Philadelphia benchmarking compliance, filed for you
Philadelphia Building Energy Benchmarking + Building Energy Performance Policy requires covered buildings in Philadelphia to report energy and water use every year. We gather the data, check it, and file it — usually within a week.
Who’s covered
Commercial, multifamily and public buildings with more than 50,000 sq ft of indoor floor area.
Annual deadline
June 30 for the previous calendar year.
Verification
No routine third-party verification — but the city runs its own data checks, so accuracy still matters.
Penalties
$300 for the first month late, then $100 for each additional day.
What to report
All energy and water used by the whole building — including tenant spaces — for January 1 to December 31:
- Electricity — every meter serving the building
- Natural gas
- District steam, hot or chilled water, if you have it
- Delivered fuels (oil, diesel, propane) — all delivery receipts for the year
- On-site solar production, if any
- Water — whole-building water use
Leave out backup generator fuel. Note any meters added or removed during the year.
Good to know
- Non-residential buildings over 50,000 sq ft must also complete a building tune-up (or show high performance); the next cycle starts in 2026.
What we’ll need from you
- Building address, plus any utility service addresses that differ from it
- Gross floor area for the whole building and each use (office, retail, residential…), number of units and year built
- Your Philadelphia Building ID / OPA account (we can look it up)
- Utility data for the full calendar year, January 1 – December 31 (usually 13 months of bills)
- If tenants pay their own utilities: whole-building (aggregated) data from the utility, or signed tenant authorization forms
- Access to your ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager account, if you have one
- Any notice or letter you received from the city
Philadelphia benchmarking questions
When is the Philadelphia benchmarking deadline?
Does Philadelphia benchmarking apply to my building?
What happens if I miss it?
Official program information: Philadelphia benchmarking website. Requirements change — we confirm current rules for every filing.