District of Columbia

Information provided by EPA State Climate and Energy Program, District of Columbia State Planning and Incentive Structures

Summary: On July 15, 2008, the District of Columbia passed The Clean and Affordable Energy Act of 2007, which requires D.C. government buildings and large private commercial buildings to be benchmarked annually using ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager, and requires the disclosure of benchmarking results.

The Green Building Act of 2006 requires that new city building designs earn an ENERGY STAR target finder score of at least 75 and that new city buildings be ENERGY STAR benchmarked annually.

Links:

• Clean and Affordable Energy Act of 2007
• Green Building Act of 2006

Summary: DC's Procurement Practices Act was amended by the ENERGY STAR Efficiency Amendment Act of 2004, which directs agencies to include a specification that energy using products be ENERGY STAR labeled provided that there are at least 3 manufacturers that produce products with the ENERGY STAR label, and that there are at least 3 responsible vendors offering ENERGY STAR-labeled products.

• ENERGY STAR Efficiency Amendment Act of 2004

No policy in place or proposed

Note: For state efficient fleet initiatives, policies listed must make a specific, mandatory requirement for increasing state fleet efficiency. State alternative-fuel vehicle procurement requirements that give a voluntary option to count efficient vehicles are thus not included.

Links:

• Oak Ridge National Laboratory: Washington D.C. ESPC Legislation

Last Updated 06/02/2009

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