How to Request Annual, Aggregated Energy Consumption Data for your Building

Building owners can measure their aggregated energy and water consumption in a process called benchmarking. Benchmarking data provides valuable insight into a building’s energy use over time – allowing building owners to accurately plan for energy efficient upgrades.

To begin the benchmarking process, building owners must utilize the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s online tool, the ENERGY STAR® Portfolio Manager, in addition to our company’s new Building Energy Usage Portal.

Follow the steps below to begin measuring your building’s energy data with ease:

1. Create or register new accounts with both the Building Energy Usage Portal and the ENERGY STAR® Portfolio Manager.
   1. if this is your first time accessing either of these tools: Take note of your BEUP Requestor ID as you’ll need it in the next step. If you already have user accounts, simply log in to both.
2. Once both accounts are registered, connect your Portfolio Manager account with O&R/Rockland Electric Web Services (you can search by username for OrangeRocklandBenchmarking).
   1. You will need the Requestor ID associated with your BEUP account. If you previously connected your accounts, you don’t have to do it again.
3. Set up your properties in ENERGY STAR® Portfolio Manager. Consult the How to Set up Your Property Guide for additional details.
4. Set up authorizations by property.
   1. For each property, enter the Property ID number from Portfolio Manager.
   2. If you are a third-party requestor, submit these authorizations for customer approval. Self-requestors are automatically approved.
5. Once property authorizations are accepted and approved, share your properties in Portfolio Manager with O&R/Rockland Electric Co.

Once these steps are complete, we will automatically upload your building’s energy consumption to your Portfolio Manager account.

If your request submission fails, you can submit a request manually.

To request annual, aggregated energy consumption data for your building, please complete the following steps:

1. Download and sign the Terms and Conditions:
   
   1. New York customers
   2. New Jersey customers
2. Download and complete the Building Data Request Form:
   1. New York customers
   2. New Jersey customers
3. For New Jersey buildings that do not meet the privacy standard, download and complete the Customer Consent to Data Release Form.
4. Submit an electronic copy of all completed and signed forms, with Benchmarking in the title line, using our Contact Customer Assistance form. Alternatively, you can mail the forms to:
   Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc.
   390 West Route 59
   Spring Valley, NY 10977-5320
   Attention: Customer Assistance
   Fax: (914) 925-9280
5. You will receive an email confirmation when we receive your request.
6. The process to aggregate the data and apply the privacy standard will take approximately 2–3 weeks to complete.
7. We will email your requested aggregated annual electricity and/or gas usage to the email address provided. If your request does not pass the privacy standard, we will notify you via email.