Two U.S. Cities Enact New Benchmarking Mandates

The cities of Minneapolis, Minn. and Boston, Mass. have taken big steps aimed at reducing their greenhouse gas emissions through energy benchmarking!

In Minneapolis, Ordinance 47.190, enacted in February, requires public and private commercial buildings to track energy and water consumption using EPA's ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager tool.

Boston's Building Energy Reporting and Disclosure Ordinance, enacted in May, requires large commercial and residential buildings to use Portfolio Manager to disclose annual energy use, water use, and greenhouse gas emissions.

Other states and cities with benchmarking ordinances include New York City, Boston, Philadelphia, the District of Columbia, Minneapolis, Austin, San Francisco, Seattle, California, and Washington.

Check out EPA's national collection of government policies and voluntary programs leveraging EPA's ENERGY STAR Portfolio to learn more.