,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #acfg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #ae1     
#bjag,ms4 ,warren 7for herself and ,mr4 
,crapo7 introduced the following bill2  
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,energy and ,natural     
,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to require the  
,secretary of ,energy to conduct a study
 and issue a report that quantifies the 
energy savings benefits of operational  
efficiency programs and services for    
commercial1 institutional1 industrial1  
and governmental entities4  #a4 ,study  
and report on energy savings benefits of
 operational efficiency programs and    
services  7a7 ,definition of operational
 efficiency programs and services ,in   
this section1 the term operational      
efficiency programs and services means  
programs and services that use          
information and communications          
technologies 7including computer        
hardware1 energy efficiency software1   
and power management tools7 to operate  

buildings and equipment in the optimum  
manner at the optimum times4  7b7 ,study
 and report ,not later than #a year     
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 the ,secretary of ,energy shall   
conduct a study and issue a report that 
quantifies the energy savings benefits  
of operational efficiency programs and  
services for commercial1 institutional1 
industrial1 and governmental entities1  
including ,federal agencies4  7c7       
,measurement and verification of energy 
savings ,the report required under this 
section shall recommend methodologies or
 protocols for utilities1 utility       
regulators1 and ,federal agencies to    
evaluate1 measure1 and verify energy    
savings from operational efficiency     
programs and services4