WHAT IS THE SAN JOSE ENERGY AND WATER BUILDING PERFORMANCE ORDINANCE?

On Dec. 11, 2018, the City of San José voted to adopt the Energy and Water Building Performance Ordinance (BPO). This ordinance will help the City reach the greenhouse gas emission reduction and water conservation goals of Climate Smart San José.

The Energy and Water Building Performance Ordinance builds on existing state law (CA Assembly Bill 802). It requires commercial and multifamily buildings 20,000 square feet and over to track their yearly whole building energy and water usage data with the EPA platform ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager® and share this data with the City. The City will publish a subset of summary data to support market transparency and recognize high-performing buildings across San José.

postponed - Upcoming Reporting Deadlines

[UPDATED] July 1, 2020 – All covered buildings 20,000 square feet and over must submit benchmarking reports with complete 2019 calendar year data to comply with the ordinance.

All covered building must also submit a $150 reporting fee, for which the invoices have been sent by mail. Please email benchmarking@sanjoseca.gov if you did not receive your invoice or wish to update your mailing information. You can view a sample invoice here for reference. 

READY TO COMPLY? START HERE:

• Verify whether your building is required to comply by reviewing the Covered Buildings List - This list includes building addresses and tax assessor parcel numbers to help you find your Building Reporting IDs for those buildings needing to comply. Your Building ID will be used to track compliance over time and is required for reporting purposes. If you do not see your building on our list, you may still be covered by the BPO. Please contact the BPO Hotline if you need help determining whether your building is covered or exempt.
• Review our Compliance Checklist for step-by-step instructions on how to comply.

Additional Resources

• "About the Ordinance" Flyer – This flyer contains high-level information about the ordinance.
• Reporting URL –  This is the URL which reporting buildings will need to copy and paste into their browser, in order to access the 2020 BPO reporting template: https://portfoliomanager.energystar.gov/pm/reports/dataRequest/respond/48304?testEnv=false.
• If you believe that you qualify for an exemption, or need an extension, fill out our Extension/Exemption Request Form.
• Still having trouble? Review our Frequently Asked Questions.

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