,,ib  ,union ,cal5d> ,no4 #ajb  #aad?   
,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #ijf  
,report ,no4 #aad-adb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se   
,,( ,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #aa1     
#bjae ,mr4 ,:itfield 7= himself1 ,mr4   
,wel*1 ,mr4 ,latta1 ,mr4 ,loebsack1 ,mr4
 ,cram]1 & ,mr4 ,mi*ael ,f4 ,doyle (    
,p5nsylvania7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2  
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &
 ,comm]ce  ,june #i1 #bjae ,additional  
sponsors3 ,mr4 ,byrne1 ,mr4 ,emm] (     
,m9nesota1 ,mr4 ,duncan ( ,s\? ,c>ol9a1 
,mr4 ,mulvaney1 ,mr4 ,nolan1 ,mr4       
,gibson1 ,mr4 ,pet]son1 ,mr4 ,g[dy1 ,mr4
 ,mess]1 ,mr4 ,buc%on1 ,mr4 ,blum1 &    
,mr4 ,womack  ,june #i1 #bjae ,report$ )
 an am5dm5t1 committ$ to ! ,committee ( 
! ,:ole ,h\se on ! ,/ate ( ! ,union1 &  
ord]$ to be pr9t$ ,/rike out all aft] ! 
enact+ clause & ins]t ! "p pr9t$ 9      
italic ,= text ( introduc$ bill1 see    
copy ( bill z introduc$ on ,febru>y #aa1
 #bjae  ,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 lock ,! t]m   
activation lock means a control me*anism
 7ei!r a physical device directly on !  
wat] heat] or a control sy/em integrat$ 
into ! wat] heat]7 t is lock$ by default
 & conta9s a physical1 s(tw>e1 or       
digital communication t mu/ be activat$ 
) an activation key to enable ! product 
to op]ate at its design$ specifications 
& capabilities & )\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 equival5t alt]native /&>d   
prescrib$ by ! ,secret>y & develop$     
pursuant to p>agraph 7#e77;,e72  7,,iv7 
is equipp$ at ! po9t ( manufacture ) an 
activation lock2 &  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 = a grid-enabl$
 wat] heat] only to a utility or o!r    
company t op]ates an electric !rmal     
/orage or dem& response program t uses  
su* a grid-enabl$ wat] heat]4  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$ures to   
prev5t product div]sion = non-program   
purposes4  7,e7 ,compliance  7i7 ,9     
g5]al ,subp>agraphs 7,a7 ?r\gh 7,d7 %all
 rema9 9 effect until ! ,secret>y       
det]m9es "u ?is section t--  7,i7       
grid-enabl$ wat] heat]s d n require a   
sep>ate effici5cy requirem5t2 or  7,,ii7
 sales ( grid-enabl$ wat] heat]s exce$  
by #ae p]c5t or great] ! quantity ( su* 
products activat$ = use 9 dem& response 

& !rmal /orage programs annually &      
proc$ures to prev5t product div]sion =  
non-program purposes w\ld n be adequate 
to prev5t su* product div]sion4  7ii7   
,effective date ,if ! ,secret>y ex]cises
 ! au?ority describ$ 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+ any impact on
 en]gy sav+s1 electric bills1 peak load 
r$uction1 electric reliability1         
integration ( r5ewable res\rces1 & !    
environm5t4  7iv7 ,requirem5ts ,9 c>ry+ 
out ?is p>agraph1 ! ,secret>y %all      
require t grid-enabl$ 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 #ccb7;a7 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #fcjb7;a77--  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$71 by    
/rik+ ! p]iod at ! end & ins]t+ 2 or2 & 
7,e7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#h7 = 
any p]son to--  7,a7 activate an        
activation lock = a grid-enabl$ wat]    
heat] ) k t su* wat] heat] is n us$ z "p
 ( an electric !rmal /orage or dem&     
response program2  7,b7 di/ribute an    
activation key = a grid-enabl$ wat]     
heat] ) k t su* activation key w be us$ 
to activate a grid-enabl$ wat] heat] t  
is n us$ z "p ( an electric !rmal /orage
 or dem& response program2  7,c7 o!rwise
 enable a grid-enabl$ wat] heat] to     
op]ate at its design$ specification &   
capabilities ) k t su* wat] heat] is n  
us$ z "p ( an electric !rmal /orage or  
dem& response program2 or  7,d7 kn[+ly  

remove or r5d] illegible ! label ( a    
grid-enabl$ wat] heat] describ$ 9       
section #cbe7;e77#f77;,a77ii77,v74  2   
7#c7 9 section #ccc7;a7 7#db ,u4,s4,c4  
#fcjc7;a77-- 7,a7 by /rik+ section      
#ccb7;a77#e7 & ins]t+ p>agraph 7#e71    
7#f71 7#g71 or 7#h7 ( section #ccb7;a72 
&  7,b7 by /rik+ p>agraph 7#a71 7#b71 or
 7#e7 ( section #ccb7;a7 & ins]t+       
p>agraph 7#a71 7#b71 7#e71 7#f71 7#g71  
or 7#h7 ( section #ccb7;a72 &  7#d7 9   
section #ccd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fcjd7--    
7,a7 by /rik+ section #ccb7;a77#e7 &    
ins]t+ p>agraph 7#e71 7#f71 7#g71 or    
7#h7 ( section #ccb7;a72 &  7,b7 by     
/rik+ section #ccb7;a77#f7 & ins]t+     
section #ccb7;a77#g74  ,june #i1 #bjae  
,report$ ) an am5dm5t1 committ$ to !    
,committee ( ! ,:ole ,h\se on ! ,/ate ( 
! ,union1 & ord]$ to be pr9t$