ALABAMA

CURRENT CODE
Alabama will receive $55.5 Million from the federal gov-
ernment if the state adopts the latest energy codes:
IECC 2009 (International Energy Conservation
Residential: Code)
2006 IECC (Voluntary)
ASHRAE 90.1 2007 (American Society of Heating
Commercial: Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers)
2006 IECC (Voluntary)

DEMOGRAPHICS Accumulated residential sector savings, 2009 to 2030,

Population: 4,661,900
Total Housing Units:
2,014,536
ENERGY
CONSUMPTION
Residential Sector:
401.1 Trillion BTU
Commercial Sector:
275.7 Trillion BTU
would be:
25.6 trillion Btu of energy
1,788 thousand metric tons of CO2 (Equivalent to
greenhouse gas emissions from 327,472 passenger vehicles)
$185 million
$185 million would pay the full undergraduate tuition
of current students at private universities in Ala-
bama.

38% of the state’s natural FINANCING OPPORTUNITIES:

gas supply and 46% of the In February 2009 the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act allocated $3.1 bil-
state’s consumed electricity lion for U.S. Department of Energy’s State Energy Program (SEP) to assist states
is used for heating the with building energy efficiency efforts. As one of the requirements to receive SEP
home. 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
Alabama’s residential sector
relies most heavily on natu- IECC 2009 and Standard 90.1-2007). Thus, it is in the state’s best economic inter-
ral gas for energy. ests to adopt these standards statewide and begin enjoying the benefits of an effi-
cient building sector.
Residential use of natural CODE ADOPTION AND CHANGE PROCESS: Legislative & Regulatory: The
gas costs $19.24 per thou- promulgation of a statewide mandatory energy code must be carried out through the
sand cubic ft., exceeding state legislature. Revisions to the State Building Code, for state funded buildings
the national average.
only, are made by the Alabama Building Commission, in accordance with proce-
CODE CHANGE CYCLE dures of the Alabama Administrative Procedures Act. The public will be notified of
No set schedule, most re- the Building Commission's intended action and will be given the chance to voice
cent update adopted: March, their opinions.
2005. For more information please consult the Building Codes Assistance Project (www.bcap-energy.org)
or Nick Zigelbaum (nzigelbaum@nrdc.org)

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