Energy & Water Use Benchmarking. Tex Haeuser, Director of Planning and Development Julie Rosenbach, Sustainability Coordinator

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1 Energy & Water Use Benchmarking Tex Haeuser, Director of Planning and Development Julie Rosenbach, Sustainability Coordinator

2 Benchmarking, Briefly Market-based approach involving Generation of energy and water use data For old as well as new buildings that meet a size or number of units threshold Standardized using the widely used EPA Portfolio Manager tool That is made available to consumers/public and the City Which leads to efficiency improvements by owners and a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions and water usage And enables the City to be more effective in spending money on sustainability.

3 South Portland s Sustainable Development Vision Comprehensive Plan (2012) Climate Action Plan (2014) Mill Creek Master Plan (2015)

4 Why Benchmarking? Benchmarking programs: 1. Show how much energy buildings are using relative to the nation-wide average for similar buildings. 2. With this information we can compare energy & water consumption on an apples-to-apples basis. 3. This will allow building owners and managers to make informed decisions about building policies and upgrades. 4. It will help the City develop targeted incentives & energy programs to support energy performance and lower greenhouse gas emissions. 5. It will create a marketplace for energy performance which property owners, potential buyers, tenants, and others can use to make real estate decisions.

5 Why Buildings Matter CHINA UNITED STATES U.S. BUILDINGS RUSSIA INDIA JAPAN GERMANY CANADA Buildings in the U.S. use more energy than most countries use and account for 40% of U.S. carbon emissions. BRAZIL Total Primary Energy Use (Quadrillion BTU)

6 You Can t Manage What You Don t Measure

7 Smarter Business Decisions

8 Current Landscape (see buildingrating.org)

9 ENERGY STAR as the Industry Standard Through 2014: More than 400,000 properties benchmarking energy use More than 25,000 properties are ENERGY STAR certified

10 Market Competition + Consumer Choice Building performance data collected Efficiency of building stock continuously improves Data shared with stakeholders and market Owners improve efficiency to remain competitive Market compares building performance Market rewards efficient properties

11 What the Data is Telling Us The poorest performing buildings use 4 to 8 times the energy of the highest performing buildings. By improving the poor performers, citywide energy reductions of 18% to 31% could be achieved.

12 Proposed Ordinance Covered properties Energy performance reports Whole-building data Five-year audit Benchmarking transparency Program review Waivers Development fees incentive

13 Which buildings will it apply to?

14 What will be required of building owners?

15 How will the City report the data?

16 How will the City report the data?

17 Implementation schedule January, 2017 May 1, 2018 September 1, 2019 May 1, 2023 Begin maintaining data for Energy Performance Report. First required annual date for building owners to submit Energy Performance Reports. First annual reporting date for the City to publish Benchmarking results. First required date for building owners to complete Five- Year Comprehensive Energy Audit.

18 How can we use this data? Benchmarking provides property owners with: An understanding of their building s energy use Metrics to rank their buildings energy performance against other similar buildings The basis of an energy management plan For high performers, evidence of their building s additional value Benchmarking will help the City: Develop targeted incentives and programs for promoting energy efficiency Aid in the next phase of the City's Climate Action Plan Benchmarking will use market forces to: Spur voluntary energy improvements Create value for energy efficiency Provide prospective tenants or buyers with energy performance of the buildings they are considering