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S. 1209 - State Energy Race to the Top Initiative Act of 2013

Energy. 113th Congress (2013-2014) View bill details
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Summary:
A bill to establish a State Energy Race to the Top Initiative to assist energy policy innovation in the States to promote the goal of doubling electric and thermal energy productivity by January 1, 2030. (by CRS) 
Status:
The bill has been referred to committee. 
There have been no votes on this bill.

State Energy Race to the Top Initiative Act of 2013

S. 1209 — 113th Congress (2013–2014)

Summary
A bill to establish a State Energy Race to the Top Initiative to assist energy policy innovation in the States to promote the goal of doubling electric and thermal energy productivity by January 1, 2030. (by CRS)
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Title
A bill to establish a State Energy Race to the Top Initiative to assist energy policy innovation in the States to promote the goal of doubling electric and thermal energy productivity by January 1, 2030.
Other Titles
  • State Energy Race to the Top Initiative Act of 2013
  • State Energy Race to the Top Initiative Act of 2013
Sponsor
Mark R. Warner
Co-Sponsors
Subjects
  • Energy
  • Building construction
  • Electric power generation and transmission
  • Energy efficiency and conservation
  • Lighting and heating
  • Public utilities and utility rates
  • State and local government operations
Related Bills
Major Actions
Introduced6/20/2013
Referred to Committee
Bill History

There have been no votes on this bill.

ActionDateDescription
Introduced6/20/2013
6/20/2013Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
6/20/2013Introduced in Senate
6/25/2013Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 113-70.
NumberSponsorDate OfferedStatus

Total contributions given to Senators from interest groups that…

supported this bill

Environmental policy
Civil servant/public employee
Electric Power utilities
Natural Gas transmission & distribution
Energy production & distribution
Electronics manufacturing & services
Special trade contractors
Power plant construction & equipment
Plumbing, heating & air conditioning
Other construction-related products
Public official (elected or appointed)
Energy, Natural Resources and Environment
Municipal & county government organizations
$250
$80,700
$113,922
$531,200
$825,375
$4,441,146
$347,631
$5,262,910
$1,918,849
$4,637,592
$1,369,879
$1,179,481
$2,425,937
$23,134,872
$0
40 Organizations Supported and 0 Opposed; See Which Ones
40 Organizations Supported and 0 Opposed; See Which Ones

Organizations that took a position on
State Energy Race to the Top Initiative Act of 2013

