Splits Remain On Key Efficiency Provision In Energy Bill Conference Talks

Senate and House lawmakers have formally convened a conference on pending energy legislation though they appear split over several issues, including how best to encourage energy efficiency in buildings -- an issue advocates claim could determine whether the bill advances efforts to reduce greenhouse gases or hampers them. The splits underscore an earlier indication that the GHG impacts of any final bill will depend in large measure on how lawmakers resolve differences between the pending House and Senate bills. “This...