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Statewide Electricity and Demand Capacity Savings From the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) Adoption for Single-Family Residences in Texas (2002-2013)
Description
This report present the statewide electricity and electric demand savings achieved from the adoption of the different International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) versions for single-family residences in Texas and the corresponding construction cost increases over the twelve-year period from 2002 through 2013. Using the Energy Systems Laboratory’s International Code Compliance Calculator (IC3) simulation program, the annual electricity savings in 2013 are estimated to be $168 million, and the demand reductions in 2013 are estimated to be 1,166 MW for the summer and 1,175 MW for the winter periods. Since 2002, the cumulative statewide electricity and electric demand savings over the twelveyear period from 2002 to 2013 are $2,966 million for the summer ($1,403 million from electricity savings and $1,563 million from demand savings) and $2,977 million for the winter periods ($1,403 million from electricity savings and $1,574 million from demand savings), while the total implementation costs are estimated to be $1,060 million.Collections
Citation
Oh, Sukjoon; Baltazar, Juan-Carlos; Haberl, Jeff; Yazdani, Bahman (2014). Statewide Electricity and Demand Capacity Savings From the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) Adoption for Single-Family Residences in Texas (2002-2013). Available electronically from https : / /hdl .handle .net /1969 .1 /158279.