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Energy Benchmarking Locations

Are your properties subject to energy benchmarking laws?

Every year, new cities and states introduce and implement energy benchmarking disclosure laws for large buildings. The first step to compliance is understanding what types of buildings must report utility usage and when submissions are due. Check out our guide to local requirements and deadlines below or schedule a free audit to get started.

States

California State Capitol Building rotunda with U.S. and California state flags
Deadline: June 1

California

Requirements: Buildings over 50,000 square feet not covered by city ordinances.

Colorado State Capitol Building
Deadline: June 1

Colorado

Requirements: Buildings 50,000 square feet and larger.

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Deadline: June 1

Maryland

Requirements: Buildings 35,000 square feet and larger.

Minnesota State Capitol in autumn
Deadline: June 1

Minnesota

Requirements: Buildings 50,000 square feet and larger.

Massachusetts State House
Deadline: June 30

Massachusetts

Requirements: Buildings 20,000 square feet and larger.

New Jersey State House
Deadline: July 1

New Jersey

Requirements: Commercial buildings 25,000 square feet and larger.

Washington State Capitol
Deadline: June 1

Washington

Requirements: Buildings 220,000 square feet and larger.

Oregon State Capitol
Coming 2028

Oregon

Requirements: To be announced.


Cities and Counties

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Deadline: June 1

Ann Arbor, MI

Requirements: Buildings 20,000 square feet and larger.

Aspen, Colorado at dusk
Deadline: June 1

Aspen, CO

Requirements: Commercial properties 10,000 square feet and greater and multi-family properties 15,000 square feet and greater.

Atlanta skyline at dusk
Deadline: June 1

Atlanta, GA

Requirements: Commercial and multifamily buildings more than 25,000 square feet and all municipal buildings.

Austin city skyline
Deadline: June 1

Austin, TX

Requirements: Commercial buildings over 10,000 square feet supplied by Austin Electric Utility.

Berkeley city skyline
Deadline: July 1

Berkeley, CA

Requirements: All buildings over 15,000 square feet.

Daytime Boston skyline across the Charles River
Deadline: May 15

Boston, MA

Requirements: Buildings 20,000 square feet or larger, 15+ unit multifamily housing, all public buildings.

Boulder skyline in front of mountains in daytime
Deadline: June 1

Boulder, CO

Requirements: Commercial buildings over 20,000 square feet and public buildings over 5,000 square feet.

City of Brisbane in daytime on the San Francisco Bay
Deadline: May 15

Brisbane, CA

Requirements: City buildings over 2,000 square feet and private buildings over 10,000 square feet.

Daytime city skyline of Cambridge, Massachusetts
Deadline: May 1

Cambridge, MA

Requirements: Non-residential parcels over 25,000 square feet, residential parcels of 50+ units, municipal buildings 10,000 square feet or larger.

City skyline of Cambridge, with Boston in the distance
Deadline: June 30

Chelsea, MA

Requirements: Public buildings and 20,000+ square foot commercial, industrial, and multifamily properties.

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Deadline: June 1

Chicago, IL

Requirements: Covered buildings 50,000 square feet and larger.

Chula Vista City Hall at dusk
Deadline: May 20

Chula Vista, CA

Requirements: Multifamily, commercial, and industrial buildings 20,000 square feet and larger.

Columbus, Ohio skyline against a blue sky
Deadline: June 1

Columbus, OH

Requirements: Buildings 50,000 square feet and larger.

Denver city skyline at night
Deadline: June 1

Denver, CO

Requirements: All municipal, commercial, and multifamily buildings greater than 25,000 square feet.

Des Moines downtown buildings in daylight
Deadline: July 1

Des Moines, IA

Requirements: Buildings 25,000 square feet or larger.

Detroit at night
Deadline: June 1

Detroit, MI

Requirements: All municipal buildings, as well as commercial and multifamily buildings over 25,000 square feet.

Downtown Edina movie theater
Deadline: June 1

Edina, MN

Requirements: Buildings 25,000-49,999 square feet. 50,000+ buildings fall under state law.

Downtown Evanston at night
Deadline: June 30

Evanston, IL

Requirements: City buildings over 10,000 square feet, condo buildings greater than 50,000 square feet, all other buildings greater than 20,000 square feet.

Downtown Fort Collins at night
Deadline: June 1

Fort Collins, CO

Requirements: Commercial and multifamily buildings 5,000 square feet and above.

Honolulu city skyline along the beach
Deadline: September 30

Honolulu, HI

Requirements: Buildings 25,000 square feet or larger.

Indiana State Capitol in the foreground of the Indianapolis city skyline during the day
Deadline: June 1

Indianapolis, IN

Requirements: Buildings 50,000 square feet or larger and municipal buildings 25,000 square feet or larger.

