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This bill, known as the Building Energy Savings Act, aims to improve the energy efficiency of buildings in California and reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the building sector. The key provisions are: 1. It exempts buildings with less than 50,000 square feet of gross floor space or 16 or fewer residential utility accounts from the requirement to collect and deliver energy usage information to the California Energy Commission (CEC) for benchmarking purposes. 2. It requires the CEC, in consultation with other state agencies, to develop a strategy by July 1, 2026, for using the collected energy usage data to track and manage the energy usage and greenhouse gas emissions of covered buildings to help achieve the state's energy and climate goals. 3. The strategy must avoid increasing utility and rental cost burdens or causing evictions, harassment, or displacement of tenants, and prioritize efficiency and decarbonization measures that benefit tenants. 4. The CEC must consider input from various stakeholders, including under-resourced communities, tenant advocates, building owners, and industry representatives, in developing the strategy. 5. The CEC must submit the strategy and recommendations for further legislative action to the Legislature by August 1, 2026. The overall goal of the bill is to improve building energy efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas emissions in a way that also promotes equity and avoids negative impacts on tenants, especially in under-resourced communities.

Agriculture and Natural Resources, Budget and Finance, Transportation and Infrastructure

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