WASHINGTON — In July, the U.S. House Subcommittees on Energy and Power and Oversight and Investigations held a joint hearing to address two bills, one of which was the Smart Energy Act. The Smart Energy Act, also known as Bass-Matheson (named after Reps. Charles Bass, R-N.H., and Jim Matheson, D-Utah), is a bipartisan bill designed to reduce federal energy consumption through expanded use of energy saving performance contracts, consolidation of federal data centers, greater energy use metering in federal buildings, and expanded access to electric vehicles for federal fleets.
“Providing more opportunities for private industry to utilize energy-efficient technologies and systems will spur advancements in this field while at the same time cutting our energy costs,” Rep. Bass was quoted as saying.