The purpose of this 50-page guide is to give you step-by-step instructions on how to:

• Enter your building's utility performance
• Submit your building’s utility performance 

Table of contents

• What is energy benchmarking?
• What you need to get started
• Step 1: Setting up your Energy Star Portfolio Manager account
• Step 2: Setting up your Xcel Energy Benchmarking Services account
• Step 3: Setting up your Energy Data Portal account with CenterPoint Energy
• Step 4: Entering water meter data
• Step 5: Reporting your data to the City
• Appendix A: setting up and entering your District Energy meter data
• Appendix B: setting up your solar meter