Energy Policy Act of 2005

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Summary of Major Provisions (PDF&= nbsp;33 KB,=20 1 p)=20
Pertinent=20 sections of NECPA, as amended by EPACT 2005 Sections 101 = through 104=20
Full Text of Energy Policy Act of 2005 (PDF 3.1&n= bsp;MB,=20 551 pp)=20
Guidelines for Excluding Buildings from the Energy = Performance=20 Requirements NEW! (PDF= 478 KB,=20 7 pp)=20
Guidance for Electric Metering in Federal Buildings = NEW! (PDF = 3 MB,=20 30 pp)

The Energy Policy Act of 2005, was signed into law by President = Bush on=20 August 8, 2005. Subtitle A, Federal Programs, reestablishes a = number of=20 Federal agency goals and contains relevant, amended portions of = the=20 National Energy Conservation Policy Act (NECPA).

Section 102 extends the annual federal energy reduction goal of = 2% from=20 FY 2006 to FY 2015, and amends the reporting baseline from 1985 to = 2003.=20 It includes provisions for federal agencies to retain savings = achieved=20 through energy and water savings. DOE is charged with recommending = new=20 requirements for federal energy performance for fiscal years 2016 = through=20 2025 by Dec. 13, 2014.

Section 103 directs federal agencies to meter electricity use = in all=20 federal buildings by Oct. 1, 2012, using advanced meters or = metering=20 devices that provide data at least daily. Within 6 months of=20 DOE-established guidelines, agencies must submit a plan for how = they will=20 implement the metering process, including designated personnel = responsible=20 and metering devices to be employed.

Section 104 amends NECPA section 553 to direct agencies to = purchase=20 ENERGY STAR=C2=AE and FEMP-designated products when procuring = energy-consuming=20 products, except when it is not cost effective or doesn't meet = functional=20 requirements of the agency. Agencies must also incorporate=20 energy-efficient specifications in procurement bids and = evaluations, and=20 requires agencies to only purchase premium efficient electric = motors, air=20 conditioning, and refrigeration equipment. It also instructs GSA = and DOD=20 to clearly identify and display ENERGY STAR=C2=AE and = FEMP-designated products=20 in any inventory, catalog, or product listing.

Section 105 extends energy savings performance contracts = (ESPCS) under=20 Section 801 of NECPA from October 1, 2003 through September 30, = 2016.

Section 109 requires new Federal buildings to be designed 30% = below=20 ASHAE standards or International Energy Code to the extent that=20 technologies employed one life-cycle cost-effective. In addition,=20 sustainable design principles are to be applied to new and = replacement=20 buildings. All agencies must identify new building in their budget = requests and identify those that meet or exceed the standard.

Section III makes provisions for energy efficiency = technologies in=20 public and administrative buildings on Federal lands to the extent = practical.

Section 203 requires that renewable electricity consumption by = the=20 Federal government can not be less than 3% in FY 2007 to FY 2009, = 5% in FY=20 2010 to FY 2012, and 7.5% in 2013 and thereafter. It establishes = double=20 credit for renewables that are produced on the site or on Federal = lands=20 and used at a Federal facility or produced on Native American = lands.

Section 204 amends subchapter VI of chapter 31 of title 40, = United=20 States Code to establish a photovoltaic energy commercialization = program=20 for the procurement and installation of photovoltaic systems in = public and=20 Federal buildings. It requires the installation of 20,000 solar = energy=20 systems in Federal buildings by 2010.

Section 207 authorizes funds for a solar wall at the = headquarters=20 building of the DOE, commonly known as the Forrestal Building.

Section 1331 makes provisions for a tax deduction of $1.80 per = square=20 foot on new construction after Dec. 31, 2005 if annual energy and = power=20 costs of interior lighting systems, heating, cooling, ventilation, = and hot=20 water systems are 50% or more below ASHRAE Standard 90.1-2001. The = treasury will issue regulations to allocate the deduction to the = primary=20 designer of a Federal, State, or local government commercial = property.

Section 1802 calls for the National Academy of Sciences to = conduct a=20 study of energy efficiency standards at the site compared to the = source of=20 energy production.

Section 1833 calls for the National Academy of Sciences to = conduct a=20 study that examines the potential of developing wind, solar, and = ocean=20 energy on Federal lands.

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