American Council For An Energy Efficient Economy

NATIONAL ENERGY CODES COLLABORATIVE

ASSIST STATES TO ADOPT ENHANCEMENTS TO THE RESIDENTIAL CHAPTER OF THE IECC, PUTTING THESE STATES ON A PATHWAY TO NET-ZERO ENERGY AND EMISSIONS FOR NEW HOMES. SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES INCLUDE: (1) THREE SETS OF AMENDMENTS TO THE IECC DEVELOPED FOR USE BY STATES AND OTHER JURISDICTIONS (ZERO READY, NEAR ZERO, AND ZERO); (2) SUPPORTING MATERIALS AND ANALYSES FOR THESE THREE CODE PACKAGES PREPARED TO ASSIST JURISDICTIONS WITH ADOPTION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE AMENDMENTS; (3) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE (TA) PROVIDED TO AT LEAST 18 STATES AND JURISDICTIONS TO ASSIST WITH ADOPTION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE AMENDMENTS, AND ALSO TO UTILITIES IN COALITION STATES ON PROGRAMS PROMOTING HIGHER AMENDMENT TIERS; (4) AT LEAST NINE STATES OR JURISDICTIONS ADOPT THE AMENDMENTS, AT LEAST IN PART; (5) EXPLORING A PATH FOR FEDERAL AGENCIES TO ADOPT OUR ZERO READY TIER AS A POSSIBLE REQUIREMENT FOR NEW HOMES BACKED BY FEDERAL MORTGAGES; (6) REVIEWING AND REVISING THE AMENDMENTS AND SUPPORTING MATERIALS BASED ON INITIAL STATE EXPERIENCE WITH THE AMENDMENTS AND FEEDBACK FROM AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND EQUITY GROUPS; (7) AMENDMENTS PROPOSED TO THE IECC AS TECHNICAL APPENDICES TO THE 2030 IECC; (8) INSTITUTING A PLAN FOR AMENDMENT PACKAGE SUSTAINABILITY BEYOND THE FUNDING PERIOD.

SUPPORTING AN ENERGY EFFICIENT ECONOMY

THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO PROMOTE PRODUCTS, TECHNOLOGIES, AND PRACTICES THAT IMPROVE ENERGY EFFICIENCY. THE PROJECT WILL WORK TO IMPROVE MARKET

DATA-DRIVEN MARKET TRANSFORMATION FOR CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENTAGRICULTURE

TO REDUCE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS THROUGH ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN HOMES AND BUILDINGS USING MARKET BASED APPROACHES.

TO ASSESS BEST PRACTICES FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY POLICY MODELING, AND CREATE A STATE ENERGY EFFICIENCY SCORECARD AND BEST PRACTICES CLEARINGHOUSE.

THE WORK TO BE COMPLETED INCLUDES RESEARCH STUDIES THAT WILL HELP IDENTIFY BEST PRACTICES AND APPROACHES THAT INFORM THE DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF FUTURE ENERGY EFFICIENTCY (EE) PROGRAMS. THE STUDIES ARE NECESSARY TO ENSURE THAT LOW-COST EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS FROM EE PROGRAMS CONTINUE TO MATERIALIZE. SUCH EE PROGRAMS ' INCLUDING THOSE THAT LEVERAGE EPA'S ENERGY STAR ' NOT ONLY SAVE CONSUMERS AND BUSINESSES MONEY BUT PROVIDE A NO-REGRETS SOURCE OF COST-EFFECTIVE, VOLUNTARY EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS. ONGOING RESEARCH IS NEEDED TO ENSURE THAT STAKEHOLDERS WORKING TO DESIGN AND IMPLEMENT EE PROGRAMS HAVE UPDATED INFORMATION THAT HELPS THEM STAY AHEAD OF A RAPIDLY EVOLVING MARKETPLACE. THE RESEARCH STUDIES TO BE COMPLETED UNDER THIS PROJECT WILL THEREFORE HELP ENSURE THAT EE PROGRAMS CONTINUE TO BE COST-EFFECTIVE, WHILE SUPPORTING ECONOMIC GROWTH, CREATING JOBS, AND REDUCING AIR EMISSIONS ASSOCIATED WITH ENERGY USE.

THE PRIMARY GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO DEVELOP, EXTERNALLY REVIEW, AND PUBLISH TECHNICAL REPORT(S) TO INFORM CONSUMERS, STATES, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, UTILITIES, AND BUSINESSES OF POTENTIAL ENERGY SAVINGS IN SMART TECHNOLOGIES AND HOW ENERGY EFFICIENCY (EE) CAN SUPPORT ELECTRIC SYSTEM RELIABILITY. THE REPORTS WILL INCLUDE THE STATUS/MATURITY OF THE SMART TECHNOLOGIES MARKET, METHODS FOR ESTABLISHING ACCURATE ESTIMATES OF ENERGY SAVINGS ATTRIBUTABLE TO SMART TECHNOLOGY UTILIZATION, AND IDENTIFYING EE PROGRAMS THAT HAVE HIGH VALUE FOR SYSTEM RELIABILITY. THE AMERICAN COUNCIL FOR ENERGY-EFFICIENT ECONOMY (ACEEE) IS A NONPROFIT, 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION FOUNDED IN 1980 BY PROMINENT RESEARCHERS IN THE ENERGY FIELD, ACTS AS A CATALYST TO ADVANCE ENERGY EFFICIENCY POLICIES, PROGRAMS, TECHNOLOGIES, INVESTMENTS, AND BEHAVIORS. THE ACEEE IS RECOGNIZED AS AMERICA'S LEADING CENTER ON EE EXPERTISE BECAUSE OF ITS CREDIBLE, HIGH-QUALITY, AND RELEVANT TECHNICAL WORK.