ARIZONA

CURRENT CODE
Arizona will receive $55 Million from the federal govern-
ment if the state adopts the latest energy codes:
 IECC 2009 (International Energy Conservation
Residential: Code)
2000 IECC (Voluntary)
 ASHRAE 90.1 2007 (American Society of Heating
Commercial: Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers)
ASHRAE/IESNA 90.1-
1999 mandatory for state-
owned and state funded Accumulated residential sector savings, 2009 to 2030,
buildings only would be:
DEMOGRAPHICS  16.7 trillion Btu of energy
Population: 6,500,180
 972 thousand metric tons of CO2 (Equivalent to an-
Total Housing Units: nual greenhouse gas emission for 178,022 passenger vehi-
2,328,720 cles)
 $117 million.
ENERGY
 $117 million would almost pay the full undergradu-
CONSUMPTION
Residential Sector: ate tuition of current students at private universities
397.6 Trillion BTU in Arizona.
Commercial Sector:
346.5 Trillion BTU FINANCING OPPORTUNITIES:
In February 2009 the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act allocated
38% of the state’s natural $3.1 billion for U.S. Department of Energy’s State Energy Program (SEP) to
gas supply and 54% of the
assist states with building energy efficiency efforts. As one of the require-
state’s consumed electricity
is used for heating the
ments to receive SEP grants, state governors must certify to DOE that their
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).
Arizona’s residential sector Thus, it is in the state’s best economic interests to adopt these standards
relies most heavily on natu- statewide and begin enjoying the benefits of an efficient building sector.
ral gas for energy. CODE ADOPTION AND CHANGE PROCESS: Legislative: Arizona is a home rule
state, thus codes are adopted and enforced on a local level. The State Energy Code
Residential use of natural
Advisory Commission reviews the state energy code through an open, voluntary,
gas costs $18.26 per thou-
and consensus process, performs cost-benefit analyses of potential state incentives
sand cubic ft., exceeding
for the use of energy saving devices and methods, and provides annual reports on
the country’s average.
its findings. At present, statewide adoption of an energy code, both residential and/
CODE CHANGE CYCLE or commercial, must be mandated by the legislature.
No set schedule For more information please consult the Building Codes Assistance Project (www.bcap-energy.org)
or Nick Zigelbaum (nzigelbaum@nrdc.org)

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