WYOMING

CURRENT CODE
Residential:
1989 Model Energy Code
(Voluntary)
Commercial:
1989 Model Energy Code
(Voluntary)
DEMOGRAPHICS
Population: 532,668
Total Housing Units:
227,941
ENERGY
CONSUMPTION
Residential Sector:
42.1 Trillion BTU
Commercial Sector:
58.7 Trillion BTU
65% of residents’ energy
costs go to home heating.
Two-thirds of households
use natural gas as their pri-
mary heating source.
The average monthly elec-
tric bill for residential cus-
Legislative & Regulatory Process: Proposed changes to the state energy code may
tomers in 2006 was $65.50. be submitted to the Wyoming Department of Fire Prevention and Electrical
Safety, which reviews changes and submits recommendations to the Governor-
CODE CHANGE CYCLE appointed Building Codes Council.
Three-year review cycle
concurrent with the publica-
tions of new editions of
model codes.
Wyoming will receive $24.9 Million from the federal gov-
ernment if the state adopts the latest energy codes:
 IECC 2009 (International Energy Conservation
Code)
 ASHRAE 90.1 2007 (American Society of Heating
Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers)
Accumulated residential sector savings, 2009 to 2030,
would be:
 1.9 trillion Btu of energy
 114 thousand metric tons of CO2 (Equivalent to an-
nual greenhouse gas emissions from 20,879 passen-
ger vehicles)
 $13 million
 $13 million could pay more than the full un-
dergraduate tuition for current students at
private universities in Wyoming
FINANCING OPPORTUNITIES:
In February 2009 the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act allocated $3.1
billion for U.S. Department of Energy’s State Energy Program (SEP) to assist
states with building energy efficiency efforts. As one of the requirements to re-
ceive SEP grants, state governors must certify to DOE that their state will imple-
ment energy codes of equal or greater stringency than the latest national model
codes (currently IECC 2009 and Standard 90.1-2007). Thus, it is in the state’s
best economic interests to adopt these standards statewide and begin enjoying the
benefits of an efficient building sector.
CODE ADOPTION AND CHANGE PROCESS:
For more information please consult the Building Codes Assistance Project (www.bcap-energy.org)
or Nick Zigelbaum (nzigelbaum@nrdc.org)

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