Rochester, MN benchmarking compliance, filed for you
The Sustainable Rochester Building Energy Benchmarking (replaced by the Minnesota statewide 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
The city ended its own program when Minnesota’s statewide benchmarking program began in 2025. Buildings of 50,000+ sq ft now report to the state — see our Minnesota page.
Annual deadline
June 1 (state program) for the previous calendar year.
Verification
No routine third-party verification — but the program runs its own data checks, so accuracy still matters.
Penalties
Rochester’s program was voluntary; the state program’s enforcement is phasing in.
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.
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 Minnesota Benchmarking 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
Rochester, MN benchmarking questions
When is the Rochester, MN benchmarking deadline?
Does Rochester, MN benchmarking apply to my building?
What happens if I miss it?
Official program information: Rochester, MN benchmarking website. Requirements change — we confirm current rules for every filing.