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https://web.archive.org/web/20140222183608/http://www.coons.senate.gov/newsroom/releases/release/bipartisan-coalition-of-117-house-members-and-22-senators-push-to-extend-2011-energy-efficiency-initiative-in-federal-buildings Bipartisan coalition of 117 House Members and 22 senators push to extend 2011 energy efficiency initiative in federal buildings 2013-11-20 2013 2013-11 Democrat House DE Christopher Coons C001088 web.archive.org     legacy FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, November 20, 2013 CONTACT: Ian Koski at 202-224-5042 Bipartisan coalition of 117 House Members and 22 senators push to extend 2011 energy efficiency initiative in federal buildings WASHINGTON — Rep. Cory Gardner (R-CO), Rep. Peter Welch, (D-VT), Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) and Sen. John Boozman (R-AR), joined by 117 House colleagues and 22 Senate colleagues, are calling for a 5-year extension of President Obama’s federal buildings energy efficiency initiative.  In 2011, the President kicked off a 2-year initiative to achieve $2 billion in energy savings in federal buildings. The bipartisan, bicameral coalition of legislators is calling on the President to continue the successful use of performance contracting in federal facilities by launching a 5-year, $5 billion extension of the 2011 initiative. The 2011 executive order employed the use of Energy Savings Performance Contracts (ESPCs) and Utility Energy Services Contracts (UESCs) to achieve energy savings in federal buildings. Under an ESPC or UESC, an energy services company or a utility negotiates a contract with a federal agency that specifies the amount of energy savings it will achieve through retrofits and other measures. The company or utility is then paid for its performance out of the savings it achieves rather than through appropriated funds.  The federal government spends over $6 billion annually on energy use in federal facilities.  Rep. Gardner, Rep. Welch, and Senator Coons have introduced legislation (H.R.2689 and S.1308) to advance the use of ESPCs and UESCs in the federal government that mirrors the expansion proposed in the coalition’s letter to the President.  The legislators point out in their letter that the 2011 initiative has led to “a substantial increase in federal facility upgrades carried out by private-sector entities without any upfront cost to the taxpayer … There is still substantial potential for achieving more savings and the success of the past two years’ effort has created important momentum that should now be continued.” 117 House Members, including 70 Democrats and 47 Republicans, have signed onto the Gardner-Welch letter which can be read here. 22 Senators, including 16 Democrats and 6 Republicans, have signed the identical Coons-Boozman letter which is still open for signatures in the Senate. The following Representatives and Senators have signed the Gardner-Welch-Coons-Boozman letter to date: HOUSE SENATE Rep. Mark Amodei Sen. Chris Coons Rep. Andy Barr Sen. John Boozman Rep. John Barrow Sen. Ron Wyden Rep. Marsha Blackburn Sen. Rob Portman Rep. Earl Blumenauer Sen. Bernie Sanders Rep. Bruce Braley Sen. Lamar Alexander Rep. Paul Broun Sen. Tom Udall Rep. Julia Brownley Sen. John Hoeven Rep. Vern  Buchanan Sen. Jeanne Shaheen Rep. Cheri Bustos Sen. Saxby Chambliss Rep. Lois  Capps Sen. Brian Schatz Rep. Tony Cardenas Sen. Jim Inhofe Rep. Matt Cartwright Sen. Al Franken Rep. Judy Chu Sen. Jeff Merkley Rep. Howard Coble Sen. Mark Begich Rep. Mike Coffman Sen. Martin Heinrich Rep. Steve Cohen Sen. Ed Markey Rep. Doug Collins Sen. Richard Blumenthal Rep. Gerald  Connolly Sen. Chris Murphy Rep. John Conyers Sen. Robert Menendez Rep. Jim Cooper Sen. Jack Reed Rep. Rodney Davis Sen. Dick Durbin Rep. John Delaney Rep. Rosa DeLauro Rep. Jeff Denham Rep. Charlie Dent Rep. Donna Edwards Rep. Renee Ellmers Rep. Anna Eshoo Rep. Sam Farr Rep. Stephen Fincher Rep. Mike Fitzpatrick Rep. Bill Flores Rep. Trent Franks   Rep. Cory Gardner Rep. Chris Gibson Rep. Phil Gingrey Rep. Paul Gosar Rep. Tim Griffin Rep. Raul Grijalva Rep. Brett Guthrie Rep. Ralph Hall Rep. Richard Hanna Rep. Denny Heck Rep. Jim Himes Rep. Rush Holt Rep. Mike Honda Rep. Jared Huffman Rep. Randy Hultgren Rep. Lynn Jenkins Rep. Pitts Joseph Rep. Bill Keating Rep. Joseph P. Kennedy, III Rep. Derek Kilmer Rep. Adam Kinzinger   Rep. Anne McLane Kuster   Rep. Jim Langevin   Rep. Barbara Lee   Rep. Zoe Lofgren   Rep. Alan Lowenthal   Rep. Dan Maffei   Rep. Jim Matheson   Rep. Doris Matsui   Rep. Michael McCaul   Rep. Betty McCollum   Rep. Jim McDermott   Rep. Jim McGovern   Rep. Mike McIntyre   Rep. David McKinley   Rep. George Miller   Rep. Jim Moran   Rep. Mick Mulvaney   Rep. Patrick Murphy   Rep. Richard Nolan   Rep. Alan Nunnelee   Rep. Bill Owens   Rep. Frank Pallone   Rep. Bill Pascrell   Rep. Erik Paulsen   Rep. Ed  Perlmutter   Rep. Scott Peters   Rep. Pingree Pingree   Rep. Mark Pocan   Rep. Jared Polis   Rep. Bill Posey   Rep. David Price   Rep. Mike Quigley   Rep. Charlie Rangel   Rep. Reid Ribble   Rep. Raul Ruiz   Rep. Tim Ryan   Rep. John Sarbanes   Rep. Jan Schakowsky   Rep. Kurt Schrader   Rep. Robert "Bobby" Scott   Rep. Carol Shea Porter Rep. Mike Simpson   Rep. Krysten Sinema   Rep. Jackie Speier   Rep. Lee Terry   Rep. John Tierney   Rep. Paul Tonko   Rep. Niki Tsongas   Rep. Fred Upton   Rep. Chris Van Hollen   Rep. Greg Walden   Rep. Jackie Walorski   Rep. Henry Waxman   Rep. Daniel Webster   Rep. Peter Welch   Rep. Ed Whitfield   Rep. Roger Williams   Rep. Joe Wilson   Rep. Frank Wolf   Rep. Steve Womack   Rep. John Yarmuth   Rep. Todd Young   The letter is backed by a broad and diverse coalition of groups including: ABM AO Smith Corporation Alliance for Industrial Efficiency Alliance to Save Energy Ameresco American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE) Boulder County Board of County Commissioners Business Council for Sustainable Energy (BCSE) Conservation Services Group (CSG) Constellation Danfoss Digital Energy & Sustainability Solutions Campaign (DESSC) Energy Future Coalition Environment America Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) Federal Performance Contracting Coalition (FPCC) Honeywell Information Technology Industry Council (ITIC) Institute for Market Transformation (IMT) Johnson Controls National Association of Energy Service Companies (NAESCO) National Association of State Energy Officials (NASEO) National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) National Grid Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) NORESCO Northeast Energy Efficiency Council (NEEC) Schneider Electric Siemens Sierra Club Trane/Ingersoll Rand U.S. Chamber of Commerce U.S. Green Building Council Tags: Letter,  Energy Efficiency,  Energy 1 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z