You may have heard that there are laws all over the country requiring commercial buildings to reduce energy use to meet energy performance standards. Lack of compliance means substantial fines in some areas; you need to start work now. To make it more complicated, the law is different in each municipality.
NPC’s energy team can help and will be publishing a brief summary the requirement in each City and State to let you know what’s coming. Reach out if we can help!
Requirements of The Boston Building Emissions Reduction and Disclosure (BERDO) Program:
- Carbon Emissions reduction targets in 2025, 2030, 2035, 2040, and 2045
- Commercial buildings to have zero Carbon Emissions by 2050
- Fines (“alternative compliance payments”) for not meeting interim targets
- For some buildings, fines can be in the hundreds of thousands to millions.
- These fines and requirements go into effect in 2026, but the measurement of these emissions starts January 1, 2025!
- You need to start now to figure out how to keep your 2025 emissions and fines as low as possible.
Interim targets for each building use type are shown below: |
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Next Steps:
- Figure out your projected emissions for 2025
- Figure out what your fine will be
- Figure out how to reduce emissions, utility spend, fines, and if upgrades are cost-justified
- Implement the plan
To learn More, Please Reach Out!
Pete Madson, Principal – pmadson@npcg.net – 513-478-6569
Rusty Friend, Director of Energy Services – rfriend@npcg.net – 937-763-2725
Rusty Friend, Director of Energy Services – rfriend@npcg.net – 937-763-2725