That enforce branding Building Benchmarking An Overview of City and Utility Efforts NARUC Winter Meeting February 10, 2014 | Washington, DC Andrea Krukowski Senior Associate, Building Energy Performance Policy Institute for Market Transformation

 National best practices center for the design, adoption and implementation of building energy performance policies in cities.  Policy advisor to state and local governments, federal agencies, the Administration, and industry groups  Hands-on experience assisting cities in preparation and execution of policies  Serves as the U.S. hub for the Global Buildings Performance Network, an international best practices network for building energy efficiency, and DATA Alliance, partnership with large building owners Institute for Market Transformation

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The Water-Energy Nexus Energy production requires large amounts of water.

Dempsey Apartments, Courtesy of Dattner Architects ©James Shanks The Multifamily Sector: Quick Facts More than 15 million occupied rental units $22 billion in energy expenditures 100 million tons of carbon emissions Median age of multifamily buildings: 36 years

Soaring utilities costs have added to affordability pressures since Harvard University Joint Center for Housing Studies. America’s Rental Housing – Meeting Challenges, Building on Opportunities. April 2011.

7 Building benchmarking yields energy and water savings

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Tracking water use leads to detection of leaks and savings

Even the most aggressive codes and incentive programs have only managed to flatten per capita energy usage.

U.S. Benchmarking Policy Landscape

In large cities with good public transportation, buildings typically account for 70% or more of CO 2 emissions and energy usage. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Buildings (74%) Transportation (22%) Waste (2%) Metro transit (2%) NEW YORK CITY Buildings (75%) Transportation (20%) Solid waste, wastewater and fugitive (5%) BOSTON Buildings (71%) Transportation (29%) CHICAGO Buildings (70%) Transportation (21%) Other (9%) G REENHOUSE G AS E MISSIONS IN M AJOR C ITIES

Jurisdictio n Energy Benchmarking (Building Type and Size) DisclosureWater Non- residential Multi- family On public web site To tenants Transactio nal Austin 10k SF+5+ units-- - Boston 35k SF+ 35k SF+/ 35+ units -- Chicago 50k SF+50K SF+ --- Washington, DC 50k SF+ -- Minneapolis 50k SF+- -- New York City 50k SF+ -- Philadelphia 50k SF+- - San Francisco 10k SF+- -- Seattle 20k SF+ - - Commercial Building Benchmarking Policy Elements

Early Findings from Energy Benchmarking in New York City.

Report for the California Public Utility Commission: Utility-led benchmarking programs yielding substantial energy savings April % took energy management actions 84% planned or implemented energy efficiency improvements 81% link improvements to utility efficiency programs 82% said utility training had been sufficient to benchmark buildings on their own Of those who benchmarked:

Building owners often can’t get utility data for their buildings Barriers: Separately-metered tenants Lack of clear procedures Utility policies and state privacy laws Lack of standardization

Utilities Supporting Benchmarking Utility Company (State) Aggregate Whole- building Data Automated Upload to Portfolio Manager Austin Energy (Texas) - Avista (Washington) California IOUs - Commonwealth Edison (Illinois) Consolidated Edison (New York) - PECO (Pennsylvania) Pepco (District of Columbia) 2014 Puget Sound Energy (Washington) Seattle City Light (Washington)

Utilities Supporting Benchmarking

Investment Needs Privacy Concerns Utility Challenges

Utility Meter Data Sensitivity

Current Practices Utility Company (State) OR Public Utility Commission (PUC) Account Aggregation Threshold Number of accounts / maximum percentage of total energy usage one account can contribute Avista (Washington) No threshold Consolidated Edison (New York) No threshold Seattle City Light (Washington) No threshold Commonwealth Edison (Illinois) 4 Austin Energy (Texas) 4/80* Puget Sound Energy (Washington) 5 Pepco (District of Columbia) 5 * Only applies to commercial buildings

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