California State Assembly Bill 1103

The State of California requires that building energy consumption information be disclosed when non-residential buildings are sold, leased, or refinanced (as whole entire buildings). This information includes 12 months of energy data, as well as the building’s energy score which comes from benchmarking the building’s energy use using the EPA’s Portfolio Manager tool. The information is to be disclosed to the prospective buyer, lessee, or lender.

The implementation dates for AB 1103 were updated by the CEC (California Energy Commission) on August 8, 2014. The current implementation dates for benchmarking the buildings and for disclosing the energy data and benchmark scores are as follows:

                   Building Size               Benchmark Deadline      
                   > 50,000 SF                 July 1, 2013                      
                   > 10,000 SF                 January 1, 2014                      
                   > 5,000 SF                   July 1, 2016                  

Note that AB 1103 only requires benchmarking using Energy Star Portfolio Manager. There are no requirements to audit the building.

To get your building benchmarked today, contact us at benchmark@theedgeenergysolutions.com.

Note that the building benchmarking required for nonresidential buildings is still commonly referred to as AB 1103 even though it has been superseded by AB 531.

Click here for further information about Assembly Bills No. 1103 and No. 531.
Click here for the August 8, 2014 Emergency Rule Making Action (Note this changed the Benchmark Deadlines).