Evanston Energy Benchmarking
The Energy and Water Benchmarking Ordinance, adopted in 2016 by the City of Evanston, requires commercial, industrial and residential properties generally greater than 20,000 SF to report their energy and water consumption data each year and to have their data verified every third year.
Data reporting is due by June 30 each year and is based on the previous calendar year’s data. For example, a covered building would need to report 2024 consumption data by June 30, 2025.
Sheehan Engineering has been assisting clients in Evanston since the inception of the ordinance and has an expert-level understanding of the ordinance requirements. We offer tailored and full-suite services described below.
Annual Reporting
Gather energy and water data from your local utilities; upload to EnergyStar Portfolio Manager; review property details; and report to the City of Evanston on your behalf.
Verification
Provide third-party data verification services to fulfill the verification requirements. This can be performed in addition to the annual reporting requirement, or as a standalone service if you have already gathered the data yourself.
Full Suite
Do you want the process to be entirely hands off? We can facilitate the entire process A-Z.
Specialty Compliance Services
In special cases, your property may be exempt from the ordinance reporting requirements. We can review your case and provide an engineering opinion directly to the City of Evanston’s benchmarking office to achieve an exemption status on your behalf.
You may also have other special circumstances, like requirements from your lender, requiring energy performance metric reporting. Contact us to discuss your case and hear how we can help you.
Contact us.
Call, text, or email us below! Fill out the form and we’ll contact you in less than a day.