Dive Summary:
- According to research from the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE), national model building energy codes are 30% more efficient than they were six years ago.
- Although code-based strategies have not typically been an integral part of utility agendas, new construction efficiency upgrades provide a significant savings opportunity for utilities.
- Harry Misuriello, lead author of the ACEEE report, says, "Driving the codes agenda means that utilities can not only save energy… but can also better estimate their demand loads and, in the process, get attractive return on their investment."
From the article:
"... Utilities have faced barriers to implementation of code-based programs as they have not been historically viewed as part of their core activities, and uniform protocols for the measurement of code compliance and calculation of savings from code compliance have not been fully developed.
The latest national model building energy codes are about 30 percent more efficient than their predecessors of just six years ago, and there is a large opportunity for savings from new construction efficiency upgrades, the research says. These savings can help utilities meet their energy-efficiency resource standards targets. ..."