Benchmarking, Data

and UtilitiesCliff Majersik

Institute for Market Transformation (IMT)

EEB Hub Regional Data Management Working

Group

October 25, 2012

ENERGY STARPortfolio Manager

• Free, Online Tool• Track Record since 1999• Management Tool – Assess whole building energy

and water consumption– Track change in energy,

water, carbon emissions, & cost over time

– Apply for ENERGY STAR certification

– Apples-to-apples comparison with similar buildings

www.energystar.gov/benchmark

Through 2011, nearly 16,500 ENERGY STAR Certified buildings

ENERGY STARPortfolio Manager

• Metrics– Energy consumption (source,

site, weather normalized)– Water consumption– Greenhouse gas emissions– ENERGY STAR 1-to-100 score • For 15 building types• 75+ for Energy Star label

• Required data– Square feet by space type– Space Use Attributes– Zip Code– 12 months of Utility Data

Industry Standard

27 billion sq. ft. of commercial & institutional office space

Nearly 40% of commercial market

Benchmarking Guides Investment

Survey of hundreds of facility managers .Audin, Lindsay. “Finding Your Best Energy Opportunity.” Building Operating Management. December 2011.

Report for the California Public Utility Commission:

Utility-led benchmarking programs yielding substantial energy savings

April 2012

• 62% took energy management actions

• 84% planned or implemented energy efficiency improvements

• 81% link improvements to utility efficiency programs

• 82% said utility training had been sufficient to benchmark buildings on their own

Of those who benchmarked:

• BOMA, RER, IMT, USGBC form DATA Alliance to work with utilities and regulators to secure better access to utility data

• July 2011: NARUC approves resolution calling on regulators to provide better data access to commercial owners

• USGBC Existing Authorities memo identifies data access as key EE barrier and calls for increased federal involvement

• Collaboration with administration on expanding Green Button initiative to include commercial data access

U.S. Policy Landscape

NYC2.5 billion SF

Washington, DC420 million SF

California347 million SF

Austin113 million SF

Washington State247 million SF

Seattle281 million SF

San Francisco205 million SF

Washington, DC1,900 bldgs

California13,600 bldgs

Austin2,800 bldgs

Washington State4,600 bldgs

Seattle9,000 bldgs

San Francisco2,700 bldgs

NYC12,000 bldgs

BUILDING AREA (IN SQUARE FEET) COVERED ANNUALLY

NUMBER OF BUILDINGS COVERED ANNUALLY

Philadelphia1,400 bldgs

Philadelphia244.5 million SF

U.S. Policy Overview

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Cliff MajersikExecutive DirectorInstitute for Market Transformationcliff@imt.org Twitter: @IMTCliff

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