Every covered building, filed each year
We set up Portfolio Manager, request utility data and file each report.
- Length
- Annual, per building
- Price, indicative
- From $950 per building per year
The City of Denver says Energize Denver covers commercial and multifamily buildings from 5,000 square feet. The Colorado Energy Office says Building Performance Colorado covers most commercial buildings from 50,000. We file both.
From building list to filing
- Weeks 1 to 2
Confirm the scope
Each building’s floor area and use checked against the city and state program lists.
- Weeks 2 to 4
Set up Portfolio Manager
New properties or a cleanup: floor area, space use, meters, and the right owner on the account.
- Weeks 3 to 6
Request utility data
Whole-building data requested from each utility, including tenant meters the owner cannot see.
- Before each deadline
Verify where required
Third-party verification by a qualified verifier, never the person who entered the data. Fee extra.
- By each deadline
File and record
Reports submitted to the city and state, with confirmations and the data saved to your file.
- Every year
Recheck and repeat
Meters, space uses and floor areas rechecked before the next filing cycle opens.
What lands on your desk
- Who it is for
- Denver buildings of 5,000 sq ft and up; most Colorado commercial buildings of 50,000 sq ft and up
- Format
- Portfolio Manager setup or cleanup, utility data requests and annual filings
- A scope list: each building, its floor area and which program lists it
- A Portfolio Manager account in your name, set up or cleaned up, with meters loaded
- Utility data requests filed, including whole-building data where tenants pay their own bills
- Annual Energize Denver and Building Performance Colorado reports submitted
- A filing record per building: what was submitted, when, and the confirmation received
- Coordination with a qualified verifier where verification is required, at the verifier’s fee
Where this program fits
A fit when
- You own or manage Denver buildings of 5,000 square feet and larger
- Some of your Colorado commercial buildings are 50,000 square feet and larger
- Your Portfolio Manager account was set up by someone who has since left
- Tenants pay their own utility bills and the building still has to be reported
Not a fit when
- You want someone to tell you a building is compliant; we file and show the record
- You need upgrades planned to meet a performance target; see the Portfolio Energy Plan
Example: a fitness chain with six Denver clubs
A fitness chain runs six clubs in Denver, from a 9,000-square-foot studio to a 60,000-square-foot club with a pool. All six are on the city’s Energize Denver list, and the largest also falls under Building Performance Colorado. The Portfolio Manager account shows two clubs with the wrong floor area and one gas meter missing. Cleanup takes about four weeks.
Questions about Benchmarking Filing
Will you tell us whether we are compliant?
No. We explain what each program asks for, file the reports and show you the record: what was submitted, when, and what the city or state confirmed. Whether a building meets its requirements is decided by the program, and the official sources are the City of Denver and the Colorado Energy Office.
When are the reports due?
The Colorado Energy Office says Building Performance Colorado reports and fees are due November 1 each year. Energize Denver sets its own deadline, which we confirm on the city’s site each cycle. We start utility data requests weeks ahead, because a slow utility response is the usual cause of a late filing.
Is third-party verification included?
No. Where a program requires verification, a qualified verifier does it, never the person who entered the data. We arrange the verifier, hand over the data and the filing record, and answer their questions. The verifier’s fee is separate from our $950 per building.
What if tenants pay their own utility bills?
Benchmarking usually covers the whole building, so we request whole-building data from each utility for the meters you cannot see. Utilities have their own forms and timelines for these requests, so we file them early and log each one until the data arrives.
What does $950 per building cover?
Portfolio Manager setup or cleanup for that building, its utility data requests, and its annual Energize Denver and Building Performance Colorado filings, plus the filing record. Verification by a qualified verifier and any program fees the city or state charge are paid separately.
Start with three bills
A 30-minute call, or three recent bills, tells us whether Benchmarking Filing fits your sites.