The City of Clayton Building Energy Awareness Ordinance is a citywide energy benchmarking & disclosure program requiring owners of existing buildings to report energy and water use annually, using ENERGY STAR® Portfolio Manager®. Effective as of February 2025, this program provides building owners insight into their building’s energy efficiency and helps meet the City of Clayton’s Climate Action Plan goals.
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WHAT BUILDINGS ARE COVERED UNDER CLAYTON BUILDING ENERGY AWARENESS ORDINANCE?
Group 1 Properties
Buildings owned or partially owned by the City of Clayton over 10,000 Sq. Ft.
Group 2 Properties
Non-City buildings over 100,000 Sq. Ft.
WHAT INFORMATION IS REQUIRED FOR BENCHMARKING?
Annual benchmarking reporting requires 12 calendar months of whole-building energy, water, and building use data. For example, in 2025, building owners must report 12 months of 2024 data.
WHEN ARE CLAYTON BENCHMARKING REPORTS DUE?
April 1, annually. Group 1 Properties begin reporting in 2025. Group 2 Properties begin reporting in 2027.
Benchmarking reports must be submitted on an annual basis using the previous year’s data via ENERGY STAR® Portfolio Manager®. This is the EPA’s benchmarking tool that is used for compliance reporting in most ordinances across the country.
WHAT INFORMATION IS REQUIRED FOR BPS?
Building Performance Standards (BPS) are often considered Phase II of these building energy use ordinances. After reporting your benchmarking data, many ordinances require you to make changes to the building’s operations or equipment to lower energy use over time.
The Clayton Building Energy Awareness Ordinance does not require building efficiency improvement at this time.
WHAT IS THIRD-PARTY DATA VERIFICATION?
Third-party data verification requires owners/managers of covered buildings to hire a third-party expert who will independently review and verify the building’s benchmarking data.
The Clayton Building Energy Awareness Ordinance does not require data verification at this time.
WHAT ARE THE PENALTIES IF YOU DON'T COMPLY WITH THE CLAYTON BUILDING ENERGY AWARENESS ORDINANCE?
Failure to comply with the Clayton Building Energy Awareness Ordinance will result in a fine up to $1,000 to the building owner. Each day a violation continues constitutes a separate offense.
HOW DO I COMPLY WITH CLAYTON BUILDING ENERGY AWARENESS ORDINANCE?
CONTACT US HERE to learn more and get started with compliance.
Clayton Building Energy Awareness compliance can be confusing and hard to navigate. Bringing on a consultant like VCA Green streamlines the entire process while ensuring accurate reporting. We also offer free consultations with our benchmarking clients to review the reports and identify inefficiencies to improve.
WHEN SHOULD I START CLAYTON BUILDING ENERGY AWARENESS ORDINANCE COMPLIANCE?
Ordinances such as Clayton Building Energy Awareness Ordinance are already in effect across the country, and deadlines are rapidly approaching. Retrieving historical building data will take time, especially when coordinating with property managers and utilities.
Waiting until the last minute risks missing compliance windows resulting in fines and enforcement penalties. VCA Green takes every measure to ensure complete and accurate data collection. The sooner you reach out, the sooner you will reach compliance.
CLAYTON BUILDING ENERGY AWARENESS ORDINANCE RESOURCES
Climate Policy
Clayton Climate Action Plan
Bill Text
Ordinance No. 6919
Ordinance Homepage
Clayton Building Energy Awareness Ordinance
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