Does your building need to comply?
An ever-increasing number of municipalities across the U.S. are instituting energy benchmarking ordinances for large buildings. As a 6-time ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year and Premier Member of ENERGY STAR®'s Certification Nation, we are pros at getting your Portfolio Manager account current and and getting you into compliance with the reporting requirements of your city or state. WE'VE GOT THIS.
(Updated February 2023)
Upcoming Deadlines & Locations
Review the parameters below to see if your building must comply (Locations listed alphabetically).
Ann Arbor, MI (June 1)
All buildings greater than 100,000 square feet.
Atlanta, GA (June 1)
Commercial and multifamily buildings more than 25,000 square feet and all municipal buildings.
Austin, TX (June 1)
Commercial buildings over 10,000 square feet that receive electricity from Austin Electric Utility.
Berkeley, CA (July 1)
All buildings more than 15,000 square feet.
Bloomington, MN (June 1)
Included buildings of 75,000 square feet or greater.
Boston, MA (May 15)
All city owned buildings, commercial buildings over 35,000 square feet, and residential buildings over 35,000 square feet or more than 35 units.
Boulder, CO (June 1)
Commercial and industrial buildings more than 20,000 square feet, new commercial and industrial buildings more than 10,000 square feet, and city owned buildings more than 5,000 square feet.
Brisbane, CA (May 15)
City buildings more than 2,000 square feet, and private buildings more than 10,000 square feet.
California (June 1)
Commercial and multifamily residential buildings of 50,000 square feet or more not already covered by a city benchmarking ordinance.
Cambridge, MA (May 1)
Parcels with non-residential buildings singly or together containing 25,000 square feet or greater, parcels with residential buildings singly or together containing 50 or more units, and municipal buildings 10,000 square feet or greater.
Chicago, IL (June 1)
Commercial and residential buildings more than 50,000 square feet.
Chula Vista, CA (May 20)
Multi-family, commercial, and industrial buildings 20,000 square feet and larger.
Colorado (June 1)
Buildings of 50,000 square feet or more.
Columbus, OH (June 1)
Buildings 50,000 square feet and larger.
Denver, CO (June 1)
All municipal, commercial, and multifamily buildings greater than 25,000 square feet.
Des Moines, IA (July 1)
All commercial, multifamily, hospitality, entertainment, and industrial buildings more than 25,000 square feet.
Edina, MN (June 1)
Commercial, multifamily, and city owned buildings greater than 25,000 square feet.
Evanston, IL (June 30)
City owned buildings greater than 10,000 square feet; all non-condo buildings greater than 20,000 square feet; all condo buildings greater than 50,000 square feet.
Fort Collins, CO (June 1)
Multifamily and commercial buildings 5,000 to 50,000 square feet.
Honolulu, HI (June 30)
Buildings 100,000 square feet or larger. More to follow in future.
Indianapolis, IN (June 1)
Buildings 100,000 square feet or larger. municipal buildings 25,000 square feet or larger.
Kansas City, MO (May 1)
Municipal buildings more than 10,000 square feet, and institutional, commercial, and multifamily residential buildings more than 50,000 square feet.
Los Angeles, CA (June 1)
Municipal buildings more than 7,500 square feet and privately owned buildings more than 20,000 square feet.
Miami, FL (June 30 or October 1)
Buildings 200,000 square feet or larger by June 30, 2023; buildings of 100,000 square feet or larger by October 1, 2023.
Minneapolis, MN (June 1)
City buildings more than 25,000 square feet, commercial buildings more than 50,000 square feet, and multifamily buildings more than 50,000 square feet.
Montgomery County, MD (June 1)
Commercial buildings 25,000 square feet or larger, multifamily buildings 250,000 square feet or larger.
New Jersey (October 1)
Commercial, apartment, and state buildings over 25,000 square feet.
New York, NY (May 1)
City buildings more than 10,000 square feet, groups of private buildings on a single lot more than 100,000 square feet, and private buildings more than 50,000 square feet.
Orlando, FL (Extended to August 1)
City owned buildings more than 10,000 square feet and non-city owned buildings more than 50,000 square feet.
Philadelphia, PA (June 30)
Commercial and residential buildings more than 50,000 square feet.
Pittsburgh, PA (June 1)
All non-residential buildings more than 50,000 square feet.
Portland, ME (May 1)
Single-tenant buildings of 20,000 square feet or more.
Portland, OR (SUSPENDED FOR REPORTING YEAR 2022)
Commercial buildings more than 20,000 square feet.
Reno, NV (April 1)
City buildings more than 10,000 square feet, and commercial and multifamily buildings more than 30,000 square feet.
Saint Louis, MO (May 1)
All city owned buildings, and privately owned buildings more than 50,000 square feet.
Saint Louis Park, MN (June 1)
Commercial, multifamily, and public buildings over 25,000 square feet
Saint Paul, MN (June 1)
Multi-family and commercial properties more than 50,000 square feet
Salt Lake City, UT (May 1)
All city owned buildings and commercial buildings 25,000 square feet or greater.
San Diego, CA (June 1)
City, commercial and multifamily buildings more than 50,000 square feet.
San Francisco, CA (April 1)
Residential buildings more than 50,000 square feet, nonresidential buildings more than 10,000 square feet.
San Jose, CA (May 1)
Commercial and multifamily buildings more than 20,000 square feet.
Seattle, WA (July 1)
Commercial and multifamily buildings 20,000 square feet or greater.
South Portland, ME (May 1)
Municipal or school buildings more than 5,000 square feet, residential and non-residential buildings with 20,000 square feet or more of gross floor area.
Washington D.C. (April 1)
Privately owned commercial and multifamily buildings more than 25,000 square feet and District-owned buildings over 10,000 square feet.
Washington state (July 1)
Buildings over 10,000 square feet.
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Community Specialists
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