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New Jersey Clean Energy Act Benchmarking (BEAM)
New Jersey requires annual energy benchmarking for commercial and multifamily buildings 25,000 sq ft and larger under the Clean Energy Act, submitted through the NJBPU's ENERGY STAR® Portfolio Manager®-based BEAM portal. The current cycle has CY2025 data due July 1, 2026; earlier cycles used different dates (Oct 1, Dec 31) as the program ramped up.
Verified against primary sources
Filing deadline
Jul 1
Annually, for the prior calendar year
- City fee
- No city fee on file.
- Files via
- ENERGY STAR® Portfolio Manager®, plus the NJBPU BEAM Portal.
Filing facts
What the registry knows
- Who’s covered
- Commercial and multifamily buildings larger than 25,000 sq ft.
- Deadline
- Jul 1, annually
Current cycle: CY2025 data due July 1, 2026. Earlier cycles had Oct 1 / Dec 31 dates as the program ramped up — confirm the current year's date with NJBPU.
- Files via
- ENERGY STAR® Portfolio Manager®, plus the NJBPU BEAM Portal.
- City fee
- No city fee on file.
- If you miss it
- The BPU's September 7, 2022 order adopted Staff's recommendation that no fines be levied for the benchmarking program; compliance is encouraged via notifications, a 90-day grace period after the deadline, help-desk outreach, and public compliance status. No fine schedule has been adopted since.
How to comply
Step by step
Confirm the building is commercial or multifamily and 25,000 sq ft or larger within New Jersey.
Benchmark the building in ENERGY STAR® Portfolio Manager® and connect it to the NJBPU BEAM portal, which is Portfolio Manager®-based.
Submit by the current cycle's deadline (CY2025 data was due July 1, 2026) and confirm the date each year, since earlier cycles used different due dates as the program ramped up.
FAQ
Common questions
Why has New Jersey's benchmarking deadline moved around?
The program is relatively new and its due dates shifted (Oct 1, then Dec 31, now July 1 for the CY2025 cycle) as NJBPU ramped up the BEAM portal — always confirm the current cycle's date rather than assuming last year's applies.
Are there real penalties for missing a New Jersey filing?
Penalties were reported as initially none or soft while the program ramped up; the current enforcement posture was unconfirmed in the source research.
Want New Jersey Clean Energy Act Benchmarking (BEAM) handled for you?
Run the compliance checker to confirm this program actually applies to your building. Sign-up is open today — and the readings behind a filing come back to you as trends you can compare year over year.