Owners, co-op boards and managers of large buildings

Which building needs a benchmark filing?

Prepare your yearly ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager benchmark for NYC Local Law 84, California or your city. Bills sorted, gaps flagged. Free to read.

  • Free to read
  • No sign-up until the draft
  • Every fact cites its source
BUILDINGWORK AREASTOREEXIT

ePlan fills in

  • Covered buildings list
  • Gross floor area
  • Property type
  • Law and deadline
  • Utility data source

How it works

Annual benchmarking submission in ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager, from one answer

  1. Enter the address, building type and how you'll get 12 months of bills.One answer starts the project. ePlan names it and looks up the place.
  2. ePlan checks if the building is covered, sets up the Portfolio Manager entries and flags gaps.3 more questions, each with a "not sure yet" way out.
  3. Read the filing free, then download it to submit before the deadline.The draft marks what to check (amber), what to pick (blue) and what to fill in (violet).

What you get

Annual benchmarking submission in ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager and 2 more documents

The first draft is free to read. Each document after it is drafted from the same confirmed facts.

The first draft

Annual benchmarking submission in ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager

  1. Property details and IDs (BBL, BIN or state ID)
  2. Gross floor area and property use details
  3. Meters and 12 months of energy and water data
  4. Tenant data requests and estimates flagged
  5. Site EUI and ENERGY STAR score
  6. Submission to the city or state and confirmation

Modeled on: EPA ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager reporting for NYC Local Law 84 and the California Energy Commission program

Next · 2

Energy audit summary

  1. Building systems inventory
  2. Energy conservation measures
  3. Costs and savings
  4. Next filings
Next · 3

Local Law 97 emissions estimate (New York City)

  1. Occupancy groups and floor area
  2. Annual emissions from benchmark data
  3. Gap to the building's limit
  4. Options and filing steps

From public data

What ePlan fills in, and from where

$500

is New York City's penalty for missing the May 1 benchmarking deadline, with more $500 violations each quarter up to $2,000 a year
Source: NYC Department of Buildings, Benchmarking

Questions

Annual benchmarking submission in ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager: what people ask

Does my New York City building have to benchmark?

Yes if it is on the city's covered buildings list: a building over 25,000 gross square feet, two or more buildings on one tax lot together over 100,000 square feet, or a city building. Owners enter energy and water use in Portfolio Manager by May 1 each year.

Source: nyc.gov

Who must report in California?

Owners of commercial buildings over 50,000 square feet with no residential utility accounts, and of multifamily buildings over 50,000 square feet with 17 or more utility accounts. Reports are due to the Energy Commission by June 1 each year, and the Commission charges no fee to submit.

Source: energy.ca.gov

What happens if I miss the New York deadline?

The Department of Buildings issues a $500 penalty for no compliant report by May 1. Missing the next quarterly deadline can bring more $500 violations, up to $2,000 a year.

Source: nyc.gov

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