Orlando BEWES compliance, filed for you
The Orlando Building Energy and Water Efficiency Strategy (BEWES) 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
Privately owned buildings over 50,000 sq ft and city buildings over 10,000 sq ft (industrial, theme park and some other uses are exempt).
Annual deadline
May 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
The city follows up with owners who don’t report; contact us if you’ve received a notice.
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
- Water reporting is strongly encouraged though not required.
- Low-performing buildings must complete an energy audit or retro-commissioning every five years.
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 Orlando BEWES 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
Orlando BEWES questions
When is the Orlando BEWES deadline?
Does Orlando BEWES apply to my building?
What happens if I miss it?
Official program information: Orlando BEWES website. Requirements change — we confirm current rules for every filing.