New Orleans benchmarking compliance, filed for you
The New Orleans Building Energy Benchmarking 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
Buildings over 20,000 sq ft (50,000+ sq ft reported first in 2026; 20,000+ sq ft from 2027). Primarily industrial buildings are exempt.
Annual deadline
May 31 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 of $1,000 to $3,000.
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
- This is a new program — 2026 was the first mandatory 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 New Orleans 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
New Orleans benchmarking questions
When is the New Orleans benchmarking deadline?
Does New Orleans benchmarking apply to my building?
What happens if I miss it?
Official program information: New Orleans benchmarking website. Requirements change — we confirm current rules for every filing.