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FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS LEVERAGING ENERGY STAR
(UPDATED May 16,2013)
Federal agencies and state and local governments across the country are taking bold steps to protect the environment and lower energy costs by adopting
policies that leverage EPA's ENERGY STAR tools to reduce energy use in commercial buildings, through both required policy measures and voluntary
campaigns. This document provides a summary of federal, state, and local efforts that refer to ENERGY STAR tools. Download an interactive
copy atwww.energystar.gov/government.
POLICIES LEVERAGING ENERGY STAR TOOLS
Jurisdiction
Policy
Summary
Alabama
Executive Order 25
December 2011
By December Fiscal Year 2015, all state departments and agencies will implement energy efficiency
measures in orderto achieve a 30 percent reduction in energy consumption relative to Fiscal Year 2005
levels, using the ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager tool to measure and report energy performance.
The Department of Economic and Community Affairs-Energy Division shall provide training on the use
of Portfolio Managerto, at minimum, one primary and one alternate individual in each department and
agency.
Alpharetta, GA
Green Communities Ordinance
January 2009
This comprehensive ordinance requires all new local government-owned buildings over 5,000 square
feet to earn the ENERGY STAR or be certified underthe LEED-NC or Earth Light for Commercial
Construction rating systems. It also grants expedited permitting, plan review, and processing, as well as
building and site inspections, for all privately-owned new construction and major renovation projects
that have earned the ENERGY STAR. Additionally, the ordinance sets forth policies for city employees to
turn off lights, power down computers, and consolidate meetings when possible.
Austin, TX
ECAD Ordinance for Owners
of Commercial Buildings
November 2008
Austin's Energy Conservation Audit and Disclosure Ordinance requires that eligible commercial
facilities calculate their energy performance scores not laterthan June 16,2011, using a rating system
approved by the director of the Austin Electric Utility. Facilities must disclose this information to a
purchaser or prospective purchaser of the facility before the time of sale. The City has identified the
ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager tool as the approved system for buildings with more than 5,000 square
feet of space.
California
Assembly Bill 1103
November 2007
Assembly Bill 1103 requires that as of January 1, 2009, electric and gas utilities maintain and make
available to building owners the energy consumption data of all nonresidential buildings in a format
compatible with the ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager tool. It also requires, as of January 1,2010, that a
nonresidential building owner or operator disclose Portfolio Manager benchmarking data and scores to
prospective parties as part of a whole-building transaction.
Boston, MA
Building Energy Reporting and
Disclosure Ordinance
May 2013
Boston's Building Energy Reporting and Disclosure Ordinance is a component of the City's Climate
Action Plan, which aims to reduce greenhouse gases by 25% by 2020. The ordinance requires that all
large and medium-sized buildings report their annual energy and water consumption data to the City of
Boston using the ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager tool, or an equivalent mechanism as approved by
the Air Pollution Control Commission. The ordinance applies to all non-residential buildings equal to or
greater than 35,000 gross square feet, residential buildings equal to or greater than 35 units or 35,000
gross square feet, and all City-owned buildings. The City of Boston will publish the results of the Energy
Benchmarking Summaries annually on its website.
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POLICIES LEVERAGING ENERGY STAR TOOLS
Jurisdiction
Policy
Summary
Connecticut
SB 1243
June 2011
SB 1243 creates the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection and tasks it with creating a
plan by July 1,2012, to reduce energy use in state-owned or -leased buildings by at least 10 percent
by January 1,2013, and another 10 percent by July 1,2018, in conjunction with the Department of
Administrative Services. The bill also requires utility companies to make the energy consumption data
of all nonresidential buildings they serve publically available in a format compatible for uploading to the
ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager tool.
Delaware
Executive Order 18
February 2010
Executive Order 18 requires that all State executive branch agencies, departments, and offices shall
achieve a collective reduction in energy consumption of at least 20% by the end of fiscal year 2013 and
30% by the end of fiscal year 2015, from fiscal year 2008 levels. The Office of Management and Budget
and Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control are directed to establish a plan to
benchmark, monitor and trackthe energy use and carbon emissions of all State-owned and State-
leased facilities. The State has chosen the ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager tool as their benchmarking
platform.
Denver, CO
Executive Order 123
October 2007
Executive Order 123 requires new construction and major renovations of existing and future city-owned
and operated buildings to be Designed to Earn the ENERGY STAR and benchmarked in the ENERGY STAR
Portfolio Manager tool.
District of Columbia
Green Building Act of 2006
December 2006
Clean and Affordable Energy
Act of 2008
July 2008
The Green Building Act of 2006 requires District-owned commercial buildings to be designed to achieve
75 points on the EPA national energy performance scale as determined by the ENERGY STAR Target
Finder tool and benchmarked annually in the ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager tool.
