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CURRENT CODE
Missouri will receive $57.3 Million from the federal gov-
ernment if the state adopts the latest energy codes:
IECC 2009 (International Energy Conservation
Code)
Residential:
ASHRAE 90.1 2007 (American Society of Heating
None statewide
Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers)
Commercial: Accumulated residential sector savings, 2009 to 2030,
None statewide
would be:
DEMOGRAPHICS 12.5 trillion Btu of energy
810 thousand metric tons of CO2 (Equivalent to an-
Population: 5,911,605
nual greenhouse gases for 148,352 passenger vehicles)
Total Housing Units: $92 million
2,503,187 $92 million would more than pay the full under-
graduate tuition of current students at private univer-
ENERGY sities in Missouri.
CONSUMPTION
Residential Sector:
491.0 Trillion BTU FINANCING OPPORTUNITIES:
Commercial Sector: In February 2009 the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act allocated
391.4 Trillion BTU $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 require-
58% 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
home. state will implement energy codes of equal or greater stringency than the lat-
est national model codes (currently IECC 2009 and Standard 90.1-2007).
Natural gas is the largest con-
sumed source of energy for the
Thus, it is in the state’s best economic interests to adopt these standards
state’s residential sector statewide and begin enjoying the benefits of an efficient building sector.
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