!rwise to enable ! full op]ation (
 ^? grid-enabl$ wat] heat]s2 or  7,c7 to
 remove or r5d] illegible ! labels ( ^? 
grid-enabl$ wat] heat]s4  4