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Maryland Building Energy Performance Standards (BEPS)
Maryland's statewide Building Energy Performance Standards (under the Climate Solutions Now Act) cover buildings 35,000 sq ft and larger, with the first benchmarking reports due Sept 2025 for CY2024 data and a net-zero direct-emissions target by 2040 with interim standards. The program is administered by the Maryland Department of the Environment, and 2025-26 legislative amendments were still in flux as of the source research.
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Filing deadline
Jun 30
Annually, for the prior calendar year
- City fee
- No city fee on file.
- Files via
- ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager, plus the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) BEPS portal.
Filing facts
What the registry knows
- Who’s covered
- Buildings 35,000 sq ft or larger.
- Deadline
- Jun 30, annually
Standing annual deadline is June 1 (CY2024 reports were due June 1, 2025, with submissions accepted through Sept 1, 2025 as first-year grace). For 2026 only, MDE extended: benchmarking reports and exemption requests submitted by June 30, 2026 are timely. Expect June 1 from 2027 onward — plan to set month/day to 6/1 after this cycle. The $100 annual fee is due by the deadline too.
- Files via
- ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager, plus the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) BEPS portal.
- City fee
- No city fee on file.
- If you miss it
- No fixed benchmarking penalty schedule — MDE reviews violations case-by-case (enforcement "may range from warnings to fees"). Separately, a $100 per-building annual reporting fee (inflation-adjusted; +2.45% if paid by card) is due each year by the benchmarking deadline.
How to comply
Step by step
Confirm the building is 35,000 sq ft or larger and check MDE's current guidance, since the program's rules were in legislative flux as of the source research.
Benchmark the building (likely via ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager feeding into the MDE portal) and prepare to file by the current cycle deadline — CY2024 data was first due Sept 2025, with the 2026 cycle timely by June 30, 2026.
Track the building's path toward the 2040 net-zero direct-emissions target and any interim standards MDE finalizes.
FAQ
Common questions
Why did the first Maryland BEPS deadline (Sept 2025) differ from the ongoing June cadence?
The first-ever reporting cycle used a Sept 2025 due date for CY2024 data as the program launched; the 2026 cycle shifted to a June 30, 2026 timely-filing date, and this pattern should be reconfirmed each year while the law remains in legislative flux.
Is the Maryland program finalized?
Not fully — 2025-26 legislative amendments were still in flux as of the source research, so thresholds, deadlines, and penalties should be treated as a watch item pending confirmation.
Want Maryland Building Energy Performance Standards (BEPS) handled for you?
Run the compliance checker to confirm this program actually applies to your building, then join our early-access waitlist — we’re onboarding buildings city by city and will email you the moment we’re filing in your jurisdiction.
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