To join as a partner, EPA asks that the most senior executive of your organization makes a commitment to use ENERGY STAR in the delivery of services to customers. In order to join as a partner your organization must support either the existing commercial building, industrial and/or commercial new construction markets. Partnership is a good opportunity for your organization to publicly commit to the environmental and financial benefits of energy management. Specific commitments are detailed below.
Pre-Requisites for Partnership
- For SPPs supporting the Existing Commercial Building Market
- In the 12 months prior to applying for partnership, the organization must benchmark at least 10 client commercial buildings using Portfolio Manager, and/or serve as the primary SPP in helping at least one client commercial building to earn ENERGY STAR certification.
- Information and guidance on Benchmarking and Earning ENERGY STAR certification using Portfolio Manager is available on the ENERGY STAR website.
- For SPPs supporting the Industrial Market
- Within the 2 years prior to applying for partnership, the organization must work with an ENERGY STAR Industrial partner on at least one energy efficiency project and submit a Teaming Profile outlining the project scope and resulting savings for that project. -OR-
- Within the 2 years prior to applying for partnership, the organization must serve as the primary SPP in helping at least one client earn ENERGY STAR industrial plant certification or participate in the ENERGY STAR Challenge for Industry. The applicant must also submit a Teaming Profile outlining how it has helped the client participate in the ENERGY STAR industrial program.
- If you would like to create a Teaming Profile, or you are unsure of the suitability of a project for a Teaming Profile, please send an inquiry to energystrategy@energystar.gov.
- For SPPs supporting the Commercial New Construction Buildings Market
- Submit at least one commercial new construction project (completed within the past 12 months of application date) that received Designed to Earn the ENERGY STAR Recognition.
- Submit a Design Profile (optional) for display along with the listing of "Projects and Architects to Achieve Designed to Earn the ENERGY STAR".
- Information and guidance on How to Apply for Designed to Earn the ENERGY STAR recognition is available on the ENERGY STAR website.
Partnership Agreement and Objectives
Partner will:
- Promote a comprehensive and strategic energy management approach. Use the ENERGY STAR Guidelines for Energy Management to help customers think strategically about energy performance.
- Demonstrate the financial value of energy performance improvements. Use ENERGY STAR tools such as the Financial Value Calculator, Building Upgrade Value Calculator, and Cash Flow Opportunity Calculator to quantify the financial value of energy performance improvements.
- Participate in ENERGY STAR communications and recognition. Help increase knowledge in the market through supporting ENERGY STAR communications, and help customers earn recognition such as ENERGY STAR building/design certification and Partner of the Year awards.
- Assist customers with measuring, managing, and improving commercial building performance with ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager. Portfolio Manager provides benchmarking metrics, including the ENERGY STAR 1-100 score, for evaluating the energy performance and estimated design energy use for commercial new construction projects.
- Follow Terms and Conditions as outlined in the SPP Agreement (PDF, 113 KB).
For Industrial SPP Partners (additional guidance)
- Encourage customers to take the ENERGY STAR Challenge for Industry
Provide assistance, if appropriate, with registering, identifying energy savings opportunities, and validating energy savings for recognition.
- Encourage customers to benchmarking their facility using the appropriate Energy Performance Indicator (EPI)
For eligible plant types, assess the energy performance of the plant and determine if the facility qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
For Commercial New Construction Building Partners (additional guidance)
EPA will:
- Provide resources and tools to support partner's commitment to measure, track, and improve its energy performance;
- Recognize organization as a partner on the ENERGY STAR website; and
- Provide access to partner resources, including the ENERGY STAR logo, which is recognized by more than 90 percent of American households.
- For SPPs who have demonstrated supporting the existing commercials buildings market: Show the SPP on the existing commercial building Most Active List provided that the partner maintains at least 10 buildings benchmarked in Portfolio Manager or serves as the primary SPP in helping at least one client commercial building to earn ENERGY STAR certification in the most recent 12-month period.
- For SPPs who have demonstrated supporting the industrial market: Show the SPP and its Teaming Profiles on the ENERGY STAR for Industry Service and Product Provider Directory webpage.
- For SPPs who have demonstrated supporting the commercial new construction market: Show the SPP on the list “Projects and Architects to Achieve Designed to Earn the ENERGY STAR”.
How to Sign Up
- Complete the Pre-requisites above.
- Review the Partnership Agreement text (PDF, 113 KB).
- Obtain your senior leadership’s commitment to partnering with ENERGY STAR. For more information on how to get senior management support, consult:
- Submit information on your organization through this ENERGY STAR online portal including:
- Organization address
- Organization website
- Organization social media handles
- Whether your organization is a small business and whether it is a franchise organization.
- Types of services your organization offers and the markets to which your organization offers services.
- Project information demonstrating your support for one of the following markets:
- For SPPs supporting the existing commercial buildings market: Portfolio Manager IDs of the benchmarked and/or certified building(s).
- For SPPs supporting the industrial market: Finalized teaming profile that was approved from energystrategy@energystar.gov.
- For SPPs supporting the commercial new construction market: Portfolio Manager ID of one commercial new construction project that received Designed to Earn the ENERGY STAR Recognition.
Upon approval of your application you may provide criteria to demonstrate support in other markets.
- Name, title, and contact information for the partnership, for at least the following three roles (one person may be used in more than one role):
- Signatory
- Primary contact
- Communications contact
- Contact to be listed in SPP Directory
CHOOSE ONE:
SPPS in the Industrial Market must have completed an energy efficiency project within the past two years for a client who is an ENERGY STAR Industrial partner in good standing and submit a teaming profile in advance of starting the application. See Prerequisites for Partnership for details.
