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Apply to any person who owns a Covered Building or is a registered agent of an entity owning a Covered Building within the City limits; and
Apply to aggregated utility usage data reported in a statistical format; including ENERGY STAR® score.
This Article shall not apply to Fort Collins Utilities customer financial data or other data protected from disclosure under § 26-26 of this Code, unless requested in writing by the utility customer.
This Article applies to privately owned covered buildings as defined in §12-202 and in C.R.S. §25-7-142.
Energy Efficiency Program shall mean the administrative program funded by the City of Fort Collins Utilities providing rebate and incentive money for energy efficiency upgrades for new construction and existing commercial buildings.
ENERGY STAR® Portfolio Manager® shall mean the online tool created by the US Environmental Protection Agency used to measure and track a building's energy use, water consumption, waste diversion and greenhouse gas emissions.
Energy use intensity or EUI shall mean a building's energy use expressed as energy per square foot per year as a function of its size and other characteristics. A whole building's EUI is typically measured in thousands of BTU per square foot per year (kBTU/ft 2 /yr).
Benchmarking. The Owner shall provide the information necessary to benchmark energy and water usage as defined in § 12-202 for the previous calendar year, such that reported data encompasses January 1 to December 31 of the prior calendar year .
Reporting. For every building subject to this Article, the Owner shall annually submit to the City an energy and water benchmarking report according to the schedule set forth herein. The report shall be based on data entered into ENERGY STAR ® Portfolio Manager ® reflecting the energy and water performance information for the whole building during the full calendar year reported. The report shall, at minimum, include the building address, facility gross square footage, property type, and the individual or entity responsible for submitting the benchmarking report.
Transparency. Reported benchmarking information and data obtained from reports submitted pursuant to this Article, including ENERGY STAR score, Energy Use Intensity, and Water Use Intensity, shall be available to the public, consistent with City open data policies, as adopted in Resolution No. 2017-014 and as amended from time to time.
ENERGY STAR® Portfolio Manager® account data;
Proof of tenant data requests for energy or space use attribute data from any separately metered tenants; and
Any back-up information substantiating the energy data and space use attribute information entered into the ENERGY STAR® Portfolio Manager®.
Any person who fails, neglects or refuses to submit accurate and complete data as required by this Article is subject to enforcement under § 12-206 of this Code.
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