Missouri State Snapshot

MISSOURI CURRENT CODE

Residential: None statewide Commercial: None statewide DEMOGRAPHICS Population: 5,911,605 Total Housing Units: 2,503,187 ENERGY CONSUMPTION

Missouri will receive $57.3 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:  12.5 trillion Btu of energy  810 thousand metric tons of CO2 (Equivalent to annual greenhouse gases for 148,352 passenger vehicles) 

$92 million 

$92 million would more than pay the full undergraduate tuition of current students at private universities in Missouri.

Residential Sector: 491.0 Trillion BTU

FINANCING OPPORTUNITIES: In February 2009 the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act allocated Commercial Sector: $3.1 billion for U.S. Department of Energy’s State Energy Program (SEP) to 391.4 Trillion BTU assist states with building energy efficiency efforts. As one of the require58% of the state’s natural gas ments to receive SEP grants, state governors must certify to DOE that their supply is used for heating the state will implement energy codes of equal or greater stringency than the lathome. est national model codes (currently IECC 2009 and Standard 90.1-2007). Natural gas is the largest conThus, it is in the state’s best economic interests to adopt these standards sumed source of energy for the statewide and begin enjoying the benefits of an efficient building sector. state’s residential sector Residential use of natural gas in Missouri costs up to $12.97/ thousand cu ft.

CODE CHANGE CYCLE No set schedule

CODE ADOPTION AND CHANGE PROCESS: Legislative: The promulgation of a statewide mandatory energy code would have to proceed through the state legislature. For more information please consult the Building Codes Assistance Project (www.bcap-energy.org) or Nick Zigelbaum ([email protected])

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