Kansas Empowerment Ordinance

• Municipal buildings over 50,000 square feet.
• Commercial, Industrial, or residential buildings over 50,000 square feet.

Your building may qualify for an exemption from reporting if:

• Certificate of Occupancy: The building did not have a valid certificate of occupancy for the entire year being benchmarked.
• Demolition Permit: A demolition permit has been issued and demolition work has commenced, rendering the building unusable and unable to consume energy.
• Low Physical Occupancy: The building has an average physical occupancy below 50% of its intended capacity (e.g., completely vacant or undergoing major renovations).
• Utility Information Unavailable: The owner or representative can demonstrate a legitimate inability to obtain utility bills for the entire year being benchmarked due to circumstances beyond their control.
• Exemption from Public Disclosure: The owner or representative demonstrates that public disclosure of their benchmarking information would reveal confidential information protected by law. They must provide relevant evidence and cite the specific legal source.
• Manufacturing or Industrial Process Energy Use: The building is primarily used for manufacturing or other industrial processes, and the benchmarking results would not be meaningful due to the intensive use of process energy that cannot be separately metered.