House Communications Subcommittee ranking member Anna Eshoo, D-Calif.,...
House Communications Subcommittee ranking member Anna Eshoo, D-Calif., supported HR-2126, the Energy Efficiency Improvement Act, on the House floor Tuesday. “Title III of this bill is legislation I authored with [Republican] Congressman Mike Rogers of Michigan to make the federal…
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government’s IT and data centers more energy efficient,” Eshoo said. “By requiring federal agencies to utilize the best technologies and energy management strategies, our legislation will reduce the federal government’s energy use, save taxpayer dollars, and set the standard for the private sector.” The House was expected to vote on the bill late Tuesday, and her office expected the measure to pass. “The legislation also creates an Open Data Initiative to make federal data center energy usage available in a way that empowers further data center innovation, while protecting national security interests,” Eshoo said.