Lakewood benchmarking compliance, filed for you
The Lakewood Building Performance Program requires covered buildings to report energy use every year. We gather the data, check it, and file it — usually within a week.
Who’s covered
Commercial, multifamily and public buildings of 10,000 sq ft or more.
Annual deadline
June 1 for the previous calendar year. The first reports (2026) are due December 31, 2026.
Verification
No routine third-party verification — but the program runs its own data checks, so accuracy still matters.
Penalties
A notice of violation with at least 30 days to fix it, then $2,000 per year.
What to report
All energy 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 — we’ll confirm whether it’s required for your building
Leave out backup generator fuel. Note any meters added or removed during the year.
Good to know
- This is a brand-new program, adopted in 2026.
- Buildings of 50,000+ sq ft also report to the State of Colorado.
- Lakewood plans to add building performance standards starting in 2027.
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 Lakewood Building ID (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 about this law
Lakewood benchmarking questions
When is the Lakewood benchmarking deadline?
Does Lakewood benchmarking apply to my building?
What happens if I miss it?
Official program information: Lakewood benchmarking website. Requirements change — we confirm current rules for every filing.