Portland, OR · Overview
Commercial Building Energy Performance Reporting
Portland requires annual energy benchmarking for commercial buildings 20,000 sq ft and larger, filed via an ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager data request to the city, due every Earth Day (April 22). Oregon's statewide Building Performance Standard is gradually absorbing and expanding on this local requirement.
Verified against primary sources
Filing deadline
Apr 22
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 buildings 20,000 sq ft or larger.
- Deadline
- Apr 22, 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
- Initial violation: written warning. Thereafter the City Administrator may assess a civil penalty of up to $500 for every 90-day period during which the violation continues (PCC 17.104).
How to comply
Step by step
Confirm the building is commercial and 20,000 sq ft or larger.
Benchmark the building in ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager with a "Portland OR" Standard ID and enter 12 months of whole-building energy data.
Respond to the City of Portland's ESPM data request before April 22 each year.
FAQ
Common questions
Why does Portland's deadline fall on April 22?
The city deliberately set its annual reporting deadline to Earth Day (April 22) rather than one of the more common June 1 / May 1 dates used elsewhere.
Will the Oregon state program replace Portland's local requirement?
The statewide Oregon Building Performance Standard (HB 3409) is phasing in and is expected to absorb and expand on city-level reporting like Portland's over time, but as of the source research Portland's own 20,000 sq ft reporting requirement continues in parallel.
Want Commercial Building Energy Performance Reporting 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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