Colorado State Snapshot

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COLORADO CURRENT CODE

Residential: 2003 IECC minimum Commercial: 2003 IECC minimum DEMOGRAPHICS Population: 4,939,456 Total Housing Units: 1,929,092

Colorado will receive $49.2 Million from the federal government 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 2030, would be:  11.0 trillion Btu of energy  641 thousand metric tons of CO2 (Equivalent to annual greenhouse gases for 117,399 passenger vehicles) 

ENERGY CONSUMPTION Residential Sector: 319.4 Trillion BTU Commercial Sector: 286.5 Trillion BTU 75% of the state’s natural gas supply is used for heating the home. Colorado’s residential sector relies most heavily on natural gas for energy. Residential use of natural gas in Colorado costs up to $7.70 per thousand cubic ft.

$80 million 

$80 million would pay the full undergraduate tuition of current students at private universities in Colorado.

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 requirements 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: Local jurisdictions

can and do adopt their own energy code requirements, but a statewide energy code would have to be promulgated by the state legislature. The legislature meets in regular session on the second Wednesday of January each year, unless the previous CODE CHANGE CYCLE year's legislature amends the date of next convening through a joint resolution. No set schedule For more information please consult the Building Codes Assistance Project (www.bcap-energy.org) or Nick Zigelbaum ([email protected])

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