Calculating, Tracking and Reporting Carbon Footprint
THE PROBLEM
How do I report my carbon intensity and benchmark the results?
Carbon intensity, greenhouse gas emissions reporting, and benchmarking are increasingly required by cities, counties and even states. As you can see from the map below, this requirement is widespread and growing. At most recent count, 41 cities now have reporting requirements.
Luckily the vast majority of these organizations utilize or will accept the reports directly from the EPA’s Energy Star® Portfolio Manager®. You can learn more about Portfolio Manager® at the EPA’s Energy Star® website: https://www.energystar.gov/buildings/benchmark?s=mega
Portfolio Manager® can track energy use for all your facilities and provide the calculations and reports for regulatory submittal. In addition, you can monitor your improvements, set goals, and benchmark your facilities against the average and the best performers in your industry.
Furthermore, Portfolio Manager® can be configured to accept automated data directly from your utility, saving you time and preventing errors that result from manual data entry.
Exergy Energy’s customers enjoy free Portfolio Manager® services. We take responsibility for setting up and managing Portfolio Manager® for our customers, including connecting the utility program interface for automated data feed.