40 organizations supported this bill

ABM
undersigned organizations (2013, July 30). State Energy Race To The Top Initiative Support Letter. Retrieved October 25, 2013, from Alliance to Save Energy.
Alliance for Industrial Efficiency
undersigned organizations (2013, July 30). State Energy Race To The Top Initiative Support Letter. Retrieved October 25, 2013, from Alliance to Save Energy.
Alliance to Save Energy
Laskey, Alex (2013, June 25). Statement of Alex Laskey. Retrieved October 24, 2013, from Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy
Nadel, Steven (2013, June 25). Testimony of Steven Nadel . Retrieved October 24, 2013, from Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
American Gas Association
Commissioners on the Alliance to Save Energy’s Commission on National Energy Efficiency Policy (2013, July 22). Doubling U.S. Energy Productivity by 2030. Retrieved October 25, 2013, from EE News.
American Public Power Association
undersigned organizations (2013, July 30). State Energy Race To The Top Initiative Support Letter. Retrieved October 25, 2013, from Alliance to Save Energy.
American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers
American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers (2013, June 28). Government Affairs Update, 06-28-2013. Retrieved October 25, 2013, from ASHRAE: Government Affairs.
center for environmental innovation in roofing
undersigned organizations (2013, July 30). State Energy Race To The Top Initiative Support Letter. Retrieved October 25, 2013, from Alliance to Save Energy.
Conservation Services Group
undersigned organizations (2013, July 30). State Energy Race To The Top Initiative Support Letter. Retrieved October 25, 2013, from Alliance to Save Energy.
Council of the North American Insulation Manufacturers Association
undersigned organizations (2013, July 30). State Energy Race To The Top Initiative Support Letter. Retrieved October 25, 2013, from Alliance to Save Energy.
Edison Electric Institute
Commissioners on the Alliance to Save Energy’s Commission on National Energy Efficiency Policy (2013, July 22). Doubling U.S. Energy Productivity by 2030. Retrieved October 25, 2013, from EE News.
efficiency first
undersigned organizations (2013, July 30). State Energy Race To The Top Initiative Support Letter. Retrieved October 25, 2013, from Alliance to Save Energy.
Efficiency.org
undersigned organizations (2013, July 30). State Energy Race To The Top Initiative Support Letter. Retrieved October 25, 2013, from Alliance to Save Energy.
energy future coalition
undersigned organizations (2013, July 30). State Energy Race To The Top Initiative Support Letter. Retrieved October 25, 2013, from Alliance to Save Energy.
EnerNOC
undersigned organizations (2013, July 30). State Energy Race To The Top Initiative Support Letter. Retrieved October 25, 2013, from Alliance to Save Energy.
Environmental and Energy Study Institute
undersigned organizations (2013, July 30). State Energy Race To The Top Initiative Support Letter. Retrieved October 25, 2013, from Alliance to Save Energy.
Environmental Defense Fund
undersigned organizations (2013, July 30). State Energy Race To The Top Initiative Support Letter. Retrieved October 25, 2013, from Alliance to Save Energy.
Heat is Power Association
undersigned organizations (2013, July 30). State Energy Race To The Top Initiative Support Letter. Retrieved October 25, 2013, from Alliance to Save Energy.
institute for market transformation
undersigned organizations (2013, July 30). State Energy Race To The Top Initiative Support Letter. Retrieved October 25, 2013, from Alliance to Save Energy.
Integral Power, LLC
undersigned organizations (2013, July 30). State Energy Race To The Top Initiative Support Letter. Retrieved October 25, 2013, from Alliance to Save Energy.
Intelliroof
undersigned organizations (2013, July 30). State Energy Race To The Top Initiative Support Letter. Retrieved October 25, 2013, from Alliance to Save Energy.
International District Energy Association
undersigned organizations (2013, July 30). State Energy Race To The Top Initiative Support Letter. Retrieved October 25, 2013, from Alliance to Save Energy.
Knauf Insulation
undersigned organizations (2013, July 30). State Energy Race To The Top Initiative Support Letter. Retrieved October 25, 2013, from Alliance to Save Energy.
Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments
Berliner, Roger (2013, July 23). S. 1191, the Better Buildings Act of 2013, and  S. 1209, the State Energy Race to the Top Initaitive Act of 2013. Retrieved October 24, 2013, from Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments.
National Association for State Community Services Programs
undersigned organizations (2013, July 30). State Energy Race To The Top Initiative Support Letter. Retrieved October 25, 2013, from Alliance to Save Energy.
National Association of Energy Service Companies
undersigned organizations (2013, July 30). State Energy Race To The Top Initiative Support Letter. Retrieved October 25, 2013, from Alliance to Save Energy.
National Association of State Energy Officials
Sylvia, Mark (2013, June 25). Testimony of Mark Sylvia Commissioner Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources on “ENERGY EFFICIENCY LEGISLATION”. Retrieved October 24, 2013, from Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
National Electrical Manufacturers Association
undersigned organizations (2013, July 30). State Energy Race To The Top Initiative Support Letter. Retrieved October 25, 2013, from Alliance to Save Energy.
National Grid
undersigned organizations (2013, July 30). State Energy Race To The Top Initiative Support Letter. Retrieved October 25, 2013, from Alliance to Save Energy.
Natural Resources Defense Council
undersigned organizations (2013, July 30). State Energy Race To The Top Initiative Support Letter. Retrieved October 25, 2013, from Alliance to Save Energy.
nw energy coalition
undersigned organizations (2013, July 30). State Energy Race To The Top Initiative Support Letter. Retrieved October 25, 2013, from Alliance to Save Energy.
Opower
undersigned organizations (2013, July 30). State Energy Race To The Top Initiative Support Letter. Retrieved October 25, 2013, from Alliance to Save Energy.
Panasonic Eco Solutions Company
Commissioners on the Alliance to Save Energy’s Commission on National Energy Efficiency Policy (2013, July 22). Doubling U.S. Energy Productivity by 2030. Retrieved October 25, 2013, from EE News.
Primary Energy Recycling Corporation
undersigned organizations (2013, July 30). State Energy Race To The Top Initiative Support Letter. Retrieved October 25, 2013, from Alliance to Save Energy.
Recycled Energy Development
undersigned organizations (2013, July 30). State Energy Race To The Top Initiative Support Letter. Retrieved October 25, 2013, from Alliance to Save Energy.
Seattle City Light
undersigned organizations (2013, July 30). State Energy Race To The Top Initiative Support Letter. Retrieved October 25, 2013, from Alliance to Save Energy.
Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors' National Association
undersigned organizations (2013, July 30). State Energy Race To The Top Initiative Support Letter. Retrieved October 25, 2013, from Alliance to Save Energy.
Sierra Club
undersigned organizations (2013, July 30). State Energy Race To The Top Initiative Support Letter. Retrieved October 25, 2013, from Alliance to Save Energy.
Southern Alliance for Clean Energy
undersigned organizations (2013, July 30). State Energy Race To The Top Initiative Support Letter. Retrieved October 25, 2013, from Alliance to Save Energy.
U.S. Green Building Council
undersigned organizations (2013, July 30). State Energy Race To The Top Initiative Support Letter. Retrieved October 25, 2013, from Alliance to Save Energy.

