Part 1 - Collect your property data with ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager (ESPM)
3.1.1. Data Aggregation (For commercial, residential, and mixed-use buildings with multiple tenants)
BC Hydro BC Hydro can aggregate energy usage data for: Commercial buildings with three or more commercial accounts Multi-unit residential buildings with five or more residential accounts Mixed-use buildings that have three or more commercial accounts ...
3.2 Add monthly usage data via ESPM spreadsheet upload, or manually
This article outlines the steps needed to add monthly energy usage data manually to your property in ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager. If you would like to set up an automatic data sync with your utility provider(s), please refer to: 3.1. How to add ...
3.1. How to add energy data automatically: Set Up Data Exchange With Utility Provider(s) In ESPM
3.1.1 BC Hydro customers - set up data exchange with BC Hydro Before enrolling in BC Hydro’s Web Services, ensure that: All of the meters accounting for the building’s total energy consumption have been added to the property profile You have ...
3. Add energy meters (Electricity, Natural Gas, and other) to your ESPM property
There are three ways to add energy use information to your ESPM property(ies): manually, by filling in and uploading a spreadsheet, or by setting up an automatic data exchange with your utility provider (Help Desk Article). Before setting up the data ...
2. Add & Set up your property
STEP 1 - After logging in to ESPM, click the ‘Add a Property’ button on the upper left of the MyPortfolio tab. STEP 2 - Answer questions about your property Property type (Main property type) Number of buildings (Partial building, Single building or ...
5. Share your properties with the Capital Regional District ESPM account
Before being able to share your properties with the Capital Regional District Benchmarking ESPM account “CRDBenchmarking”, you must first connect with them on ESPM. STEP 1 - Send a connection request to the CRDBenchmarking ESPM account. You have two ...
1. Create an ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager (ESPM) account
If you do not have an ESPM account, visit the Portfolio Manager Website (https://portfoliomanager.energystar.gov/pm/login) and click ‘Create Account’. Provide your professional or business contact information to ESPM. Portfolio Manager's recommended ...
4. Use the data quality checker to check your data for issues and correct errors
Before sharing your property with the CRD Benchmarking Program, you need to check your data for any errors. The best way is to do this directly in ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager using the Data Quality Checker. Log into ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager ...