ENERGY STAR is a widely recognized program established by the US Environmental protection Agency (EPA) that promotes energy efficiency in various sectors, including residential, commercial and industrial buildings. It provides certification, tools and resources to help property owners and managers improve energy performance, reduce utility costs and decrease greenhouse gas emissions. Each building is assessed and rated with the ENERGY STAR score (1 - 100 points). Buildings that achieve a score of 75 or more qualify for the certification. You can see if your buildings qualify for the ENERGY STAR certification or if any changes are needed to improve the ENERGY STAR score of specific buildings.
To use the service, you need to create an account and configure your buildings on the ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager website (https://portfoliomanager.energystar.gov). The next step is to map your buildings in Energy Manager. For more information, see Configuring Energy Star Connector. The Energy Star widgets inside Energy Manager show only successfully mapped buildings.
Page description
The page contains 3 widgets that use the following color code:
Color | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
Red | Does not qualify | Buildings that achieved ENERGY STAR score <= 49 points. |
Blue | Close to qualify | Buildings that achieved ENERGY STAR score between 50 and 74 points. |
Dark green | Qualifies | Buildings that achieved ENERGY STAR score => 75 points. |
Grey | No score | Buildings with missing consumption data needed for calculating the score. |
- Period: Use the dropdown lists to select the month and year for the assessment, and adapt the insights on the site.
- ENERGY STAR site ranking bar chart: The bar chart contains all buildings ranked by their Energy Star score. Place your mouse pointer on a bar to see the full name and location of the building and information about the time of the last synchronization between Energy Manager and the ENERGY STAR service. To switch between ascending and descending order, use the sorting button. You can use the chart legend in the upper-right corner of the widget to filter the chart.
- ENERGY STAR portfolio summary: Contains information about the highest, average, and lowest score building as well as buildings that have no score. Place your mouse pointer on the highest, lowest, or no score category to see the specific buildings that belong to each of them.
- ENERGY STAR score distribution: Shows the percentage of individual ENERGY STAR scores in your portfolio. Place your mouse pointer in the chart to see the criterion behind each group.
ENERGY STAR score trend (10 years)
Depending on the selection made from the widget’s More > Data menu, this widget displays the portfolio’s annual ENERGY STAR score and Energy Use Intensity (EUI) for the last 10 years. From the View menu, you can choose to display the information in either a bar or line chart.