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Public comment period open for Commercial Building Energy Performance administrative rules
The public comment period on proposed administrative rules for the updated Commercial Building Energy Reporting (PCC 17.104 Commercial Building Energy Performance) is open through 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, December 14, 2025.
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Now available: Portland's 2024 energy performance metrics for more than 700 commercial buildings
View the newly published annual report and energy performance metrics. Learn how large commercial buildings across Portland perform in energy usage and efficiency, and use the map interface to compare buildings with key characteristics.
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Navigating City and State Building Energy Requirements
The State of Oregon adopted new energy performance requirements for commercial and multifamily buildings. These are in addition to Portland’s commercial energy reporting requirements; here is what commercial property owners need to know.
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Be Advised: Third-Party Commercial Energy Program Solicitations
City of Portland is aware of recent communications from some third-party service providers that contain inaccurate information regarding compliance status, deadlines, and/or Portland benchmarking program requirements.
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Now available: Portland's 2023 energy performance metrics for more than 600 commercial buildings
View the newly published summary annual report and energy performance metrics. Learn how large commercial buildings across Portland perform in energy usage and efficiency, and use the map interface to compare buildings with key characteristics.
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2023 Building Energy Reporting
The first round of commercial building energy performance reports for 2023 were reviewed by City of Portland. Building owners and managers can find more information about metrics, recognition, and improvements on this page.
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Commercial Building Energy Annual Reporting Requirements Suspended for 2022
Many building owners and managers faced challenges through the pandemic, so the City of Portland will not require annual energy report submissions for large commercial buildings for the 2022 calendar year.
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Commercial Building Energy Annual Reporting Requirements Suspended for 2021
As many building owners and managers continue to face challenges through the ongoing pandemic, the City will not require annual report submissions for the 2021 calendar year. Commercial building energy reporting will resume with the 2022 calendar year.
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Deadline extended for reporting annual commercial building energy performance
In light of the impacts of COVID-19 on business operations, the Bureau of Planning and Sustainability is further extending the deadline for reporting annual commercial building energy performance to July 22, 2020.
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Now available: 2018 energy performance metrics for more than 800 commercial buildings
The results are in! Find out how buildings across Portland perform in energy usage and efficiency. New functionality added to the map this year allows you to compare buildings within the map interface according to key characteristics.
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