Reports Due June 30, 2025
Large Building Energy Reporting Policy - from DOER (Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources)
Additional information from State House News Service
On March 30, 2025, DOER is expected to solidify the inventory of properties across Massachusetts subject to a new large building energy reporting policy taking effect on June 30, 2025.
More than 30,000 properties currently appear on a draft list of "covered buildings" tied to the LBER policy, which was embedded in a 2022 clean energy and offshore wind law. The policy takes effect this fall and applies to buildings with a gross floor area of more than 20,000 square feet.
During a webinar Tuesday, Department of Energy Resources staff encouraged large building owners and stakeholders to review the list and make any corrections, as well as fill out a form to "claim" their buildings. A final list of covered buildings will be posted March 31, and owners will be notified by the state.
Electric, gas and steam utilities must report usage data on behalf of building owners. Meanwhile, building owners or their agents must disclose information about other energy sources like oil, propane, wood and on-site renewable energy generation, according to DOER.
The LBER policy offers a streamlined approach for most large buildings in Boston and Cambridge, which must already comply with those cities' energy disclosure requirements. Boston and Cambridge officials will be tasked with sharing energy usage data with the state for buildings that already face city-level reporting requirements there.
Building owners and managers, as well as utilities, face an April 30 deadline to dispute their property's inclusion on the covered buildings list. By June 30, distribution companies, municipal utilities and building owners must submit energy usage data. DOER will publish the first disclosure reports by Oct. 31.
Buildings can be exempt from reporting requirements under certain circumstances, including if the building was vacant for a full calendar year, was vacant for more than half the year due to "natural causes" like a flood or fire, or was demolished in the past year.
DOER is working on developing additional guidance around energy reporting, including how to calculate gross floor area, potential building uses that could be exempt from the policy, and additional disclosure requirements, Huckabee said.
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