South Dakota State Snapshot

SOUTH DAKOTA CURRENT CODE

Residential: No code on record Commercial: No code on record DEMOGRAPHICS Population: 804,194 Total Housing Units: 290,245 ENERGY CONSUMPTION Residential Sector: 62.3 Trillion BTU Commercial Sector: 55.9 Trillion BTU

South Dakota will receive $23.7 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:  3.6 trillion Btu of energy  232 thousand metric tons of CO2 (Equivalent to the annual emissions of 42,491 passenger vehicles)  $27 million.  $27 million could pay more than the full undergraduate tuition for current students at private universities in South Dakota

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 impleResidential use of natural ment energy codes of equal or greater stringency than the latest national model gas costs $14.75/thousand codes (currently IECC 2009 and Standard 90.1-2007). Thus, it is in the state’s cubic ft. best economic interests to adopt these standards statewide and begin enjoying South Dakota’s electricity is the benefits of an efficient building sector. generated primarily by hydroelectric sources and coal CODE ADOPTION AND CHANGE PROCESS: Legislative Process: Promulgation of a statewide energy code would have to profired power plants. ceed through the state legislature. CODE CHANGE CYCLE N/A 48% of the natural gas supply in South Dakota is consumed to heat residential homes.

For more information please consult the Building Codes Assistance Project (www.bcap-energy.org) or Nick Zigelbaum ([email protected])

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