Energy Benchmarking Compliance

Comply with benchmarking laws
without the spreadsheets.

Energy benchmarking laws across the Eastern US require large multifamily buildings to share 12 months of utility data with ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager. Pulse automates every step — from meter authorization to EPA data push to 5-year compliance clock.

The Requirement

What do Eastern US energy benchmarking laws require?

States and municipalities across the Eastern US — including Michigan's EGC §8.5, New York's Local Law 84, DC's BEPS, and others — mandate that multifamily building owners benchmark energy use annually using EPA's ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager and share the results.

Most requirements share the same core bar: a continuous 12-month period of whole-building utility data — electric, gas, and water — submitted to Portfolio Manager and shared with the relevant authority. Pulse handles the full workflow regardless of which law applies to you.

Compliance checklist

Whole-building electric data (12 months, no gaps)

Whole-building gas data (12 months)

Water consumption data

Building metadata: sq ft, year built, occupancy type

ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager account

Property shared with EGC authority

Annual re-submission within 5-year window

How Pulse helps

From authorization to filing — automated

01

Connect meters

Authorize your utility accounts via Green Button Connect-My-Data. Pulse polls daily and backfills up to 24 months automatically.

02

Coverage matrix

The trailing-12-month heatmap shows exactly which building × month cells are present, missing, or N/A. No more manual spreadsheet audits before filing.

03

Auto-sync to ESPM

One click pushes property metadata and all 12 months of meter data directly to your ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager account via the EPA REST API.

Compliance timeline

The 5-year clock explained

Y1

First share

Share property with EGC authority in ESPM. Pulse records the exact date and starts the 5-year window — this can never be reset.

Y2

Annual re-benchmark

Update meter data in ESPM with the latest 12-month period. Pulse flags when your coverage window has drifted.

Y3

Mid-cycle audit

If an authority requests documentation, Pulse exports a full compliance packet: coverage matrix, ESPM sync log, and EUI history.

Y5

Window closes

The 5-year compliance period ends. A new share is required to restart. Pulse surfaces this 90 days in advance.

ENERGY STAR integration

Direct EPA API sync

Pulse connects to ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager via the official EPA REST API. Your property metadata, meter readings, and share authorizations are pushed directly — no CSV exports, no copy-paste.

// Pulse → ESPM REST API
POST /property
→ creates property + metadata
POST /meter
→ registers electric, gas, water meters
POST /meter/data
→ pushes 12-mo monthly aggregates
POST /share
→ shares with EGC account (once, idempotent)

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