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Energy Audit of State Office Buildings (language only)

Item 79 #1h

Item 79 #1h

Administration
General Services, Department of

Language
Page 56, after line 46, insert:
"I.  In order for the Commonwealth to save money on energy costs, the Department of General Services shall identify all energy inefficient buildings of greater than 50,000 square feet owned or leased by the Commonwealth by submitting each building's energy usage to the Environmental Protection Agency's Portfolio Management system in order to obtain an Energy Star score.  For all buildings with a score below 75, the Commonwealth shall send out a request for information to public sector companies for proposals to reduce these buildings' energy costs through operational and behavioral changes."


Explanation
(This amendment requires the Department of General Services to conduct an energy audit of large state owned or leased office buildings and to seek proposals to improve the energy efficiency for those buildings determined to be energy inefficient.)