Louisville Energy Benchmarking

The Louisville Energy Alliance challenges building owners and operators in Jefferson County and the surrounding areas to realize the benefits of energy efficiency by participating in the Louisville Kilowatt Crackdown. It’s easy — all you have to do is benchmark your facility’s energy use with Portfolio Manager (for buildings) or Energy Tracking Tool (for industrial plants), EPA’s free online benchmarking tools; make improvements over the contest period; and submit your final benchmarking score. Top honors will go to the most efficient buildings and the buildings making the greatest energy improvements, but all buildings will be recognized for participating and striving to improve their environmental impact.

• Improve your bottom line: Increased energy efficiency in commercial real estate can reduce operating expenses and increase property asset value. For example, a 10% decrease in energy use can lead to a 1.5% increase in net operating income. Further, an increase in energy efficiency contributes to increased employee productivity and health, and enhances the comfort of the tenants.

• Do your part to protect the climate: In 2006, commercial buildings and industrial facilities generated 41% of Louisville Metro’s total greenhouse gas emissions.

• Be recognized for your achievements: Your building/business will receive free promotion and recognition of your participation in the challenge.

• Receive special recognition: Receive special recognition from the Mayor if your building earns the ENERGY STAR Label!

This is a voluntary program, so there are no mandatory requirements at this time. If you own or manage any building within the city, you are eligible to participate.

The city requires building owners to report their energy usage annually via the ENERGY STAR® Portfolio Manager tool by February 28th.

All energy utilities including electricity, natural gas, district energy, and any other purchased fuel type used to operate your building.

Building owners must report their energy usage data to EPA’s Portfolio Manager, a reporting tool that allows building owners to compare their building’s energy efficiency with similar buildings.

However:

• Touchstone IQ for Buildings is a fast, easy-to-use tool that integrates directly with EPA’s Portfolio Manager

• Touchstone IQ also offers expert-led benchmarking to building owners and managers looking for streamlined compliance and cost-saving recommendations

Many benchmarking ordinances require a Building ID as part of the report submission process. If needed, you may be able to find your Building ID number here.

• Louisville Kilowatt Crackdown Energy Benchmarking Program

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