U.S. Congress - H.R.5696 e-KNOW Act
H.R.5696 - e-KNOW Act
To amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to provide electric consumers the right to access certain electric energy information. view all titles (3)
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- Official: To amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to provide electric consumers the right to access certain electric energy information. as introduced.
- Short: e-KNOW Act as introduced.
- Short: Electric Consumer Right to Know Act as introduced.
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7/1/2010--Introduced.Electric Consumer Right to Know Act or e-KNOW Act - Amends the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to grant an electric consumer the right to access the consumer's retail electric energy information in electronic machine-readable form, in a manner thatOfficial Summary
7/1/2010--Introduced.Electric Consumer Right to Know Act or e-KNOW Act - Amends the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to grant an electric consumer the right to access the consumer's retail electric energy information in electronic machine-readable form, in a manner that is timely and provides adequate protections for the information's privacy and security. Directs the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to issue a model rule prescribing minimum national standards to implement such right of access. Includes within such right of access an Internet website of retail electric energy information. Requires the Secretary of Energy, in determining whether to award federal smart grid support to a retail electric utility, to give preference to any applicant that has implemented policies for electric consumer access to retail electric energy information at least as stringent as those prescribed by the model rule. Sets forth procedures for state consideration of the FERC model....Read the Rest
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111th Congress Transparency Bills
*[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.uscongress/legislation.111hr5696 HR 5696], A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to provide electric consumers the right to access certain electric energy information; ...
The Day in Transparency 7/2/2010
HR 5696; A bill to improve certain administrative operations of the Library of Congress, and for other purposes; to the Committee on House Administration. HR 5681; A resolution amending the Rules of the House of Representatives ...
Bill Introduced: HR5696 To amend the Public Utility Regulatory ...
To amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to provide electric consumers the right to access certain electric energy information.
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