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ENERGY STAR® Portfolio Manager

ENERGY STAR® Portfolio Manager is a free, online energy benchmarking tool that provides a number of benefits to users. Offered by Natural Resources Canada, Portfolio Manager tracks a building’s historical and current energy use and allows comparisons with similar buildings across Canada. For more information about Portfolio Manager visit the Natural Resources Canada Energy Benchmarking website.

Manitoba Hydro offers a free service that automatically uploads energy consumption data directly to your ENERGY STAR® Portfolio Manager account.

Benefits

  • helps identify opportunities for energy efficient improvements that will reduce operating costs;
  • tracks energy costs and greenhouse gas emissions;
  • compares the measured performance of a facility to itself, its peers, or established norms;
  • accounts for changes in climate and location when comparing facilities;
  • provides a 1 to 100 ENERGY STAR® score for eligible building types;
  • provides numerous reporting and target setting functions;
  • quantifies the impact of energy projects in a facility and monitors them over time;
  • helps gain recognition through building certifications from:
    • Canada Green Building Council (LEED);
    • Buildings Owners and Managers Association (BOMA Best).

How to take part

For questions about setting up automatic data upload, contact us.