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Committee concurs on SB 500 to broaden data sources for building energy benchmarking
Summary
Senators concurred with assembly amendments to SB 500, a measure by Senator Stern that would allow utilities to provide aggregated energy‑usage data and permit alternative tools approved by the California Energy Commission for building benchmarking instead of relying solely on Energy Star Portfolio Manager.
Senator Stern presented SB 500 to the Senate Committee on Energy, Utilities and Communications, asking members to concur in assembly amendments that would give utilities authority to satisfy building benchmarking reporting requirements by providing aggregated energy usage data to building owners and to alternative systems approved by the California Energy Commission (CEC), rather than relying solely on the federal Energy…
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