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Last Updated: 
8-26-2021

This Excel-based workbook can be used to request benchmarking data from your utility. It includes instructions, background information, property information tabs to be completed by the SPP, and an aggregate data template for the utility to fill in.

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Last Updated: 
8-14-2021

Uploading accurate and complete energy data to ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager is an integral component of the benchmarking process.

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Last Updated: 
8-14-2021

Uploading accurate and complete energy data to ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager is an integral component of the benchmarking process.

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Last Updated: 
8-14-2021

Uploading accurate and complete energy data to ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager is an integral component of the benchmarking process. To help achieve this, ENERGY STAR has developed a series of resources to help Service and Product Providers (SPPs) and their clients navigate the process for requesting whole-building consumption data from a utility. If your utility does not have an existing process for providing aggregate, whole-building data for benchmarking, use the sample email text in the provided Word document to prepare your request. 

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Last Updated: 
8-17-2021

This document provides guidance on how to communicate the ENERGY STAR Score of manufacturing plants and reference any plants that have received ENERGY STAR certification within Environmental Product Declarations or in other materials that communicate aspects of a product’s environmental impact.

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Last Updated: 
7-22-2022

Use this 4-page guide to understand how to accurately measure and track your building's onsite renewable electricity in Portfolio Manager. 

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Last Updated: 
6-28-2021

The messaging in the attached document will help you write or talk about recognition from ENERGY STAR in various situations including websites, sustainability reports, case studies, press releases, social media, and other communication materials.

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Last Updated: 
8-1-2022

Many utilities and third-party service providers exchange data directly with their customers’ Portfolio Manager accounts via web services. In order to exchange data in Portfolio Manager, users must set up a connection with a web services provider account and then share their properties and/or meters with this account. This 8-page document outlines how to set up this connection, and share access to properties and meters.

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Last Updated: 
7-15-2022

This PowerPoint presentation provides an overview of Portfolio Manager’s data exchange platform and key information to assess how your organization can take advantage of automated uploads.

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Last Updated: 
8-1-2022

Many utilities and third-party service providers exchange data directly with their customers’ Portfolio Manager accounts via web services. This 6-page guide will walk you through how to set up a connection with the web service provider’s account and share access to the relevant Portfolio Manager records.