Minnesota benchmarking compliance, filed for you
The Minnesota Statewide Building Energy 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 in the seven Twin Cities metro counties and in larger cities statewide (100,000+ sq ft since 2025, 50,000+ sq ft from 2026).
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
Enforcement is phasing in — the state can take action against owners who don’t report.
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
- Minneapolis, Saint Paul, Edina, Bloomington, Rochester and St. Louis Park have their own programs; equivalent local reports can count toward the state requirement.
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
Minnesota benchmarking questions
When is the Minnesota benchmarking deadline?
Does Minnesota benchmarking apply to my building?
What happens if I miss it?
Official program information: Minnesota benchmarking website. Requirements change — we confirm current rules for every filing.