The Clean and Affordable Energy Act of 2008 requires that, beginning in 2010, eligible privately-owned
commercial buildings be benchmarked using Portfolio Manager on an annual basis and results will be
published on a publicly available online database.

DOE April 2010 Benchmarking
Guidance
April 2010
The DOE Benchmarking Guidance issued in April 2010 requires that the ENERGY STAR Portfolio
Manager tool be used to benchmark metered buildings that are owned orleased byfederal agencies.
Federal Agencies
Energy Independence and
Security Act (EISA) of 2007,
Section 435
December 2007
According to Section 435 of EISA 2007, federal agencies are required to lease space in buildings that
have earned the ENERGY STAR. The rule applies to any new leases entered into on or after December
19,2010. The lessor's building must have earned the ENERGY STAR on a date not more than 12 months
priorto the lease award date. In instances where a lessor's building is not eligible to earn the ENERGY
STAR, federal lessees will require the lessor to implement certain cost-effective energy efficiency
upgrades to the building.

Energy Independence and
Security Act (EISA) of 2007,
Section 432
December 2007
EISA 2007 Section 432 required the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to select a building energy use
benchmarking system, such as the ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager tool, and issue guidance for use of
the system.

Executive Order 13514,
"Federal Leadership in
Environmental, Energy, and
Economic Performance"
October 2009
Executive Order 13514 requires at least 15% of each agency's facilities and building leases to meet the
Guiding Principles by 2015. Agencies can tracktheir progress with the ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager
tool's Guiding Principles Checklist.
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POLICIES LEVERAGING ENERGY STAR TOOLS
Jurisdiction
Policy
Summary
Florida
House Bill 7135
June 2008
Flouse Bill 7135 mandates that the state may not enter into new leasing agreements for office space
that does not meet ENERGY STAR certified building standards. Additionally, buildings constructed and
financed by the state must comply with the Florida Green Building Coalition standards or a nationally
recognized, high-performance green building rating system, such as the U.S. Green Building Council's
(USGBC) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating system.
Hawaii
House Bill 1464
May 2006
By December31, 2010, each state department with responsibilities forthe design and construction of
public buildings and facilities will benchmark every existing public building that is either larger than
5,000 square feet or uses more than 8,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity or energy per year, using the
ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager tool or an equivalent tool. The energy resources coordinator shall
provide training to affected departments on Portfolio Manager.
Michigan
ED 2005-4
July 2005
Executive Directive 2005-4 requires the Department of Management and Budget to establish an energy
efficiency target for all state buildings managed by a department or agency within the Executive Branch
of state government. It requires that all state buildings occupied by state employees be benchmarked
using the ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager tool.
Minneapolis, MN
Ordinance 47.190
February 2013
Ordinance 47.190 requires public and private commercial buildings in Minneapolis to track energy and
water consumption using the ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager tool. City buildings larger than 25,000
square feet will be required to benchmark and publicly disclose energy and water use starting in 2013.
Private commercial buildings largerthan 100,000 square feet will be required to benchmark starting in
2014 and publicly disclose their data in 2015, while private buildings largerthan 50,000 square feet will
begin benchmarking in 2015 and publicly disclosing in 2016.
New York
Executive Order 88
December 2012
Executive Order 88 directs state agencies to increase energy efficiency in state-owned and managed
buildings by establishing a target of reducing average energy use intensity (EUI) by 20% relative to a
fiscal year 2010/2011 baseline by April 1,2020. All state facilities in New York will be benchmarked in
the ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager tool and the results will be posted on a public site as part of Build
Smart NY, the implementation plan launched with the Executive Order.
New York, NY
Local Law 84
December 2009
Local Law 84, part of the Greener, Greater Buildings Plan, requires public and private buildings in New
York City to track energy and water consumption using the ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager tool. City
buildings largerthan 10,000 square feet will be required to benchmark energy and water use starting
in 2010, and private buildings largerthan 50,000 square feet will be required to do so starting in 2011.
Performance metrics for eligible buildings will be published bythe City on a publicly available online
database.
Ohio
EO 2007-02
January 2007
Executive Order 2007-02 establishes that the State of Ohio will use the ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager
tool as the benchmarking tool for state-owned facilities to establish building baselines and measure and
track energy use and carbon emissions within the state.
