ELECTRIC READY
BUILDING EFFICIENCY/ RENEWABLES
Whole Building
Equipment-Specific
ELECTRIC READY
Pre-Wiring
Panel Upgrade
EV-Readiness
EV Charging
ENERGY PLUS WATER
Dual Plumbing
Onsite Water Reuse
Water Neutral Development
INFORMATION DISCLOSURE
Audits
Benchmarking
PROCESS LOADS
Commercial Kitchens
Elevators
Escalators
Controlled Environment Horticulture
All-Electric (Modification to Title 24, Part 6)
Require all-electric new construction projects with no gas appliances or gas plumbing, through amending the energy code.
- Maximum reduction in emissions
- Flexibility to adopt outside Title 24, Part 6
- No external documents or calculations required
- Uncertainty regarding existing legal challenges
- Requires cost-effectiveness study and CEC approval
- Requires more community outreach and education than other structures
- Technical feasibility for some occupancies
Application Package
Internal Staff Resources
All-Electric (No Modification to Title 24, Part 6)
Require all-electric new construction projects with no gas appliances or gas plumbing, through amending the zoning, health and safety, or other municipal code
- May be effective at time of use permit (prior to building permit)
- Maximum reduction in emissions
- No need for cost-effectiveness study or CEC approval
- Uncertainty regarding existing legal challenges
- Technical feasibility for some occupancies
- Requires more community outreach and education than other structures
Internal Staff Resources
Upgrade electrical panel with sufficient capacity to serve electrical equipment and appliances, and electric vehicle
Electrical panels and subpanels serving common loads in a mixed-fuel building shall have space for overcurrent protective devices and bus bars of adequate capacity to meet potential future electrical requirements
- Prepare for possibility of electric vehicle purchase and other retrofits
- Likely only required in older home vintages
- No direct energy savings associated with enabling measures
Internal Staff Resources
- 2019 NC Staff Report Template (Fuel-Neutral) v1.3
- 2019 NC Staff Report Template (Elec-Preferred) v1.3
- 2019 Staff Report: ResNC Ordinance Impact Charts
- 2019 Staff Report: NRNC Ordinance Impact Charts
- 2019 ModelOrd-NC-FuelNeutral-v30
- 2019 ModelOrd-NC-ElecPref-V30
- 2019 ModelOrd, Appx 2: Res NC Electric-Readiness
- 2019 ModelOrd, Appx 2: Nonres NC Electric-Readiness
- 2019 ModelOrd-NC-Appx2-Refs
Implementation
Pre-wire stove, HVAC and clothes dryer for 240V service
To facilitate the future electrification of gas equipment in mixed-fuel projects, install dedicated 240 volt circuits to enable conversion for each gas terminal or stub out to electric heaters, clothes dryers, and ranges/ovens
- Prepare for likely future retrofit. Very small incremental cost at new construction
- No direct energy savings associated with enabling measures
- Uncertainty regarding future benefits
Internal Staff Resources
- 2019 NC Staff Report Template (Fuel-Neutral) v1.3
- 2019 NC Staff Report Template (Elec-Preferred) v1.3
- 2019 Staff Report: ResNC Ordinance Impact Charts
- 2019 Staff Report: NRNC Ordinance Impact Charts
- 2019 ModelOrd-NC-FuelNeutral-v30
- 2019 ModelOrd-NC-ElecPref-V30
- 2019 ModelOrd, Appx 2: Res NC Electric-Readiness
- 2019 ModelOrd, Appx 2: Nonres NC Electric-Readiness
- 2019 ModelOrd-NC-Appx2-Refs
Implementation
Conduit to each area with gas equipment sized to serve electrical equipment with equivalent capacity
To facilitate the future electrification of gas equipment in mixed-fuel projects, require installation of raceways sized for conductors adequate to serve the building’s potential electric loads
- Prepare for likely future retrofit
- Small incremental cost at new construction
- No direct energy savings associated with enabling measures
- Uncertainty regarding future benefits
Internal Staff Resources
- 2019 NC Staff Report Template (Fuel-Neutral) v1.3
- 2019 NC Staff Report Template (Elec-Preferred) v1.3
- 2019 Staff Report: NRNC Ordinance Impact Charts
- 2019 ModelOrd-NC-FuelNeutral-v30
- 2019 ModelOrd-NC-ElecPref-V30
- 2019 ModelOrd, Appx 2: Res NC Electric-Readiness
- 2019 ModelOrd, Appx 2: Nonres NC Electric-Readiness
- 2019 ModelOrd-NC-Appx2-Refs
Implementation
Electric Vehicle Requirements
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EV-Ready and/or EV-Capable: Increase the number of “EV-Capable” and/or “EV-ready” parking spaces beyond mandatory CALGreen requirements
EV-Capable: With appropriately sized raceway and electrical panel capacity, and/or EV-Ready: With raceway, capacity and wiring to support a future EV charging station
- Prepare for projected increase in number of electric vehicles
- Cost at new construction significantly less than retrofit
- No direct energy savings associated with enabling measures
- Uncertainty regarding future benefits
Internal Staff Resources
Implementation
