ENERGY STAR
PORTFOLIO MANAGER • QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE
RETAIL BUILDINGS
Rate Your Energy Performance
Use the US EPA's energy performance rating system within Portfolio
Manager to rate the energy performance of your retail facilities on a
scale of 1-100. Rate all of your facilities and update the data regularly
to take control of your energy costs. See top of page two for eligibility
and data needed.
USE PORTFOLIO
MANAGER STEP-BY-STEP
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ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
Store size of at least 5,000 square feet
Operated a minimum of 30 hours per week
Occupied for the last 12 months by at least 1 worker,
with at least 1 cash register
Stores must be free standing or located in strip centers
Stores located in enclosed malls are not eligible,
with the exception of mall anchors
Total gross floor area should include all supporting functions such as
kitchens and break rooms used by staff, storage areas, administrative
areas, elevators, stairwells, atria, etc. Retail segments typically eligible
for benchmarking include: Department Store, Discount Store,
Supercenter, Warehouse Club, Drug Store, Dollar Store, Home Center/
Hardware, and Apparel/Hard Line Specialty. Retail segments typically
not eligible for benchmarking include Electronics Stores.
RATING INTERPRETATION
Use your rating to set improvement goals and create an
action plan. If your building's energy performance rating was:
1-49 After reducing the load on your building with
aggressive low-cost operational changes, you may
need to invest in capital equipment to further
enhance performance and increase the bottom line
50-74 Significant opportunities to reap savings. Simple,
low-cost operations and maintenance practices,
combined with equipment upgrades, could yield
significant savings
75-100 Gain recognition for your achievements and
continue implementing best practices.
Enter at least 12 consecutive months of energy data, with
no gaps or overlaps between meter entries
©SSE™« Change your password or user profile
^CONTACTS Maintain contact information for your
energy team
©SPuT View online answers to Frequently Asked
Questions
0co.TACT use this option or e-mail
buildings@energystar.gov for technical assistance
©HELP Access online user-support information
www.energystar.gov/
benchmark
E-mail: buildings@energystar.gov
United States
Environmental Protection
Agency
March 2008
430-F-08-004
Building address including zip code
Year built
Gross floor area
Operating hours per week
Number workers on main shift
Number of personal computers
i Number of cash registers
Number of walk-in refrigeration/freezer units
Number of open and closed refrigeration/freezer cases
Percent of building heated and cooled
At least twelve consecutive months of energy use and cost
data for all fuel types
FEATURES
• Control account access and editing rights.
On the right side of the "Facility
Summary" page, go to "Sharing Data"
(see ^on page one). Click ADD to delegate access
to your property to other users. Click TRANSFER to
assign another user the role of "Building Data
Administrator" for your property.
• Group facilities within an account. Organize properties
into groups (e.g., by region, by facility type). From the
"My Portfolio" page, click CREATE GROUP
• Generate a Statement of Energy Performance. Use this
resource as a management report and transactional
document. Above the "Facility Performance" section
of the "Facility Summary" page, click GENERATE A
STATEMENT OF ENERGY PERFORMANCE
(see _|on page one)
Track ratings and eligibility for the ENERGY STAR. From
the "Facility Summary" page, under the "General
Information" section (see^on page one), check
"Eligibility for the ENERGY STAR" and click APPLY
if applicable
Sharing Data
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View entire Access
i Facility
List for this Facility
Track Water Meters.
At the bottom of the
"Facility Summary"
page, click ADD
METER next to
"Water Meters"
Statement of Energy Performance
FACILITY SUMMARY REPORT
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