Oklahoma
Senate Bill 1096
May 2012
Senate Bill 1096 creates the Oklahoma State Facilities Energy Conservation Program and directs all
state agencies and higher education institutions to benchmark energy use in all state facilities using
the ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager tool; improve energy efficiency by at least 20 percent bythe year
2020; and seekto obtain the ENERGY STAR for all eligible facilities.
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POLICIES LEVERAGING ENERGY STAR TOOLS
Jurisdiction
Policy
Summary I
Philadelphia, PA
Bill No. 120428
June 2012
Bill No. 120428 requires non-residential buildings over 50,000 square feet to track energy and water
consumption using the ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager tool. The City will publish energy and water
performance metrics for eligible buildings on a publicly available online database, and the seller or
lessor of any eligible building, upon request, must provide prospective purchasers or lessees with a
copy of the building's most recent Statement of Energy Performance.
San Francisco, CA
Existing Commercial Buildings
Energy Performance
Ordinance
February 2011
The Existing Commercial Building Energy Performance Ordinance amends the San Francisco
Environment Code to require owners of nonresidential buildings to file Annual Energy Benchmark
Summaries for their buildings using the ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager tool beginning on April 1, 2011.
The results of the Energy Benchmarking Summaries will be published on a publicly available online
database.
San Joaquin, CA
Resolution No. 11-32
December 2011
Resolution No. 11-32 commits the City to using the ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager tool to benchmark
its facilities' energy data and identify opportunities for reducing energy consumption. The City resolves
to promote energy reduction efforts citywide by providing ENERGY STAR tools and resources to its
agencies and staff members and by encouraging other building managers to benchmark their energy
use as well.
Seattle, WA
Council Bill 116731
February 2010
This bill requires owners of commercial buildings greaterthan 10,000 square feet and multifamily
buildings with four or more units to benchmark energy performance in the ENERGY STAR Portfolio
Manager tool, in accordance with a phased rollout beginning in 2011. Upon request, building owners
subject to this ordinance will be required to provide a copy of the most current energy benchmarking
report to current tenants, prospective tenants, prospective buyers, and potential lenders considering an
application forfinancing or refinancing of the building.
Utah
ED 2006-0004
May 2006
Executive Directive 2006-0004 requires a 20 percent increase in the energy efficiency of state buildings
by 2015. This Directive led the Division of Facilities Construction and Management to implement the
use of the ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager tool as the state benchmarking tool and to require all state
buildings to benchmark energy consumption using Portfolio Manager.
Washington
SB 5854 - 2009-10
April 2009
SB 5854 - 2009-10 requires qualifying utilities to maintain records of energy data of all nonresidential
customers and qualifying public agency buildings in a format compatible with the ENERGY STAR
Portfolio Manager tool. The State will use Portfolio Manager for state-owned facilities and make
resulting energy performance metrics publicly available. Beginning in 2010, eligible privately-owned
commercial buildings are required to be benchmarked using Portfolio Manager and resulting metrics
will be disclosed to a prospective buyer, lessee, or lender. For new construction, the WA Department
of Community, Trade, and Economic Development must determine the appropriate methodology to
measure achievement of state energy code targets using the ENERGY STAR Target Finder tool or
equivalent methodology.
West Chester, PA
ENERGY STAR Ordinance
for Private Commercial
Construction
February 2008
This Ordinance requires new commercial construction to be Designed to Earn the ENERGY STAR and
benchmarked annually in the ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager tool.
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CAMPAIGNS AND INCENTIVE PROGRAMS LEVERAGING ENERGY STAR TOOLS
Jurisdiction
Program
Summary
Albuquerque, NM
Green Path Program
Launched 2008
This program encourages and facilitates voluntary design and construction of energy-efficient buildings
that meet measurable criteria, which includes earning Designed to Earn the ENERGY STAR through the
ENERGY STAR Target Finder tool.
Arlington County, VA
Arlington Green Games
Launched 2011
Green Building Density
Incentive Program
June 2012
The Arlington Green Games is a competition for commercial property owners/managers and office
tenants to realize the benefits of going green. The year-long competition compares participating
buildings across a variety of sustainability categories. Each participating building is required to assess
their energy and water use performance using the ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager tool to benchmark
and track improvements throughout the year.
Through the Green Building Density Incentive Program, new development project teams may request
additional bonus density and/or height in exchange for a minimum level of energy savings, ENERGY
STAR certification, and LEED green building certification. All project owners will also be asked to
provide ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager utility reporting data after occupancy each yearfor 10 years.
Atlanta, GA
Atlanta Regional Council
Green Communities Program
Launched 2012
The Green Communities Program encourages local governments to demonstrate leadership and set an
example for environmental sustainability. Applicant communities can earn points toward certification by
implementing a local policy requiring new construction owned by the jurisdiction to be ENERGY STAR certified.
