Utah State Snapshot

UTAH CURRENT CODE

Residential: 2006 IECC (Mandatory) Commercial: 2006 IECC (Mandatory) DEMOGRAPHICS Population: 2,736,424 Total Housing Units: 808,593 ENERGY CONSUMPTION

Utah will receive $35.3 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:  7.6 trillion Btu of energy  441 thousand metric tons of CO2 (Equivalent to annual greenhouse gases for 80,769 passenger vehicles) 

$45 million 

$45 million would pay more than the full undergraduate tuition of current students at private universities in Utah.

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 Commercial Sector: states with building energy efficiency efforts. As one of the requirements to re145.9 Trillion BTU ceive 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 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 economic interests to adopt these standards statewide and begin enjoying the beneresidential homes. 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 are scheduled as part of the rulemaking process. The Building Code Commission the nation. and Utah Energy Office work closely with the Utah Energy Conservation CoaliCODE 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) Residential Sector: 157.8 Trillion BTU

or Nick Zigelbaum ([email protected])

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