Assembly Bill No. 1103 and No. 531
Assembly Bill 1103 (Saldana 2007) allows the California Energy Commission (CEC) to implement the requirements of Assembly Bill 1103 in stages. Assembly Bill 531 (Saldana, 2009) clarifies the Energy Commission's authority and supercedes Assembly Bill 1103.
Assembly Bill No. 1103 requires, on and after January 1, 2010, that a nonresidential building owner or operator disclose Energy Star Portfolio Manager benchmarking data and ratings, for the most recent 12-month period, to a prospective buyer, lessee, or lender.
The revised draft regulations had required a July 1, 2012 compliance date. New proposed regulations will postpone the initial compliance date until January 1, 2013, thus initial compliance will not be required by the initial July 1, 2012 date. On March 30, 2012, the CEC issued proposed regulations that set out the following phased implementation of AB 1103 in 2013 through 2014:
(a) On and after January 1, 2013, for a building with total floor area measuring more than 50,000 square feet.
(b) On and after July 1, 2013, for a building with a total floor area measuring more than 10,000 square feet and up to 50,000 square feet.
(c) On and after January 1, 2014, for a building with a total floor area measuring at least 5,000 square feet and up to 10,000 square feet.
The schedule of implementation has been revised so compliance doesn’t start until January 2013. Note there have been several schedule revisions delaying these dates and they may be delayed again.
AB 1103 only requires benchmarking using Portfolio Manager. There are no requirement to audit the building.
Click here to see the details of Assembly Bill No. 1103
Click here to see the details of Assembly Bill No. 531
Assembly Bill No. 1103 requires, on and after January 1, 2010, that a nonresidential building owner or operator disclose Energy Star Portfolio Manager benchmarking data and ratings, for the most recent 12-month period, to a prospective buyer, lessee, or lender.
The revised draft regulations had required a July 1, 2012 compliance date. New proposed regulations will postpone the initial compliance date until January 1, 2013, thus initial compliance will not be required by the initial July 1, 2012 date. On March 30, 2012, the CEC issued proposed regulations that set out the following phased implementation of AB 1103 in 2013 through 2014:
(a) On and after January 1, 2013, for a building with total floor area measuring more than 50,000 square feet.
(b) On and after July 1, 2013, for a building with a total floor area measuring more than 10,000 square feet and up to 50,000 square feet.
(c) On and after January 1, 2014, for a building with a total floor area measuring at least 5,000 square feet and up to 10,000 square feet.
The schedule of implementation has been revised so compliance doesn’t start until January 2013. Note there have been several schedule revisions delaying these dates and they may be delayed again.
AB 1103 only requires benchmarking using Portfolio Manager. There are no requirement to audit the building.
Click here to see the details of Assembly Bill No. 1103
Click here to see the details of Assembly Bill No. 531