ILLINOIS
CURRENT CODE
Residential: None statewide
Commercial: 2006 IECC
AND 2004 ASHRAE 90.1
statewide
DEMOGRAPHICS
Population: 12,901,563
Total Housing Units:
4,981,258
ENERGY
CONSUMPTION
Residential Sector:
937.0 Trillion BTU
Commercial Sector:
758.8 Trillion BTU
81% of the state’s natural
gas supply is used for heat-
ing the home.
Natural gas is the largest
consumed source of energy
for the state’s residential
sector.
Residential use of natural
gas in Illinois costs up to
$7.47/thousand cu ft.
CODE CHANGE CYCLE
No set schedule
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Illinois will receive $101.3 Million from the federal gov-
ernment if the state adopts the latest energy codes:
 IECC 2009 (International Energy Conservation
Code)
 ASHRAE 90.1 2007 (American Society of Heating
Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers)
Accumulated residential sector savings, 2009 to 2020,
would be:
 13.1 trillion Btu of energy
 846 thousand metric tons of CO2 (Equivalent to an-
nual greenhouse gases for 154,945 passenger vehicles)
 $111 million
 $111 million would more than pay the full under-
graduate tuition of current students at private univer-
sities in Illinois.
FINANCING OPPORTUNITIES:
In February 2009 the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act allocated
$3.1 billion for U.S. Department of Energy’s State Energy Program (SEP) to
assist states with building energy efficiency efforts. As one of the require-
ments to receive SEP grants, state governors must certify to DOE that their
state will implement energy codes of equal or greater stringency than the
latest national model codes (currently IECC 2009 and Standard 90.1-2007).
Thus, it is in the state’s best economic interests to adopt these standards
statewide and begin enjoying the benefits of an efficient building sector.
CODE ADOPTION AND CHANGE PROCESS: Legislative: The
promulgation of a statewide residential energy code, as well as changes to
the commercial energy code, proceed through the state legislature.
For more information please consult the Building Codes Assistance Project (www.bcap-energy.org)
or Nick Zigelbaum (nzigelbaum@nrdc.org)
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