8-107 Energy benchmarking requirements.(a)
Covered buildings requirements. All property owners of covered buildings shall, no earlier than the effective date of the ordinance codified in this article and no later than three (3) months thereafter, begin energy benchmarking of their property. Such energy benchmarking shall continue for no less than one (1) full year from the date the property started energy benchmarking, and the monthly and annual data shall be made available to DPI no later than May 15, 2026. Beginning January 1, 2027, this benchmarking and reporting requirement shall continue for each subsequent twelve (12) month (one (1) year) period until rescinded by amendment to this article. The data may inform future compliance obligations with a building emissions reduction ordinance (BERO) that the city is considering adopting. To the extent necessary to effectuate the energy benchmarking, individually metered tenant organizations or businesses in a covered building shall provide appropriate energy use data and information to the property owner, or in the alternative directly to DPI, for their space heating use.(b)
Buildings without direct metering. Buildings without direct metering are not subject to the energy benchmarking process, but may be required to conduct individual energy efficiency assessments with a building efficiency professional, submit those assessments to DPI, and make specific cost-effective efficiency improvements based on those assessments as part of compliance with a future BERO.(c)