UTAH

CURRENT CODE
Utah will receive $35.3 Million from the federal govern-
ment if the state adopts the latest energy codes:
IECC 2009 (International Energy Conservation
Code)
Residential: 2006 IECC
(Mandatory) ASHRAE 90.1 2007 (American Society of Heating
Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers)
Commercial: 2006 IECC Accumulated residential sector savings, 2009 to 2030,
(Mandatory)
would be:
DEMOGRAPHICS 7.6 trillion Btu of energy
Population: 2,736,424
441 thousand metric tons of CO2 (Equivalent to an-
nual greenhouse gases for 80,769 passenger vehicles)
Total Housing Units: $45 million
808,593 $45 million would pay more than the full under-
graduate tuition of current students at private univer-
ENERGY sities in Utah.
CONSUMPTION

Residential Sector: FINANCING OPPORTUNITIES:

157.8 Trillion BTU 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
Commercial Sector: states with building energy efficiency efforts. As one of the requirements to re-
145.9 Trillion BTU ceive SEP grants, state governors must certify to DOE that their state will imple-
ment energy codes of equal or greater stringency than the latest national model
59% of the state’s fuel oil
codes (currently IECC 2009 and Standard 90.1-2007). Thus, it is in the state’s best
supply is used for heating
residential homes. economic interests to adopt these standards statewide and begin enjoying the bene-
fits of an efficient building sector.
Nuclear power accounts for CODE ADOPTION AND CHANGE PROCESS:
three fourths of electricity Regulatory process: The Utah Building Code Commission is charged with forming
generated in Utah. advisory committees and recommending code adoptions and amendments to the
Director of the Building Codes Division. The Director is responsible for receiving
Total energy consumption
is the lowest of any state in and approving these recommendations, as well as code adoptions. Public hearings
the nation. are scheduled as part of the rulemaking process. The Building Code Commission
and Utah Energy Office work closely with the Utah Energy Conservation Coali-
CODE CHANGE CYCLE tion on the development of appropriate energy codes for the state.
Ongoing For more information please consult the Building Codes Assistance Project (www.bcap-energy.org)
or Nick Zigelbaum (nzigelbaum@nrdc.org)

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