MADISON BUSINESSES WILL NEED TO UPDATE THEIR ENERGY SCORECARD
Mar 23, 2023
Is your business ready for changes in energy infrastructure? Well, if you're located in the City of Madison, the time to make those changes is quickly approaching.
Earlier this month the City of Madison passed a new Building Energy Savings Program in efforts to reduce CO2 emissions and keep the community on pace to meet their net zero goal of 2050. At present, the city's commercial buildings account for 30%
of pollution. The new program, which had been under development for the last two years, will require nonresidential, commercial buildings to log and track energy use with program benchmarks, and also require a "tune up" to these systems every four years.
Mayor Rhodes-Conway released in a statement
“Climate change is one of the greatest challenges of our era, and everybody needs be part of the solution. By enacting the Building Energy Savings Program, we are working with covered building owners [to] take common-sense actions to save energy. This is good for the climate, it saves businesses money on their bills, and supports green jobs.”
What does this mean for your business?
The new city program won't require owners to install new systems or replace those that continue to function. Some of these improvements are as simple as updated heating and cooling schedules. The key points of the program are aimed at improving existing structures and promoting education, best practice, and training, so business owners won't be left in the dark when the ordinance take effect in January of 2024.
Upper 90 is well-versed in improvements like those required in this program. If you are looking for solutions to your building's current energy infrastructure, contact us to day to see how we an help renovate and rejuvenate your space for the Building Energy Savings Program and more! You can access the full city ordinance here.