Kansas City at night
May 1

Kansas City, MO

Requirements: Buildings more than 50,000 square feet, municipal buildings more than 10,000 square feet.

Lexington church with fall trees
Deadline: May 31

Lexington, MA

Requirements: Commercial and residential buildings of 25,000 square feet or more, all buildings owned or leased by the town.

Los Angeles at sunset
Deadline: June 1

Los Angeles, CA

Requirements: Municipal buildings more than 7,500 square feet and privately owned buildings more than 20,000 square feet.

Aerial photo of Wisconsin State Capitol and Madison city skyline
Deadline: June 30

Madison, WI

Requirements: Non-residential commercial buildings 25,000 square feet and larger.

Miami skyline from the water.
Deadline: June 30

Miami, FL

Requirements: Buildings 20,000 square feet or larger.

MIlwaukee skyline from Lake Michigan
Deadline: September 30

Milwaukee, WI

Requirements: Government buildings, public schools 10,000 square feet and larger, commercial buildings over 50,000 square feet.

Minneapolis skyline at night
Deadline: June 1

Minneapolis, MN

Requirements: Commercial and multifamily residential buildings over 50,000 square feet, city buildings over 25,000 square feet.

Courthouse Square Park in Rockville, Maryland
Deadline: June 1

Montgomery County, MD

Requirements: Commercial and multifamily buildings 25,000 square feet and greater.

New Orleans city skyline at dusk
Deadline: May 31

New Orleans, LA

Requirements: Properties with combined building square footage over 50,000.

Newton, MA City Hall and War Memorial from above
Deadline: September 15

Newton, MA

Requirements: Buildings over 20,000 square feet.

NYC at sunset
Deadline: May 1

New York City

Requirements: City buildings over 10,000 square feet, single-lot groups of buildings over 100,000 square feet, and private buildings over 50,000 square feet.

Downtown Oak Park, IL
December 31

Oak Park, IL

Requirements: Buildings 10,000 square feet and larger.

Orlando skyline on water at night
Deadline: May 1

Orlando, FL

Requirements: City buildings over 10,000 square feet and other buildings over 50,000 square feet.

Philadelphia cityscape
Deadline: June 30

Philadelphia, PA

Requirements: Commercial and multifamily buildings 50,000 square feet and larger.

Pittsburgh skyline on a sunny day
Deadline: June 1

Pittsburgh, PA

Requirements: Non-residential buildings over 50,000 square feet.

Aerial Portland, ME with blue sky
Deadline: May 1

Portland, ME

Requirements: Single-tenant buildings of 20,000 square feet or more.

Portland, Oregon in autumn with Mt. Hood in the distance
Deadline: April 22

Portland, OR

Requirements: Commercial buildings more than 20,000 square feet.

Providence, RI at sunset
Deadline: May 15

Providence, RI

Requirements: Buildings 20,000 square feet or larger plus municipal buildings.

Reno, NV at dawn
Deadline: April 1

Reno, NV

Requirements: City buildings more than 10,000 square feet, commercial and multifamily buildings more than 30,000 square feet.

St. Louis Arch
Deadline: May 1

Saint Louis, MO

Requirements: All city owned buildings, and privately owned buildings over 50,000 square feet.

Salt Lake skyline against the Wasatch Mountains
Deadline: May 1

Salt Lake City, UT

Requirements: All city owned buildings and commercial buildings 25,000 square feet or greater.

San Diego skyline along the beach
Deadline: June 1

San Diego, CA

Requirements: City, commercial, and multifamily buildings more than 50,000 square feet.

Downtown San Francisco at dusk
Deadline: May 1

San Francisco, CA

Requirements: Residential buildings more than 50,000 square feet, nonresidential buildings more than 10,000 square feet.

San Jose skyline in the distance
Deadline: May 1

San Jose, CA

Requirements: Commercial and multifamily buildings more than 20,000 square feet.

Seattle skyline at dusk
Deadline: June 1

Seattle, WA

Requirements: Commercial and multifamily buildings 20,000 square feet or greater.

U.S. Capitol, National Mall, D.C. skyline
Deadline: May 1

Washington, D.C.

Requirements: Privately owned buildings more than 25,000 square feet and District-owned buildings over 10,000 square feet.

Sunset Tower and palm trees in evening in West Hollywood, CA
Deadline: May 15

West Hollywood, CA

Requirements: Buildings over 20,000 square feet.

Church Street Market in Burlington, VT at night
Coming 2026

Burlington, VT

Downtown Clayton, MO in daytime
Coming 2027

Clayton, MO

Cities and Counties

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