§ 4-53. Benchmarking and reporting.

(1)

Each owner of a covered building shall benchmark the building's energy usage annually using the ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager tool, and by June 1 each year, shall accurately report energy performance information to the department for the previous calendar year.

(a)

Each owner of a covered municipal building shall begin reporting by June 1, 2017.

(b)

Each owner of a covered building, other than a covered municipal building, with a gross floor area greater than fifty thousand (50,000) square feet shall begin reporting by June 1, 2017.

(c)

Each owner of a covered building with a gross floor area between twenty-five thousand (25,000) and fifty thousand (50,000) square feet shall begin reporting by June 1, 2018.

(2)

The energy performance information that must be reported to the department shall include, at a minimum, a covered building's annual energy use intensity, ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager score if eligible for a score, greenhouse gas emissions, and any other data fields needed to calculate the ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager score for auditing and verification purposes. Owners of covered buildings shall not be required to report monthly energy bill data.

(3)

Owners of covered buildings shall keep records of monthly energy consumption for a minimum of twenty-four (24) months. Such records shall be made available for the department's inspection upon request.

(Ord. No. 1231-16, § 2, 12-19-16)