Boston, MA
A Better City Challenge
for Sustainability
Launched 2009
Participating building and business owners compete to improve their energy efficiency and reduce their
energy costs. Competitors are encouraged to use the ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager tool to tracktheir
energy consumption and reductions overtime, and all participants receive free energy audits, technical
support, energy efficiency rebates and incentives, and complementary training in energy management.
Central Florida Energy
Efficiency Alliance
(CFEEA)
CFEEA Kilowatt Crackdown
Launched 2009
The CFEEA Kilowatt Crackdown encourages business to reduce energy consumption by benchmarking
one or more buildings in the ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager tool. The program provides participants
with free tracking tools, consulting, and marketing. Participants competed forthe CFEEA Energy
Efficiency Community Awards in 2010. The campaign seeks to reduce commercial building energy use
by 30 percent by June 30,2012.
Cary, NC
The Chiefs Energy Challenge
The Chief's Energy Challenge invites fire departments nation-wide to reduce their buildings' energy
consumption by 10% in the firstyear. Participating stations will use the ENERGY STAR Portfolio
Manager tool to track progress and assist in achieving an energy reduction goal of 20% by 2016.
Chicago, IL
Chicago Green Office
Challenge
Launched 2009
Participants in the Chicago Green Office Challenge will use the ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager tool to
track energy and water use and compile results atthe end of the contest period.
Cincinnati, OH
Cincinnati Kilowatt
Crackdown
Launched 2009
Participating Cincinnati office buildings compete to save the most energy by benchmarking their energy
performance in the ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager tool, developing action plans, and implementing
energy efficiency strategies. Competitors are assigned a free "Energy Coach" and compete for prizes,
gift certificates, and the Grand Prize trophy.
Denver, CO
Watts to Water
Launched 2008
Participants in the Watts to Water program benchmarked energy and water consumption in the
ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager tool to measure reductions against the calendar year 2010 baseline.
The competition will reward buildings with the greatest reductions in energy- and water-use intensity at
the end of the contest period.
Georgia
Georgia State Building
Competition
Launched 2011
This contest challenges Georgia state agencies to reduce their buildings' energy consumption.
Contestants use the ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager tool to calculate their facilities' energy use
intensity. Buildings are judged on their percent reduction in energy use intensity.
Houston, TX
Houston Green
Office Challenge
Launched 2010
Participants in the Flouston Green Office Challenge use the ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager tool to
track energy and water use to establish baselines and compile results atthe end of the contest period.
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CAMPAIGNS AND INCENTIVE PROGRAMS LEVERAGING ENERGY STAR TOOLS
Jurisdiction
Program
Summary
Louisville, KY
Louisville Kilowatt Crackdown
Launched 2009
Participants in the Louisville Kilowatt Crackdown track and work to improve their building's energy use
in the ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager tool. The competition is open to owners and managers of all
commercial buildings in the city.
Minneapolis, MN -
Greater Minneapolis
Building Owners
& Managers
Association (BOMA)
BOMA Greater Minneapolis
Kilowatt Crackdown
Launched 2010
The Greater Minneapolis Kilowatt Crackdown aims to challenge the real estate community to improve
energy efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. All participants receive free assistance
from Xcel Energy and BOMA to benchmark building energy use and water consumption using the
ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager tool and develop action plans to improve performance through 2012.
Top performers will be awarded in the spring of 2013 based on three categories: highest performing
buildings, most-improved performance, and most valuable tenant.
New England EPA
Region 1
EPA Region 1 Community
Energy Challenge
Launched 2007
This campaign challenges communities across New England to assess energy use, improve energy
efficiency, and promote energy efficiency and renewable energy to local companies. Communities that
take part in the New England Community Energy Challenge are provided with assistance, including
Web-based training on the ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager tool.
New Jersey
NJ Pay for Performance
Program
Launched 2009
NJ Local Government Energy
Audit Program
Launched 2009
Under the Pay for Performance program, commercial building owners are given technical assistance with
developing and implementing an Energy Reduction Plan to reduce energy use by 15 percent or more.
The Local Government Energy Audit Program provides local governments with cost-subsidized energy
audits for publicly owned facilities to identify cost-justified energy efficiency measures. Both programs
use the ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager tool to measure progress.
New Mexico
HB 534: Sustainable Building
Tax Credits
Launched 2007
To qualify for income tax credits, applicants must demonstrate that the commercial building is 50 percent
more efficient than an average building of the same type using the ENERGY STAR Target Finder tool.
