State of California with AB 1103 now mandates all commercial buildings to input their energy usage and related building data (building size, number of occupants, hours of operation, number of computers, types of equipment and other parameters) into the EPA Portfolio Manager System, disclose the EPA Energy Star benchmark data and ratings for the most recent 12 months to a prospective buyer, lessee, or lender.

BOMA and others pushed to delay the mandate but it is scheduled to be mandated as of July this year!

It is easy to input the information into the Portfolio Manager as here in California PG & E and most utilities provide online electronic data base tools to easily export your data into Excel, etc. to make it simple for these new accounting mandates.

CA again is leadin the way in energy. The Fed government has mandated since 2006 stricter standards on their own buildings and due to the poor adoption of energy efficiency in commercial buildings we are now seeing madates like this globally and I think it is a good thing to finally get everyone to measure energy!

I just spoke about this subject at Buildcon http://www.connectivityweek.com/2010/#session_1139 at the Santa Clara Convention Center
Session Three: Government Mandates of Commercial Energy Reporting
Several states and federal agencies have taken measures to track and benchmark energy usage among commercial buildings. This session discusses the reporting guidelines established by California Assembly Bill 1103, the federal government’s Energy Management Data Report, LEED performance standards, and the future of energy reporting. The session discusses the advantages and disadvantages of mandated energy accounting among tenants, owners, and investors, the operational issues most building owners face, and possible solutions for accurate accounting and reporting.

feel free to ask me any questions

Alan Pong, Comfort International Inc. www.comfortintl.com

From PG & E it looks like the new date is January 2011 will finally be the required date to disclose your commercial energy rating using the EPA Energy Star rating system.

"With AB1103 implementation slated for January 2011, smart commercial building owners in California have already started compiling energy-use data using the EPA’s ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager in anticipation of sales, new leases or refinancing in 2011. Beginning January 1, 2011, all non-residential buildings 50,000 square feet or larger, and solely owner-occupied buildings of any size will be required to disclose energy efficiency ratings (including 12 months of energy-use information) in a sale, lease, or financing transaction."