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Namesort iconPartyState$ From Interest Groups
That Supported		$ From Interest Groups
That Opposed
Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$216,667$0
Kelly AyotteRNH$156,825$0
Tammy BaldwinDWI$305,150$0
John BarrassoRWY$205,900$0
Max BaucusDMT$147,862$0
Mark BegichDAK$342,847$0
Michael F. BennetDCO$435,760$0
Richard BlumenthalDCT$143,456$0
Roy BluntRMO$340,900$0
John BoozmanRAR$54,550$0
Barbara BoxerDCA$468,737$0
Sherrod BrownDOH$443,573$0
Richard BurrRNC$256,807$0
Maria CantwellDWA$283,238$0
Ben CardinDMD$140,057$0
Tom CarperDDE$112,544$0
Bob CaseyDPA$271,295$0
Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$61,250$0
Jeff ChiesaRNJ$0$0
Daniel CoatsRIN$74,450$0
Tom CoburnROK$41,480$0
William Thad CochranRMS$136,038$0
Susan M. CollinsRME$122,250$0
Christopher A. CoonsDDE$203,403$0
Bob CorkerRTN$262,130$0
John CornynRTX$488,275$0
William M. CowanDMA$0$0
Mike CrapoRID$79,950$0
Ted CruzRTX$353,422$0
Joe DonnellyDIN$122,011$0
Dick DurbinDIL$213,096$0
Mike EnziRWY$78,100$0
Dianne FeinsteinDCA$179,834$0
Deb FischerRNE$61,900$0
Jeff FlakeRAZ$152,825$0
Al FrankenDMN$247,747$0
Kirsten E. GillibrandDNY$345,575$0
Lindsey GrahamRSC$212,099$0
Chuck GrassleyRIA$134,700$0
Kay R. HaganDNC$421,341$0
Tom HarkinDIA$30,850$0
Orrin G. HatchRUT$192,400$0
Martin HeinrichDNM$495,846$0
Heidi HeitkampDND$107,675$0
Dean HellerRNV$217,326$0
Mazie K. HironoDHI$102,341$0
John HoevenRND$138,700$0
Jim InhofeROK$158,754$0
Johnny IsaksonRGA$196,850$0
Mike JohannsRNE$5,800$0
Ron JohnsonRWI$91,616$0
Tim JohnsonDSD$21,250$0
Tim KaineDVA$624,064$0
Angus S. King, Jr.IME$92,970$0
Mark KirkRIL$278,677$0
Amy KlobucharDMN$91,203$0
Mary L. LandrieuDLA$664,254$0
Patrick J. LeahyDVT$56,100$0
Mike LeeRUT$63,580$0
Carl LevinDMI$250$0
Joe Manchin, IIIDWV$495,850$0
John McCainRAZ$242,861$0
Claire McCaskillDMO$256,032$0
Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$539,475$0
Bob MenéndezDNJ$329,180$0
Jeff MerkleyDOR$264,632$0
Barbara A. MikulskiDMD$93,800$0
Jerry MoranRKS$87,333$0
Lisa MurkowskiRAK$522,531$0
Chris MurphyDCT$306,797$0
Patty MurrayDWA$349,952$0
Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$295,972$0
Rand PaulRKY$115,093$0
Rob PortmanROH$485,061$0
Mark L. PryorDAR$296,908$0
John "Jack" ReedDRI$55,025$0
Harry ReidDNV$477,972$0
Jim RischRID$99,908$0
Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$146,622$0
John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$34,900$0
Marco RubioRFL$311,651$0
Bernie SandersIVT$68,372$0
Brian SchatzDHI$229,204$0
Chuck SchumerDNY$202,300$0
Tim ScottRSC$152,600$0
Jeff SessionsRAL$62,750$0
Jeanne ShaheenDNH$374,313$0
Richard C. ShelbyRAL$107,975$0
Debbie StabenowDMI$180,950$0
Jon TesterDMT$461,015$0
John ThuneRSD$163,845$0
Patrick J. ToomeyRPA$485,383$0
Mark UdallDCO$1,044,665$0
Tom UdallDNM$314,894$0
David VitterRLA$224,300$0
Mark R. WarnerDVA$263,263$0
Elizabeth WarrenDMA$491,466$0
Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$151,423$0
Roger F. WickerRMS$101,200$0
Ron WydenDOR$298,849$0

