# California — Building Energy Benchmarking and Performance Standard Requirements by Jurisdiction

For California, jurisdiction level is state; ordinance citation is Assembly Bill 802; sq ft threshold is 50,000; covered building types is commercial and multifamily residential; reporting deadline is June 1, recorded from its source on 2026-08-15.

- **jurisdiction:** California _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **jurisdiction level:** state
- **ordinance citation:** Assembly Bill 802 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **sq ft threshold:** 50,000
- **covered building types:** commercial and multifamily residential
- **reporting deadline:** June 1
- **reporting platform:** ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **performance standard:** No — benchmarking and disclosure only
- **penalty noncompliance:** Not specified on program page

## What the source says

> <https://govt.westlaw.com/calregs/Browse/Home/California/CaliforniaCodeofRegulations?guid=ID795F4705CCE11EC9220000D3A7C4BC3&transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29#ID7994FD35CCE11EC9220000D3A7C4BC3> Final Regulations <https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201520160AB802> Assembly Bill 802 <https://efiling.energy.ca.gov/Lists/DocketLog.aspx?docketnumber=15-OIR-05> Docket Log for this Proceeding (15-OIR-05) <https://efiling.energy.ca.gov/Lists/DocketLog.aspx?docketnumber=25-OIR-01> Docket Log for 2025 Amendments (25-OIR-01) How to Comply Create an account in ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager

## Source

- https://www.energy.ca.gov/programs-and-topics/programs/building-energy-benchmarking-program

Last verified: 2026-08-15. Review by: 2027-02-11.
Part of [Building Energy Benchmarking and Performance Standard Requirements by Jurisdiction](https://referencesource.org/building-energy-benchmarking-requirements/).