Lexington Energy Benchmarking

In 2022, the Town Meeting passed a bylaw that established a policy for reporting, disclosing, and assessing the energy and water use of large buildings in town. The bylaw is referred to as BEU-D.

Under this program, buildings owned or leased by the Town and residential or commercial properties with one or more buildings over 25,000 square feet are required to report their annual energy use, electricity supplier's energy labels, and water usage. The first round of reporting is due by May 15th, 2023 for the 2022 calendar year. The Town will post a public annual report with the data.

If you own or manage a public city building, or any commercial or multifamily building at least 25,000 square feet, you are required to comply.

The city requires building owners to report their energy and water usage annually via the ENERGY STAR® Portfolio Manager tool by May 15th.

All energy utilities including electricity, natural gas, district energy, and any other purchased fuel type used to operate your building.

Water is another utility required for reporting.

Building owners must report their energy usage data to EPA’s Portfolio Manager, a reporting tool that allows building owners to compare their building’s energy efficiency with similar buildings.

However:

• Touchstone IQ for Buildings is a fast, easy-to-use tool that integrates directly with EPA’s Portfolio Manager

• Touchstone IQ also offers expert-led benchmarking to building owners and managers looking for streamlined compliance and cost-saving recommendations

Many benchmarking ordinances require a Building ID as part of the report submission process. If needed, you may be able to find your Building ID number here.

• Lexington Building Energy Use Disclosure (BEU-D) Program

• Lexington's Benchmarking Building Energy Use Disclosure Ordinance

Lexington properties will also need to comply with the Massachusetts’ state energy benchmarking program. Learn more about Massachusetts’ requirements here.

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