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|Reduced Energy Use by: 63% | |
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|GHGs Prevented: 258 metric tons | |
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|Cost Savings: $34,907 | |
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In the US, buildings account for 39% of CO2 emissions. Energy efficiency has the potential to reduce energy use in buildings by 50 to 80%. Policies on energy efficiency include regulations, incentives, education and training.
LEVEL OF GOVERNANCE: NATIONAL
|Energy Policy Act of 2005 & National Energy |Amended some parts of NECPA; Established several goals and standards to reduce energy use in existing |
|Conservation Policy Act of 1978 (NECPA) |and new federal buildings; New construction and major building renovations of agency buildings must |
| |comply with guidelines (Federal Leadership in High Performance and Sustainable Buildings MOU) |
|EO 13423 (signed Jan. 2007) |Instructs Federal agencies to conduct environmental, transportation, and energy-related activities in |
| |an environmentally, economically and fiscally sound, integrated, continuously improving, efficient, and|
| |sustainable manner |
|Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 |Extended existing federal energy reduction goal to 30% by FY 2015; Directed federal agencies to |
| |purchase Energy Star & Federal Energy Management Program-designated products; Required new federal |
| |buildings to be built 30% below ASHRAE standards or the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC); |
| |New requirement that all new federal buildings achieve US Green Building Council LEED Gold |
| |certification & meet Energy Star Standards |
|EO 13514 (signed Oct. 2009) |Created series of new requirements to increase overall sustainability of all federal agencies; Requires|
| |all federal agencies to appoint a Senior Sustainability Officer to prepare and implement a Strategic |
| |Performance Plan for the agency |
|American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009 |Awarded Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency (EERE) $16.8 billion for programs and |
| |initiatives; Better Buildings Initiative includes: building technologies, energy codes, commercial |
| |building initiatives, lighting, appliances and commercial equipment standards |
|Department of Energy (DOE) & Environmental |Voluntary labeling program for energy efficient residential and commercial buildings and appliances; |
|Protection Agency (EPA) Energy Star Program |program delivers technical information and tools for energy-efficiency |
|Tribal Energy Program |DOE ERRE provides financial and technical resources to tribes to reduce energy consumption through |
| |efficiency and weatherization |
|Energy Efficient New Homes Tax Credit for Home |Homes qualify for a $2,000 credit if certified to reduce heating and cooling energy consumption by 50% |
|Builders (expires Dec. 2011) |relative to International Energy Conservation Code standard and meet minimum efficiency standards |
| |established by DOE |
|Energy-Efficient Commercial Buildings Tax |Tax deduction of $1.80/square foot available to owners of new or existing buildings who reduce |
|Deduction |building’s total energy and power cost by 50% or more in comparison to a building meeting minimum |
| |requirements set by ASHRAE standards |
|Residential Energy Efficiency Tax Credit (through |Applies to energy efficiency improvements in building envelope of existing homes and for purchase of |
|Energy Star Program) |high-efficiency heating, cooling and water-heating equipment |
|Energy Efficient Mortgages |Energy Improvement Mortgage - Finances energy upgrades of an existing home in the mortgage loan using |
| |monthly energy savings |
| |Energy Efficient Mortgage - Uses energy savings from a new energy efficient home to increase the home |
| |buying power of consumers |
LEVEL OF GOVERNANCE: WA STATE
|Washington State Energy Strategy |Department of Commerce required to develop and implement strategic plan for enhancing energy |
| |efficiency; Legislation established nine principles to guide development and implementation of the |
| |state's energy strategy |
|Washington State Energy Codes (RCW 19.27A.160) |Adopted from 2013 through 2031; must incrementally move towards achieving 70% reduction in annual net |
| |energy consumption for new residential and commercial buildings by 2031 |
|Minimum Efficiency Standards (RCW 19.260.040) |Adoption of more stringent efficiency standards for appliances and other products including lighting |
|High-performance Public Building Act (Chapter |Requires all new buildings and renovation projects that receive state funding to be built to one of |
