---
kind: "unit"
title: "42"
title_heading: "The Public Health and Welfare"
key: "ch81"
level: "chapter"
label: "Chapter 81"
heading: "Energy Conservation and Resource Renewal"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/42/ch81"
sections_count: 40
---

# Chapter 81 — Energy Conservation and Resource Renewal

Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare

## Contents

- [Subchapter I — Electric Utility Rate Design Initiatives](/usc/42/ch81-schI.md)
- [Subchapter II — Energy Conservation Standards for New Buildings](/usc/42/ch81-schII.md)
- [Subchapter III — Energy Conservation and Renewable-Resource Assistance for Existing Buildings](/usc/42/ch81-schIII.md)