Compliance Planning Assistance - New Mexico
NEA MEXICO CPA SUMMARY
Working with the New Mexico Regulation and Licensing Department, BCAP has completed the New Mexico Gap Analysis Report, which analyzes the current code implementation efforts in the state, and makes recommendations for achieving 90% compliance with the model energy code.
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NEW MEXICO AT-A-GLANCE
- 100 percent compliance with the 2009 IECC would result in a 13-16 percent savings in residential energy costs in the state, depending on climate zone (Source: U.S. DOE)
- 100 percent compliance with Standard 90.1-2007 would result in up to an 8.6 percent savings in commercial energy costs (Source: U.S. DOE)
- One community in New Mexico has been designated as an EPA non-attainment area (Source: U.S. EPA)
- New Mexico received an ACEEE 2012 State Energy Efficiency Scorecard of 0.5 out of 2 for building code compliance (Source: ACEEE)
- Potential construction that could be impacted by adopting the model energy codes: 4,147 single-family housing units (in 2009), $3,344 million non-residential private construction value (in 2008)
- The state accepted $31.8 million in Recovery Act funding for energy efficiency policies (Source: U.S. DOE)
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