Benchmarking, Data, and Utilities
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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 [email protected] Twitter: @IMTCliff
www.imt.orgwww.buildingrating.org