Pennsylvania
Department of Education
Planning and Construction
Workbook (PlanCon)
Launched 2010
PlanCon is a set of forms and procedures used to apply for Commonwealth reimbursementfor school
districts that undertake a major renovation or construction project. Beginning July 1, 2011, all projects
initiating the PlanCon process are subject to the following:
1.	New District-Wide Facility Study requirements:
a.	Facility benchmarking for each existing building, using the ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager tool.
b.	For each construction option, a predictive utility budget must be completed using the ENERGY
STAR Target Finder tool.
2.	Comprehensive Energy Modeling requirements using Target Finder.

PA Conservation Works!
Launched 2009
With funding from DOE's Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program through the
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Pennsylvania is offering one-time grants for
motivated local governments and non-profit entities with shovel-ready projects that will save or
conserve a minimum of 25 percent of all energy used. Applicants must use Portfolio Manager to track
their facility energy use.
Phoenix, AZ - Building
Owners & Managers
Association (BOMA)
of Phoenix
BOMA Phoenix
Kilowatt Krackdown
Launched 2009
As part of its 7-point Challenge to reduce building energy consumption by 30 percent by 2012, BOMA
Phoenix launched the Kilowatt Krackdown to encourage members to benchmark their energy and
water consumption using the ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager tool. BOMA Phoenix hosted a series of
workshops on benchmarking building data and identifying trends in energy and water consumption for
property managers, facility managers, maintenance staff, and building engineers.
Pittsburgh, PA
Pittsburgh Green
Workplace Challenge
Launched 2011
Participants in the Pittsburgh Green Workplace Challenge will use the ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager tool
to track energy and water use to establish baselines and compile results at the end of the contest period.
Portland, OR
Portland Carbon4Square
Initiative
Launched 2011
Participants in the Carbon4Square Initiative compete to improve their sustainability practices in multiple
areas, including energy. Competitors use the ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager tool to tracktheir energy
performance, and technical support is provided for applying to earn the ENERGY STAR.
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CAMPAIGNS AND INCENTIVE PROGRAMS LEVERAGING ENERGY STAR TOOLS
Jurisdiction
Program
Summary I
Rockville, MD
High Performance Buildings
Tax Credit for Existing
Commercial Buildings
April 2012
The Tax Credit for Existing Commercial Buildings establishes a high performance building tax credit
that provides an incentive to existing commercial buildings that invest in energy efficiency and green
improvements. For the first year of the tax credit, the building must achieve LEED certification and
ENERGY STAR certification (if applicable). Foryears 2through 5, building owners or managers must
either submit the Statement of Energy Performance to the City demonstrating achievement of ENERGY
STAR certification or submit the ASFIRAE Building Energy Certificate demonstrating thatthe building
has maintained or improved energy performance compared to the firstyear.
San Francisco, CA
Earth Hour 24x7 Energy
Challenge
Launched 2009
Participants in the San Francisco Earth Flour 24x7 Energy Challenge tracked and worked to improve
their building's energy use in the ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager tool. The competition was open
to owners and managers of office buildings, hotels, retail stores, hospitals, medical office buildings,
supermarkets, and schools.
Seattle (and King
County), WA - BOMA
of Seattle
Seattle Kilowatt Crackdown
Launched 2008
Participants in the BOMA Seattle Kilowatt Crackdown will track and work to improve their buildings'
energy use in the ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager tool. The competition is open to owners and
managers of commercial offices.
St. Louis, MO
St. Louis High Performance
Building Initiative
Launched 2012
A regional project initiated to accelerate the increase in square footage of third-party verified space in
the St. Louis region. The initiative focuses on promoting the use of energy management tools, including
the ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager tool.
Westchester, NY
Westchester Green
Business Challenge
Launched 2010
The Westchester Green Business Challenge is a friendly competition for all businesses. Buildings are
evaluated using an innovative Green Business Scorecard. Using the ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager
tool, buildings establish energy and water usage baselines and develop reduction goals for the
building's overall energy and water consumption.
Winneshiek, IA
Winneshiek Energy District
Green Business Challenge
Launched 2011
Participants in the Winneshiek Energy District Green Business Challenge use the ENERGY STAR
Portfolio Manager tool to track energy and water use to establish baselines and compile results atthe
end of the contest period.
Wisconsin
Wl Lt. Governor ENERGY
STAR School Challenge
Launched 2010
This program challenges 100 newWI school districts to join as ENERGY STAR partners and reduce
energy use by 10 percent or more across their building portfolios. Participating school districts agree to
measure and track energy performance using the ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager tool and set goals
and plan improvements based on the ENERGY STAR Guidelines for Energy Management.
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