We've put some Frequently Asked Questions about the EBEWE ordinance that may save you some time.
Call us at 415-937-5046 if you have further questions or need additional assistance.
Pegasus will keep you in compliance with EBEWE by preparing your annual benchmark reports as well as your 5-year Energy and Water Audit and Retro-Commissioning (A/RCx) reports.
All privately owned buildings 20,000 square feet or more within the Los Angeles City limits must comply with EBEWE, which requires filing:
1. The annual Energy Benchmark report is due on June 1st.
2. A five-year Energy and Water Audit and Retro-commissioning (A/RCx) report. Please take a look at the A/RCx reporting schedule below.
If you are unsure if your building is within the city limits, call us at 415-937-5046. Only a "house" number and street name are required.
A building with a triple-net lease is exempt from EBEWE. It is called a "Base-Building exemption". You will be required to submit a copy of the lease to LADBS indicating the page(s) referencing the lease terms.
If your commercial building has 3 or more tenants you may request "whole-building" or aggregated" data from the utilities. As the name implies, only the total building's usage is provided. No one tenant's data is shown, thus protecting the tenant's confidentiality.
The deadlines for filing the Audit and RCx reports are determined by the last digit of the LADBS Building ID Number as follows:
Last digit of LADBS ID Initial Due Date Next Audit Due
0 , 1 Sept 7, 2023 2026
2 , 3 Sept 7, 2023 2027
4 , 5 Dec 1, 2023 2028
6 , 7 Dec 1, 2024 2029
8 , 9 Dec 1, 2025 2030
A building occupied for less than five years is exempt from the audit and retro-commissioning reporting.
ENERGY Exemptions
High-performance Energy exemptions:
Energy Retrofit exemptions:
If a building does not have a central cooling system (or the aggregated capacity of the individual systems is less than 100 tons), the building can retrofit four of the six measures below:
WATER exemptions
High-Performance Water exemptions:
Water Retrofit exemptions:
If a building does not have a central chilled-water cooling system, the building can retrofit two of the three measures below:
Pegasus will prepare and file your Exemption Report if your building meets the requirements for an exemption as certified by our Professional Engineer.
The cost to prepare the annual Energy Benchmark report ranges from $225 to $350.
The cost of preparing the 5-Year Audit and Retro-commissioning Reports varies, depending upon size, building type, condition of the building and equipment, and more. Give us a call at 415-937-5046, and we will provide you with a quote.
For the reporting period, monthly (or bi-monthly)
Each building must be benchmarked separately using the associated Building ID, provided it meets the minimum footage requirements for reporting.
The EBEWE non-compliance fee is $202. This fee may be subject to late fees, collection fees, and interest.
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