About
Building energy benchmarking is a tool to help building owners and managers compare energy performance with similar buildings. With the information provided through energy benchmarking, building owners can better understand their energy performance in relationship to their peers and identify opportunities for cost savings through energy efficiency. The publicly-disclosed data can also help tenants, brokers, and other stakeholders make more informed decisions in the marketplace. Finally, reductions in energy usage will reduce the city’s overall carbon footprint—ultimately improving quality of life in Philadelphia.

Process and Eligibility
Philadelphia’s Energy Benchmarking and Disclosure Law (Philadelphia Code section 9-3402) requires commercial and multifamily buildings 50,000 square feet and larger to report their energy and water usage annually to the City of Philadelphia using the U.S. EPA’s free Portfolio Manager tool. The annual deadline is June 30th for the previous year’s energy and water usage.

There are three basic steps to benchmark:
1. Gather whole-building energy and water bills for the previous calendar year.
2. Update your Portfolio Manager account with energy and water data.
3. Report your data to the city of Philadelphia**

**NOTE: The process for reporting your data to the city has changed. Learn about the new process here

First time benchmarking?

See our complete How to Benchmark guide.

Benchmarked before and ready to update your data for this year?

See our Update Your Data guide that includes instructions for complying with the new process for reporting your data to the city.