|39.35D RCW, 2005) |three green building standards |
|State Agency Building Energy Performance Standards|Certain state agencies must meet building energy performance standards benchmarked to national |
|(RCW 19.27A.190) |standards and report performance |
|Energy Audits (RCW 43.185.140) |Review all housing properties in the Housing Trust Fund and identify major renovation or |
| |rehabilitation work and achieve greatest possible expected monetary and energy savings by low-income |
| |households and other energy consumers over the greatest period of time |
|Grants for pilot programs providing urban |Washington State University extension energy program authorized to implement grants for pilot programs|
|residential & commercial energy efficiency |providing community-wide urban residential and commercial energy efficiency upgrades |
|upgrades (RCW 70.260.020) | |
|Sales & Use Tax Exemption for the Weatherization |Exemption lowers cost of weatherization improvements so more low income households can be served under|
|Assistance Program (RCW 70.164) |weatherization program |
LEVEL OF GOVERNANCE: KING COUNTY & CITY OF SEATTLE
|King County Green Building and Sustainable |Covers all King County-owned and financed projects; All eligible new construction and major remodel |
|Development Ordinance |and renovation projects are required to achieve the LEED Gold certification |
|Puget Sound Energy (PSE)—Commercial New |Commercial and industrial customer financing for building new or expanding a facility through New |
|Construction Energy Efficiency Grant Program |Construction Grants program; |
| |Grants and rebates available for many high-efficiency electric and natural gas applications that are|
| |at least 10% beyond the applicable energy code |
|PSE—Commercial Retrofit Energy Efficiency Grant |Grants to customers who install efficiency upgrades for existing equipment or facilities |
|Program | |
|PSE—Resource Conservation Manager Program (RCM) |Funding and support to customers who hire a RCM to increase efficiency in Operations & Maintenance |
| |practices, and reducing resource usage; for school districts, public-sector government agencies, and|
| |commercial or industrial customers |
|PSE—Residential Energy Efficiency Rebate Programs |Offers a variety of incentives for customers who purchase energy efficient appliances and equipment |
|PSE—Multi-Family Efficiency Programs |Two programs for multifamily energy efficiency rebates: the Multifamily Retrofit Program and the |
| |Multifamily New Construction Program |
|City of Seattle Sustainable Building Policy |Originally adopted in 2000, calls for new City-funded projects and renovations with over 5,000 |
| |square feet of occupied space to achieve a LEED certification |
|Seattle City Light Rebate Programs |Built Smart Program for Builders and Architects; Commercial Energy Efficiency Rebate Programs; |
| |Multi-Family Residential Energy Efficiency Rebate Program; New Construction Incentive Program; |
| |Residential Energy Efficiency Rebate Program; Vending Machine Rebate Program |
References
Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency. Federal Incentives/Policies for Renewables & Efficiency. .
Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency. WA Incentives/Policies for Renewables & Efficiency. .
Department of Commerce. State of Washington. State Energy Strategy Goals and Principles. .
Department of Ecology. State of Washington. Green Building. Washington State Law. .
Department of Ecology. State of Washington. Washington State Climate Policy Laws and Executive Orders Policy Framework (2005-2010) .
Department of Revenue. State of Washington. 2009. Sales and Use Tax Exemption for the Weatherization Assistance Program. .
King County Green Building. Green Building and Sustainable Development Ordinance. .
Kornevall, C. 2011. Energy efficient buildings are vital to sustainability. The Guardian. .
Residential Energy Services Network. Mortgage Information.
US Environmental Protection Agency. ENERGY STAR Program. .
US Green Building Council. Buildings and Climate Change. .
U.S. Department of Energy. EERE: Buildings. .
U.S. Department of Energy. Tribal Energy Program. .
Washington State Legislature. Revised Code of Washington. Title 43, Ch. 43.185, Sec. 43.185.140. Findings — Review of all housing properties — Energy audits. .
Washington State Legislature. Revised Code of Washington. Title 70, Ch. 70.260, Sec. 70.260.020. Grants for pilot programs providing urban residential and commercial energy efficiency upgrades — Requirements of pilot programs — Report to the governor and legislature. .
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