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ENERGY STAR® Portfolio Manager for Commercial Building Energy Benchmarking.

Building owners, operators and energy managers can request natural gas usage data to complete energy benchmarking through ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager. Oregon and Washington will require commercial buildings over 20,000 square feet to track and report their energy performance with ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager.

Follow the steps below to receive your property's natural gas usage report:

Step 1

Set up your ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager profile

Create or log in to your ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager account here: ENERGY STAR® Portfolio Manager account. Please follow the instructions in the Data Exchange User Guide to ensure your data request is successful.

You will need the following account information to use Portfolio Manager:

Site address
All meter number(s) and account number(s)
The primary account contact name

Step 2

Complete the Natural Gas Usage Data Request Form

After your ENERGY STAR profile is created, complete the data request form and be sure to include your ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager Profile (Customer) ID number and the ENERGY STAR property ID number for each property:

Natural Gas Usage Data Request Form

Step 3

Complete Tenant Release Forms (if applicable)

Property owners with one to two separately metered commercial tenants—or one to four separately metered residential tenants must submit a signed Tenant Data Release Form from each tenant in order for NW Natural to release their natural gas usage information. Please complete the tenant release form(s) and include them with your submission:

Tenant Release Form

If this criteria does not apply to your property, you do not need to submit Tenant Release Authorizations.

Step 4

Submit your completed materials to NW Natural

After your ENERGY STAR profile is created and all required forms are complete, please email them to BenchmarkingBuilding@nwnatural.com.

After we receive your completed forms with a valid ENERGY STAR Profile ID, your request will be reviewed and processed.

You will then receive a confirmation email from NW Natural along with a timeline for when your natural gas usage report will be available. (If we need additional information from you, we will let you know as soon as possible.)

Step 5

Access your natural gas usage report

From that time on, you can expect to see your natural gas usage report in your ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager account every 30 days.

If you have questions, please contact us at BenchmarkingBuilding@nwnatural.com

For tips and resources, visit Benchmark Your Building With Portfolio Manager | ENERGY STAR

Additional benchmarking resources

Oregon

Washington

FAQs

Why does NW Natural send aggregate building natural gas usage rather than meter-specific usage?

What is aggregate data?

How do I transfer benchmarking information to a new building owner or property manager?

Is my building eligible for an early adopter incentive?

Buildings in Washington interested in participating in the early adopter program should check qualification requirements on the Clean Buildings webpage. All questions related to both the incentive program and standard compliance for Washington’s Clean Buildings Performance Standards should be directed to buildings@commerce.wa.gov.

Buildings in Oregon may be eligible for incentives through the Oregon Department of Energy. All questions related to incentive program eligibility and standard compliance requirements for Oregon’s Building Performance Standards Program should be directed to oregonbps@energy.oregon.gov.