{"id":21,"date":"2009-04-14T14:25:37","date_gmt":"2009-04-14T14:25:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/texasenergyexchange\/2009\/04\/14\/energy-efficiency-bills-are-moving-fast\/"},"modified":"2014-06-19T13:13:57","modified_gmt":"2014-06-19T18:13:57","slug":"energy-efficiency-bills-are-moving-fast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/2009\/04\/14\/energy-efficiency-bills-are-moving-fast\/","title":{"rendered":"Energy Efficiency Bills are Moving Fast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This morning EDF partnered with other environmental groups in a press conference with members of the Texas House of Representatives who are sponsoring energy efficiency legislation this Session.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.house.state.tx.us\/members\/dist103\/anchia.php\" title=\"Rep. Rafael Anchia\">Representative Rafael Anchia<\/a> from Dallas and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.house.state.tx.us\/members\/dist50\/strama.php\" title=\"Rep. Mark Strama\">Representative Mark Strama<\/a> from Austin spoke on the need for passing increased efficiency measures and building a network of green jobs. See the video below.<\/p>\n<p><code>[kml_flashembed movie=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/PEsrjQY_L80\" width=\"350\" height=\"275\" wmode=\"transparent\" \/]<\/code><\/p>\n<p>Representative Anchia is the author of several major efficiency bills this Session, which EDF supports and are critical for lowering our utility bills, increasing the reliability of our electric grid, improving our air quality, and reducing our dependence on foreign oil.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>These bills include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.capitol.state.tx.us\/BillLookup\/History.aspx?LegSess=81R&amp;Bill=HB280\" title=\"HB280\">HB 280<\/a>, which sets an energy efficiency goal for utilities of 2 percent of peak demand by 2020.<\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.capitol.state.tx.us\/BillLookup\/History.aspx?LegSess=81R&amp;Bill=HB2210\" title=\"HB2210\">HB 2210<\/a>, which establishes efficiency standards for major appliances, including pool pumps, bottle-type water dispensers and portable hot tubs; and<\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.capitol.state.tx.us\/BillLookup\/History.aspx?LegSess=81R&amp;Bill=HB2783\" title=\"HB2783\">HB 2783<\/a>, which updates statewide building codes to the 2009 International Energy Conservation Code<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>According to Rep. Strama\u2019s statement at today\u2019s press conference, the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.house.state.tx.us\/committees\/list81\/250.htm\" title=\"Energy Resources Committee\">Energy Resources Committee<\/a>, on which he sits, plans to pass these bills out of committee this week, or next week at the latest.\u00a0 The next step after that is the House floor.<\/p>\n<p>Stay tuned for further developments on these bills and others coming out of the Legislature.\u00a0 For further information on the topics, please visit <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.acttexas.org\/\" title=\"Alliance for Clean Texas\">The Alliance for a Clean Texas<\/a>, of which EDF is a member.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This morning EDF partnered with other environmental groups in a press conference with members of the Texas House of Representatives who are sponsoring energy efficiency legislation this Session.\u00a0 Representative Rafael Anchia from Dallas and Representative Mark Strama from Austin spoke on the need for passing increased efficiency measures and building a network of green jobs. &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7471,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[254,181],"tags":[],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-21","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-energy-efficiency","category-texas"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - 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