Submit Energy Star Benchmarking Automatically

The Backpack Advantage

State and local governments are increasingly leveraging Energy Star scores to establish benchmarking and emission-based regulations. The problem is that gathering and accurately submitting the data required to receive and maintain an annual Energy Star score is no simple task.

Busy property teams often find themselves thrown into chaos every time reporting season rolls around, racing to perform the juggling act of reaggregating and properly structuring the data from multiple sources in accordance with EPA guidelines.

Backpack Networks has developed a novel approach that erases the chaos. Our intuitive user interface meets property teams where they’re most comfortable: at the raw information level of their buildings. From there, our intelligent logic engine takes care of the rest, fully automating Energy Star submissions in real-time - no more juggling acts!

Keep Your Energy Star Score Up to Date in Real-Time, Automatically

In order to get a score, Energy Star needs to know two things about the energy in a building: how and how much.

The answer to how much energy is being used comes from utility bills. Every month, property teams take on the tedious task of rounding up utility bill information, reformatting, and providing that data to Energy Star. This process is prone to error, especially when being performed on tight deadlines. Backpack directly interfaces with your utility provider to automatically receive and process bill data as it is generated. This information is then automatically synced with Energy Star.

The answer to how energy is being used comes from property use information, which is a direct representation of tenant types and behaviors. Given the frequency at which tenants may turnover or modify their operations, property teams often struggle to accurately track these changes as they are occurring.

Seldom do teams have a framework to enforce consistency in how this information gets captured, which creates difficulty in retrieving this data to report to Energy Star to receive an accurate score. Backpack’s novel approach creates a structure for property teams to easily keep track of this information at the space-level. When tenant behavior changes, like new operating hours, new/expired lease contracts or employees going remote, property teams simply update the relevant information, and the software takes care of the rest.

With these two data streams being updated in real-time, the 1-100 Energy Star score stays continuously up to date.

Focus on Data Quality – Path to Auditable Data

As compliance requirements and their enforcement continue to increase, property teams find themselves under mounting pressure not only to report energy and property use data in a timely fashion but to ensure the accuracy of the information provided to Energy Star. Late or inaccurate reporting penalties exist in many jurisdictions with more to come, making it important to ensure the comprehensiveness and integrity of the data being captured and provided to Energy Star.

The Backpack solution combines our software platform with annual, on-site data collection by Backpack personnel. This auditable-grade data future-proofs our users against growing regulatory uncertainty and penalties driven by the current high rate of data inaccuracy in reporting.

Conclusion

Backpack stands out with our commitment to customer service. We understand that submitting data to Energy Star to comply with building energy regulations can be a complex and time-consuming process, and we are dedicated to providing our clients with the support and guidance they need. Our team of experts is always available to answer questions, provide insights, and help clients navigate the reporting process.

If you are looking for a reliable, effective energy automated reporting solution, Backpack Networks is the right choice.

FEATURE HIGHLIGHT

Automated, audit-ready Energy Star and compliance reporting

• Visibility of compliance requirements mapped to your portfolio
• All required compliance data stored, managed, and submitted
• Automated Energy Star portfolio account management and compliance submissions