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Massachusetts Large Building Energy Reporting (LBER)
Massachusetts's statewide Large Building Energy Reporting law covers all building types 20,000 sq ft and larger, with utilities auto-reporting usage data to DOER by May 30 each year and owners filing their own report by June 30, first due in 2025 and annually thereafter. No statewide Building Performance Standard exists yet, though municipalities can opt in to specialized codes separately.
Verified against primary sources
Filing deadline
Jun 30
Annually, for the prior calendar year
- City fee
- No city fee on file.
- Files via
- Massachusetts DOER LBER reporting portal only — no ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager submission.
Filing facts
What the registry knows
- Who’s covered
- Buildings 20,000 sq ft or larger.
- Deadline
- Jun 30, annually
Owner reporting first due June 30, 2025 and annually thereafter; utilities auto-report usage to DOER by May 30 each year.
- Files via
- Massachusetts DOER LBER reporting portal only — no ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager submission.
- City fee
- No city fee on file.
- If you miss it
- Under 225 CMR 27.11, DOER may fine a building owner up to $150 per Covered Building per day if required energy usage information is not submitted within 30 days of written notification; fines may not be passed through to lessees occupying less than 5% of gross floor area. No statewide BPS is attached to LBER.
How to comply
Step by step
Confirm the building is 20,000 sq ft or larger, of any building type, within Massachusetts.
Confirm your utility is auto-reporting whole-building usage data to DOER by May 30 (this happens automatically in most cases, but should be verified for buildings with unusual metering).
File the owner-side LBER report with DOER by June 30 each year, first due in 2025.
FAQ
Common questions
Do Massachusetts building owners have to submit utility data themselves?
Not entirely — utilities are required to auto-report usage data to DOER by May 30 each year, but owners still have their own separate reporting obligation due June 30.
Is there a performance standard attached to LBER yet?
No — as of the source research, Massachusetts had a reporting-only statewide law with no Building Performance Standard, though individual municipalities can adopt specialized opt-in codes separately.
Want Massachusetts Large Building Energy Reporting (LBER) 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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