Utility Bill Savings Energy Savings Grid Benefits Cleaner Air Occupants of single- Buildings will save Higher-performance By reducing electricity family homes and low- over 200 gigawatt- residential building generation, better rise multifamily buildings hours of electricity over envelopes will lower building energy codes will cumulatively save their lifetimes. [...] The legislature or governor’s office have the ability to propose building code updates to the State Codes Advisory Committee via the Department of Community Affairs. [...] While the Department of Community Affairs has a goal of revising Georgia’s building energy code on a three-year cycle, the department is not currently required to do so by law. [...] Buildings constructed to Passive House standards use substantially less energy, are easier for the grid to accommodate, save money for occupants and electric ratepayers, and are more resilient to power outages. [...] Lifetime energy reduction of 123,000 Lifetime energy reduction of 246,000 Energy waste gigawatt-hours, or enough savings to gigawatt-hours, or enough savings to reduction permanently displace the need for an permanently displace the need for two average coal-fired power plant.
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Table of Contents
- How Georgia can update its building energy codes 1
- Energy Savings Grid Benefits Cleaner Air 1
- Customers bills go farther 1
- A better electricity system 1
- A healthier state 1
- Utility bill savings 2
- Average household will save 460year on its electric utility bill. Lifetime utility bill savings equal 9.8 billion. 2
- Average apartment unit will save 220 year on its electric utility bill. Lifetime utility bill savings equal 19.5 billion for all units combined. 2
- Energy waste reduction 2
- Lifetime energy reduction of 123000 gigawatt-hours or enough savings to permanently displace the need for an average coal-fired power plant. 2
- Lifetime energy reduction of 246000 gigawatt-hours or enough savings to permanently displace the need for two average coal-fired power plants. 2
- Peak demand reduction and avoided electricity system costs 2
- Reduces peak demand 2.1 by 2033 reducing utility energy and capacity costs by 128 million per year. 2
- Reduces peak demand 4.1 by 2033 reducing utility energy and capacity costs by 258 million per year. 2
- Air quality benefits 2
- Average reduction in air pollutants of 2.4 emissions reduction equivalent to permanently removing over 430000 passenger vehicles from Georgias roads. 2
- Average reduction in air pollutants of 4.7 emissions reduction equivalent to permanently removing over 860000 passenger vehicles from Georgias roads. 2
- Methodology 2
