Last session, the state legislature passed HB21-1286, Energy Performance for Buildings, that creates energy benchmarking and performance requirements for large commercial, multifamily, and public buildings over 50,000 square feet. CCI worked with the bill’s sponsors to secure provisions that protect local governments from penalties and fees, knowing that some counties face financial hurdles from old county buildings with deferred maintenance and limited budgets.

We’ve worked with the Colorado Energy Office (one of the agencies administering the new programs) to develop the fact sheet attached that outlines what to expect from the bill as a local government. Linked on fact sheet is a list of buildings by county that would fall under the new programs. For your reference, I’m also attaching an OUTDATED spreadsheet from January 2021 to give you a rough idea of how many county-owned buildings might fall under the new programs, but please note that the Energy Office is still working on building the database of buildings and owners.

If you have any questions about the new programs, feel free to contact me or Christine Berg with the Energy Office (christine.berg@state.co.us, 303-349-6122). You can also visit the Energy Office’s Energy Benchmarking Webpage for more information.