Utility Energy Code Programs and Their Potential Extension to Building Performance Standards

Further, the relationship between a codes program budget and the savings resulting from the codes program may be impacted by variables such as the specific program activities, how long the program has been running, and the strength of the energy codes being enforced. [...] The documented savings attributed to the DCSEU Code Compliance Support Initiative were evaluated and verified by an evaluation team, which determined a 100% realization rate for the energy savings from the Code Compliance Support Initiative, meaning the DCSEU was able to claim 100% of the documented savings from code compliance-related efforts (NMR Group et al. [...] The Building Code Advocacy and Adoption activities include supporting the State Building Code Council, Hawaii State Energy Office, and the County of Honolulu offices with code adoption, advocating for updates to the next IECC cycle code or adoption of the stretch code, and offering educational workshops (Hawaii Energy 2022). [...] 23 Utility Codes Programs and BPS © ACEEE Massachusetts C&S programs In Massachusetts, utility programs supporting building energy code compliance and energy code development fall under the Code Compliance Support Initiative (CCSI) and the Energy Code Technical Support Initiative (ACEEE 2022a). [...] Given the two-year delay between code support activities and the realization of savings, the Minnesota utilities have not yet claimed energy savings, and expect savings from the commercial code support program activities to be realized in 2025 and savings from the residential code support program activities to be realized in 2026 (CenterPoint Energy 2024).