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Follow these steps to benchmark your covered buildings and submit a report to the City of Ann Arbor:
1 Getting Started
Ann Arbor Benchmarking Compliance Checklist: Follow along an overview of the steps to submit a benchmarking report to the City of Ann Arbor
How to Benchmark for the City of Ann Arbor: Detailed steps for benchmarking and submitting a report
ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager Quick Start Guide: Get started using ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager (ESPM)
Need Help Benchmarking?
The Ann Arbor 2030 District offers free benchmarking services to member buildings. There is no cost for Property Owner/Manager membership or to benchmark your building(s).
Contact the District at [email protected] to learn more.
2 Set Up Your Buildings in ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager
How to Benchmark for the City of Ann Arbor
ESPM: How to Set Up Your Property Guide
ESPM: How to Set Your Property Video Training
ESPM: Data Collection Worksheet
3 Gather and Upload Energy and Water Data
Electricity and Natural Gas Data with DTE
Note: To meet the August 1, 2022 Extension deadline, please submit your enrollment forms to DTE no later than July 15, 2022.
DTE Energy Data Hub Guide: Getting Started
DTE Energy Data Hub: Login Website
DTE Energy Data Hub ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager Connection Guide: Connecting to ESPM
ESPM How to Get Utility Data into Portfolio Manager Guide: How to manually upload data
Natural Gas Data with Constellation
Benchmarking Constellation Natural Gas Data Guide: How to download and upload data
Constellation Natural Gas Data Template
Water Data with City of Ann Arbor
Benchmarking Water Data Guide
Benchmarking Water Meter Tracker
AquaHawk Water Data Template
4 Submit a Benchmarking Report to the City of Ann Arbor
Before you submit a Benchmarking Report, make sure to:
1 Add your Ann Arbor Benchmarking ID to your building in the Custom ID field. Look up your Ann Arbor Benchmarking ID in the Covered Building List
2 Run the Data Quality Checker on your buildings
Submit a Benchmarking Report in one of two ways:
1 Connect your property to the City of Ann Arbor to automate your annual benchmarking report. You will not have to generate and submit an annual report, streamlining the process for you.
How to Benchmark for the City of Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor Benchmarking Report_Fields Collected: Review the fields included in this automatic report.
2 Manually submit a benchmarking report. You will have to repeat this process each year and if you need to fix any errors in your report.
2022 Benchmarking Report for Calendar Year 2021: Submit Here
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