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NamePartyState$ From Interest Groups
That Supported		$ From Interest Groups
That Opposed
Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$216,667$0
Kelly AyotteRNH$156,825$0
Tammy BaldwinDWI$305,150$0
John BarrassoRWY$205,900$0
Max BaucusDMT$147,862$0
Mark BegichDAK$342,847$0
Michael F. BennetDCO$435,760$0
Richard BlumenthalDCT$143,456$0
Roy BluntRMO$340,900$0
John BoozmanRAR$54,550$0
Barbara BoxerDCA$468,737$0
Sherrod BrownDOH$443,573$0
Richard BurrRNC$256,807$0
Maria CantwellDWA$283,238$0
Ben CardinDMD$140,057$0
Tom CarperDDE$112,544$0
Bob CaseyDPA$271,295$0
Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$61,250$0
Jeff ChiesaRNJ$0$0
Daniel CoatsRIN$74,450$0
Tom CoburnROK$41,480$0
William Thad CochranRMS$136,038$0
Susan M. CollinsRME$122,250$0
Christopher A. CoonsDDE$203,403$0
Bob CorkerRTN$262,130$0
John CornynRTX$488,275$0
William M. CowanDMA$0$0
Mike CrapoRID$79,950$0
Ted CruzRTX$353,422$0
Joe DonnellyDIN$122,011$0
Dick DurbinDIL$213,096$0
Mike EnziRWY$78,100$0
Dianne FeinsteinDCA$179,834$0
Deb FischerRNE$61,900$0
Jeff FlakeRAZ$152,825$0
Al FrankenDMN$247,747$0
Kirsten E. GillibrandDNY$345,575$0
Lindsey GrahamRSC$212,099$0
Chuck GrassleyRIA$134,700$0
Kay R. HaganDNC$421,341$0
Tom HarkinDIA$30,850$0
Orrin G. HatchRUT$192,400$0
Martin HeinrichDNM$495,846$0
Heidi HeitkampDND$107,675$0
Dean HellerRNV$217,326$0
Mazie K. HironoDHI$102,341$0
John HoevenRND$138,700$0
Jim InhofeROK$158,754$0
Johnny IsaksonRGA$196,850$0
Mike JohannsRNE$5,800$0
Ron JohnsonRWI$91,616$0
Tim JohnsonDSD$21,250$0
Tim KaineDVA$624,064$0
Angus S. King, Jr.IME$92,970$0
Mark KirkRIL$278,677$0
Amy KlobucharDMN$91,203$0
Mary L. LandrieuDLA$664,254$0
Patrick J. LeahyDVT$56,100$0
Mike LeeRUT$63,580$0
Carl LevinDMI$250$0
Joe Manchin, IIIDWV$495,850$0
John McCainRAZ$242,861$0
Claire McCaskillDMO$256,032$0
Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$539,475$0
Bob MenéndezDNJ$329,180$0
Jeff MerkleyDOR$264,632$0
Barbara A. MikulskiDMD$93,800$0
Jerry MoranRKS$87,333$0
Lisa MurkowskiRAK$522,531$0
Chris MurphyDCT$306,797$0
Patty MurrayDWA$349,952$0
Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$295,972$0
Rand PaulRKY$115,093$0
Rob PortmanROH$485,061$0
Mark L. PryorDAR$296,908$0
John "Jack" ReedDRI$55,025$0
Harry ReidDNV$477,972$0
Jim RischRID$99,908$0
Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$146,622$0
John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$34,900$0
Marco RubioRFL$311,651$0
Bernie SandersIVT$68,372$0
Brian SchatzDHI$229,204$0
Chuck SchumerDNY$202,300$0
Tim ScottRSC$152,600$0
Jeff SessionsRAL$62,750$0
Jeanne ShaheenDNH$374,313$0
Richard C. ShelbyRAL$107,975$0
Debbie StabenowDMI$180,950$0
Jon TesterDMT$461,015$0
John ThuneRSD$163,845$0
Patrick J. ToomeyRPA$485,383$0
Mark UdallDCO$1,044,665$0
Tom UdallDNM$314,894$0
David VitterRLA$224,300$0
Mark R. WarnerDVA$263,263$0
Elizabeth WarrenDMA$491,466$0
Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$151,423$0
Roger F. WickerRMS$101,200$0
Ron WydenDOR$298,849$0

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$ Donated
Environmental policy$5,262,910
Civil servant/public employee$4,637,592
Electric Power utilities$4,441,146
Natural Gas transmission & distribution$2,425,937
Energy production & distribution$1,918,849
Electronics manufacturing & services$1,369,879
Special trade contractors$1,179,481
Power plant construction & equipment$825,375
Plumbing, heating & air conditioning$531,200
Other construction-related products$347,631
Public official (elected or appointed)$113,922
Energy, Natural Resources and Environment$80,700
Municipal & county government organizations$250

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