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Am I Required?

Oregon BPS Incentives and Penalties

Commerce offers incentives and grants to building owners who are required to comply with the Oregon Buildings Performance Standard (Oregon BPS). Oregon House Bill 3409 directs the Oregon Department of Energy to establish an early compliance incentive program. $2 million in state funding has been allocated to this program to help building owners offset costs associated with compliance, such as energy benchmarking and reporting or performing an energy audit.

Tier 1 and Tier 2 building owners may receive an incentive of up to $0.35 per square foot of gross floor area with caps of $10,000-$50,000 per building based on building type and size. Compliance isn’t optional, it’s a requirement.
  • Am I Required to Comply with Oregon BPS?

Answer 4 quick questions to find out if your building is covered

    Check My OREGON BPS Requirements

    YES - Your Building is OREGON BPS Tier 1 Covered

    You must comply with Oregon Building Performance Standard (OR BPS)

    NON-COMPLIANCE PENALTY

    $5,000 + $1.00/sq ft annually

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    Your Requirements

    • Energy Management Plan (EMP)
    • Operations and Maintenance (O&M)
    • Decarbonization Plan for buildings that are part of a district heating and cooling system
    • Verification by Qualified Person

    Your Deadlines

    Compliance Date:

    EMP/O&M Must Be Ready:

    Then required every 5 years

    Early Adopter Incentive Available

    $0.35 per sq ft base

    Plus $0.05/kBTU for energy saved over 15% EUI improvement
    Up to 50% of measure costs | $75M total funding
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    YES - Your Building is OREGON BPS Tier 2 Covered

    You must comply with Oregon Building Performance Standard (OR BPS)

    NON-COMPLIANCE PENALTY

    No penalities

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    Your Requirements

    • Energy Management Plan (EMP)
    • Operations & Maintenance Program
    • Energy Use Intensity
    • Energy Use Intensity Targets

    Your Deadlines

    Compliance Date: July 1, 2027

    EMP/O&M Must Be Ready: July 1, 2026

    Then required every 5 years

    Early Adopter Incentive Available

    $0.35 per sq ft

    $100M reserved for enhanced incentives | Launches July 1, 2025
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    Your Building is Currently NOT Covered by OREGON BPS

    Based on your answers, you are not required to comply at this time

    Why You're Exempt

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    Consider Voluntary Compliance

    • Energy benchmarking can reduce costs
    • Improve building efficiency
    • Prepare for future requirements
    • Enhance property value
    • Requirement Results
    • Complete the form on the left to see results

    Tier Classification

    Not Covered

    • Compliance Deadline

    N/A

    • Required Personnel

    N/A

    Required Personnel

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    Compliance Documentation

    Next Steps

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        Frequently Asked Questions

        What is Oregon BPS compliance?

        The Oregon Building Performance Standard (Oregon BPS) is a mandatory program that aims to bring
        awareness about building energy use to owners of existing commercial buildings, and to reduce
        energy use and utility costs for less efficient buildings.

        The State of Oregon adopted new energy performance requirements for commercial and multifamily buildings. These are in addition to Portland’s commercial energy reporting requirements; here is what commercial property owners need to know.

        All public and privately owned buildings, which meet the definition of a Tier 1 or Tier 2 covered building are subject to the requirements of the  Buildings Performance Standard.

        Tier 1 :

        • Buildings greater than 35,000 square feet
        • Does not include multifamily residential buildings
        • Requirements: Benchmarking, energy management plan (EMP), operations and maintenance (O&M) program and performance metric
        • Mandatory compliance begins in 2026 for buildings over 220,000 square feet

        Tier 2 :

        • Buildings greater than 20,000 to 35,000 square feet
        • Includes multifamily residential buildings greater than 20,000 square feet
        • Requirements: benchmarking, energy management plan (EMP) and operations and maintenance (O&M) program
        • Mandatory reporting July 1, 2027

        Compliance with the  Buildings Performance Standard is different depending on the size of your building. Tier 1 is buildings greater than 35,000 sf. Tier 2 is buildings greater than 20,000 sf to 35,000 sf and all multifamily buildings greater than 20,000 sf.