NEBRASKA

CURRENT CODE
Nebraska will receive $30.9 Million from the federal gov-
ernment if the state adopts the latest energy codes:
 IECC 2009 (International Energy Conservation
Residential: Code)
2003 IECC
 ASHRAE 90.1 2007 (American Society of Heating
Commercial:
2003 IECC Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers)
Accumulated residential sector savings, 2009 to 2030,
DEMOGRAPHICS
would be:
Population: 1,783,432  3.5 trillion Btu of energy
 230 thousand metric tons of CO2 (Equivalent to annual
Total Housing Units:
greenhouse gases for 42,125 passenger vehicles)
738,870
ENERGY
 $25 million
CONSUMPTION  $25 million would more than pay the full undergradu-
ate tuition of current students at private universities in
Residential Sector: Nebraska.
145.6 Trillion BTU

Commercial Sector:
129.7 Trillion BTU FINANCING OPPORTUNITIES:
68% of the state’s natural gas In February 2009 the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act allocated
supply is used for heating the $3.1 billion for U.S. Department of Energy’s State Energy Program (SEP) to
home. assist states with building energy efficiency efforts. As one of the require-
Natural gas is the largest con- ments to receive SEP grants, state governors must certify to DOE that their
sumed source of energy for the state will implement energy codes of equal or greater stringency than the lat-
state’s residential sector.
est national model codes (currently IECC 2009 and Standard 90.1-2007).
Residential use of natural gas Thus, it is in the state’s best economic interests to adopt these standards
in Nebraska costs up to $8.86/ statewide and begin enjoying the benefits of an efficient building sector.
thousand cu ft.

CODE CHANGE CYCLE CODE ADOPTION AND CHANGE PROCESS: Legislative: Changes to
No set schedule the statewide energy code must be made through the state legislature. Addi-
tionally, local jurisdictions are not required to adopt or enforce the code.

For more information please consult the Building Codes Assistance Project (www.bcap-energy.org)
or Nick Zigelbaum (nzigelbaum@nrdc.org)

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