Milwaukee benchmarking compliance, filed for you
The Milwaukee Efficient Buildings Benchmarking 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 and multifamily buildings of 50,000 sq ft or more (multifamily started in 2026), and city buildings of 10,000 sq ft or more.
Annual deadline
June 30 for the previous calendar year.
Verification
No routine third-party verification — but the program runs its own data checks, so accuracy still matters.
Penalties
$1,000 for every 90 days out of compliance.
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
- Milwaukee’s Climate and Equity Plan targets net-zero emissions by 2050.
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 Milwaukee 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
Milwaukee benchmarking questions
When is the Milwaukee benchmarking deadline?
Does Milwaukee benchmarking apply to my building?
What happens if I miss it?
Official program information: Milwaukee benchmarking website. Requirements change — we confirm current rules for every filing.