Boulder Building Performance compliance, filed for you
The Boulder Building Performance Ordinance 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 and industrial buildings over 20,000 sq ft, new construction over 10,000 sq ft, and city buildings over 5,000 sq ft.
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
$0.0025 per sq ft per day, up to $1,000 per day.
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
- Energy assessments and retro-commissioning are required every 10 years, plus a one-time lighting upgrade.
- Colorado’s statewide program also applies to buildings of 50,000+ sq ft.
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 Boulder 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
Boulder Building Performance questions
When is the Boulder Building Performance deadline?
Does Boulder Building Performance apply to my building?
What happens if I miss it?
Official program information: Boulder Building Performance website. Requirements change — we confirm current rules for every filing.