Wyoming State Snapshot

WYOMING CURRENT CODE

Residential: 1989 Model Energy Code (Voluntary) Commercial: 1989 Model Energy Code (Voluntary) DEMOGRAPHICS Population: 532,668 Total Housing Units: 227,941 ENERGY CONSUMPTION Residential Sector: 42.1 Trillion BTU Commercial Sector: 58.7 Trillion BTU 65% of residents’ energy costs go to home heating. Two-thirds of households use natural gas as their primary heating source. The average monthly electric bill for residential customers in 2006 was $65.50.

Wyoming will receive $24.9 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:  1.9 trillion Btu of energy  114 thousand metric tons of CO2 (Equivalent to annual greenhouse gas emissions from 20,879 passenger vehicles)  $13 million  $13 million could pay more than the full undergraduate tuition for current students at private universities in Wyoming 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 & Regulatory Process: Proposed changes to the state energy code may be submitted to the Wyoming Department of Fire Prevention and Electrical Safety, which reviews changes and submits recommendations to the GovernorCODE CHANGE CYCLE appointed Building Codes Council. Three-year review cycle concurrent with the publicaFor more information please consult the Building Codes Assistance Project (www.bcap-energy.org) or Nick Zigelbaum ([email protected]) tions of new editions of model codes.

BCAP BCAP 1850 M St. NW Suite 600 | Washington, DC 20036 | www.bcap-energy.org