Benchmark Colorado

Denver, Colorado covered buildings

2,631 buildings in Denver are on the state covered list. Buildings here fall under both Building Performance Colorado and Energize Denver, with separate filings and deadlines.

Every covered building in Denver owes the state a benchmarking report through ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager by November 1 each year, along with $500 in annual fees, and must reach a 2030 performance target for its property type or a 29% cut from its baseline. Because Denver also runs its own ordinance, buildings 25,000 square feet and up report to the city by June 1 and face the city's interim and final targets as well; meeting the city's performance requirements counts as meeting the state's, but the state report and fees are still owed. The next deadline is November 1, 2026, when the benchmarking report, fees, and progress survey are due.

Commercial electric service in Denver is mostly Xcel Energy. Statewide audit funding through the Building Decarbonization Enterprise, paid for by the $400 annual fee, is expected but amounts are not yet published. How the funding works.

Upcoming dates for Denver buildings

  1. 42 daysBPC
    Benchmarking report, fees, and progress survey due

    Submit the prior calendar year of energy data through ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager into BEAM, pay the $100 program fee and $400 enterprise fee, and complete the progress survey. Reporting window opens July 1.

  2. 102 daysBPC
    2026 interim target (unenforced)no penalty

    On the books, but owners may track progress instead (C.R.S. 25-7-142(8.6)(b)(I)). No penalty attaches to missing it.

  3. 254 daysEnergize Denver
    Energize Denver benchmarking due

    Report the prior calendar year through ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager to the City of Denver.

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