Salt Lake City Energy Benchmarking & Transparency Ordinance

Pathway: Cross-Cutting Approaches to Reducing Emissions → Behavior → Building Energy Audits

Pathway: Energy Efficiency, Conservation, and Fuel Switching in Buildings and Industry → New Buildings → Energy Use Benchmarking and Auditing

Pathway: Energy Efficiency, Conservation, and Fuel Switching in Buildings and Industry → Existing Buildings → Requiring Energy Audits and Benchmarking

Jurisdiction: Local Governments

Salt Lake City’s Energy Benchmarking and Transparency Ordinance requires all commercial buildings above 25,000 sf to benchmark and report their energy consumption. Beginning in 2020, Salt Lake City will publish a list of all commercial buildings that received an above-average ENERGY STAR score of 50 or above.

2 Files:

Document Type: Other Resources

Press Release on New Ordinance

Document Type: Existing Laws

Energy Benchmarking & Transparency Ordinance