Chicago Energy Rating System Exemption Form

Chicago Energy Rating System Exemption Form - Technical Issues

Background / Guidance: Commercial, institutional, and residential buildings larger than 50,000 square feet may be granted an exemption from complying with the Chicago Energy Rating System requirements if they do not receive an ENERGY STAR score or energy use intensity (EUI) from the benchmarking tool for technical reasons. Some property types are not eligible for an ENERGY STAR score, and this is NOT a valid reason for an exemption. However, almost all buildings that have benchmarked correctly should receive an EUI, except in extremely rare cases. An exemption may also be granted if the building owner is unable to make energy efficiency improvements due to the building’s infrastructure limitations, including but not limited to, the covered building’s inability to update equipment due to limited space, or other technical reasons acceptable to the City. These exemptions are intended for rare and unusual circumstances.

Instructions: Please use this form if you believe that your building should receive an exemption from complying with the Chicago Energy Rating System this year. This is a one year, temporary exemption. If you receive this exemption, you ARE still required to benchmark and report energy use annually, and to verify the data once every three years. However, your building will not receive a Chicago Energy Rating based on your benchmarking results.

This form should take approximately 10 minutes to complete. Within 5-10 business days, you will receive an email confirmation and/or any follow-up questions about your request.

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Section 1: Contact Information

First Name

Last Name

Title

Company

Relationship to Building

Please let us know the other relationship to the building.

Phone

Section 2: Building Information

Please Provide Chicago Energy Benchmarking ID

Six-digit ID number listed on building’s Notification of Obligation to Comply letter or the Covered Buildings List; if ID is unknown, request it using this form.

Building Name

Building Address (to be Benchmarked)

City

State

Zip

Section 3: Building Technical Issues

Please check all the appropriate boxes below.

The building was unable to receive an ENERGY STAR Score and an EUI (energy use intensity) number due to technical reasons.The building owner is unable to make energy efficiency improvements due to the building’s infrastructure limitations, including but not limited to, the covered building’s inability to update equipment due to limited space, or other technical reasons acceptable to the City.

Please describe the technical issues in more detail:

Please describe the infrastructure limitations in more detail:

Section 4: Notes

Please use this section to identify additional addresses that may be associated with the building, including any addresses that had been assigned a Chicago Energy Benchmarking ID but which should be included under the primary address above. Please also add any other notes or comments about the building here.

Section 5: Signature of Authorized Building Representative

Any person who knowingly makes a false statement of material fact in connection with this application shall be sanctioned under, among other applicable law, the City of Chicago's False Statements Ordinance (Chapter 1-21 of the Municipal Code of Chicago).

I, the undersigned authorized representative of the building, affirm and attest to the accuracy, truthfulness and completeness of the statements of material fact provided in this form.

Name

o Please indicate your agreement by typing in your full name above

Questions? We Can Help!
Call the Chicago Energy Benchmarking Help Center at (855) 858-6878 (M-F, 9am-5pm) or email Info@ChicagoEnergyBenchmarking.org.

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