In November of 2007, California passed Assembly Bill 1103, mandating energy benchmarking and energy disclosure for non-residential buildings. It requires non-residential business owners to input energy consumption and other building data into the Environmental Protection Agency’s ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager system, which generates an energy efficiency rating for the building. Ratings are from 1 to 100, with 100 being the most energy efficient. If a building reaches a score of 75 or higher, owners can apply for an ENERGY STAR plaque. Any building applying for the ENERGY STAR label must have their data certified by a licensed professional engineer.
AB 1103 mandated disclosure of a building’s energy data and rating of the previous year to prospective buyers and lessees of the entire building or lenders financing the entire building. The original disclosure date was January 1, 2010, but due to various issues concerning the feasibility of that date the legislature passed AB 531 in October 2009, deleting the January 2010 deadline. The new bill delegates the task of devising a disclosure schedule to the California Energy Commission (CEC). At the moment, the CEC is in the process of drafting a new compliance schedule. Updates can be found on their website.
This website will be dedicated to educating the people of the State of California about the requirements of AB 1103 and the best ways to comply.
Energy Disclosure Services:
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