Austin ECAD compliance, filed for you
The Austin Energy Conservation Audit and Disclosure Ordinance (ECAD) 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 buildings of 10,000 sq ft or more served by Austin Energy (multifamily properties have separate audit rules).
Annual deadline
June 1 for the previous calendar year.
Verification
No routine third-party verification — but the program runs its own data checks, so accuracy still matters.
Penalties
Fines from $500 to $2,000.
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
Leave out backup generator fuel. Note any meters added or removed during the year.
Good to know
- Multifamily buildings with five or more units need an energy audit every 10 years.
- Homes 10+ years old need an energy audit before sale.
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 Austin Energy ECAD 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
Austin ECAD questions
When is the Austin ECAD deadline?
Does Austin ECAD apply to my building?
What happens if I miss it?
Official program information: Austin ECAD website. Requirements change — we confirm current rules for every filing.