Official:Amending Chapter 9-3400 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Energy Conservation,” to provide for the benchmarking and reporting of energy and water usage data for certain buildings participating in the Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy Program, and to make technical changes; all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Green
Introduced: September 19, 2019
Signed: December 12, 2019
: Committee on the Environment
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This bill requires certain large buildings in Philadelphia to report their energy and water usage data as part of a program to reduce energy consumption. Buildings with over 50,000 square feet or those participating in a special financing program will be required to submit this information. The goal is to help the city track and reduce its overall energy use.
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