Codes and Carbon: Energy Codes Decarbonize (Hawaii: State Of Clean Energy)
Efficiency leads the decarbonization charge. The host for this episode is Mitch Ewan. The guest for this episode is Howard Wiig.
Hawaii leads the way in striving for a carbon-free (i.e.-no carbon dioxide emissions) economy. The fastest and most cost-effective first step is employing equipment that uses just a fraction of equipment it replaces. For instance, a brand new Energy Star refrigerator with all the bells and whistles uses about one-third as much electricity as an old clunker fridge. Energy codes and efficiency standards apply that principle to whole homes and whole buildings. Hawaii’s new energy codes will reduce Hawaii’s electricity costs by $1.4 billion over 20 years.
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