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Guides for building owners.

Plain-language guides to Building Performance Standards, utility incentives, benchmarking, and energy audits. Programs change, so each guide carries its own review date.

· 8 min read

Oregon pays building owners to comply early: the ECAPP and BERI incentives.

Oregon runs two Building Performance Standard incentives: ECAPP pays up to $0.85 per sq ft for benchmarking and an audit done early, and BERI helps fund the retrofit but requires an ODOE-approved Qualified Energy Auditor. How the money works, and how to capture it before you owe a penalty instead.

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· 8 min read

Oregon's Building Performance Standard: deadlines, tiers, and getting ahead.

Oregon's Building Performance Standard (HB 3409) sets energy targets for buildings 35,000 sq ft and up, with deadlines from 2028 to 2030. Who's covered, what compliance requires, and the early-compliance incentive worth getting ahead of.

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· 7 min read

Idaho Power's energy incentives: the 75% audit reimbursement most owners miss.

Idaho Power runs two programs most building owners never use: a detailed energy assessment that reimburses 75% of audit cost (up to $12,500), and a custom project incentive covering up to 70% of the upgrades. How they work and how to capture them.

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How to benchmark a building in ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager.

ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager is the gateway to every building performance standard and utility incentive. A step-by-step walkthrough of benchmarking a building, from gathering utility data to reading your EUI and score.

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· 6 min read

What does a commercial energy audit cost?

What a commercial energy audit actually costs (ASHRAE Level 1, 2, and 3), what drives the price, and how incentives in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho can offset much of it for eligible projects.

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· 9 min read

Washington Clean Buildings 2026: deadlines, penalties, and what to do now.

Washington's Clean Buildings Performance Standard is enforceable now. Who's covered, what compliance actually requires, the penalties for missing it, and the early-adopter incentive worth up to $2.00 per square foot.

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