Orlando, FL · Overview
Orlando Building Energy & Water Efficiency Strategy (BEWES)
Orlando requires annual energy benchmarking for private buildings 50,000 sq ft and larger (10,000 sq ft for municipal buildings), filed via an ENERGY STAR® Portfolio Manager® data request, due May 1. Buildings with an ENERGY STAR® score below 50 must also complete an energy audit or retro-commissioning every 5 years, though an audit "off-ramp" exists for higher scorers.
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Filing deadline
May 1
Annually, for the prior calendar year
- City fee
- No city fee on file.
- Files via
- ENERGY STAR® Portfolio Manager® — you respond to the jurisdiction’s data request.
Filing facts
What the registry knows
- Who’s covered
- Commercial and multifamily buildings 50,000 sq ft or larger.
- Municipal buildings 10,000 sq ft or larger.
- Deadline
- May 1, annually
- Files via
- ENERGY STAR® Portfolio Manager® — you respond to the jurisdiction’s data request.
- City fee
- No city fee on file.
- If you miss it
- No monetary fine — enforcement is public disclosure: non-compliant buildings are notified and publicly identified in the city's annual report and public benchmarking/transparency map (city BEWES report explicitly notes there is "no financial penalty for non-compliance").
How to comply
Step by step
Confirm the building is 50,000 sq ft or larger (private) or 10,000 sq ft or larger (municipal).
Benchmark the building in ENERGY STAR® Portfolio Manager® with an "Orlando" Standard ID and respond to the city's data request before May 1.
Check the building's ENERGY STAR® score after benchmarking — a score below 50 triggers the 5-year energy audit or retro-commissioning requirement, while a score of 50 or above avoids it.
FAQ
Common questions
Does every Orlando building need a 5-year energy audit?
No — only buildings with an ENERGY STAR® score below 50 after benchmarking are required to complete an audit or retro-commissioning; buildings scoring 50 or above take the "off-ramp" and are exempt from that cycle.
Do municipal buildings face the same threshold as private buildings in Orlando?
No — municipal buildings are covered at a lower 10,000 sq ft threshold, compared to 50,000 sq ft for private buildings.
Want Orlando Building Energy & Water Efficiency Strategy (BEWES) 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.