South Portland Energy Benchmarking

Under the Benchmarking Ordinance, covered property owners are required to track monthly energy and water use. Annually, property owners will be required to submit an Energy Performance Report to the City of South Portland through ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager.

The program is intended to enable more effective energy and climate protection planning by the City and others. In addition, it helps building owners as well as prospective buyers and tenants better understand the performance of participating buildings over time. Benchmarking is a market-based mechanism that results in greater energy and water use efficiency.

Simply put, benchmarking is measuring a building's energy use over time. With this information, building owners can better understand how their building consumes energy relative to the performance of similar buildings. This comparison then helps to identify opportunities to make changes that will improve the efficiency and performance of the building.

If you own or manage a public city building of at least 5,000 square feet or any commercial or multifamily building of at least 20,000 square feet, you are required to comply.

The city requires building owners to report their energy and water usage annually via the ENERGY STAR® Portfolio Manager tool by May 15th.

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

Water is another utility required for reporting.

The fines for non-compliance are up to $750 if you are late after 30 days, and an additional $750 every three months thereafter.

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.

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