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

For Maryland, jurisdiction level is state; ordinance citation is Climate Solutions Now Act of 2022; sq ft threshold is 35,000; covered building types is commercial and multifamily; reporting deadline is June 1, recorded from its source on 2026-08-15.

- **jurisdiction:** Maryland _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **jurisdiction level:** state _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **ordinance citation:** Climate Solutions Now Act of 2022
- **sq ft threshold:** 35,000 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **covered building types:** commercial and multifamily
- **reporting deadline:** June 1
- **reporting platform:** ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager
- **performance standard:** Net-zero emissions by 2045; building performance standards in the 2030s
- **penalty noncompliance:** Not specified on program page

## What the source says

> <https://mde.maryland.gov/programs/air/ClimateChange/Clean-Buildings/Pages/https&#58;//mdbeps.mde.state.md.us/> BEPS Portal . ( Yo u’ll need to create an account.) If your building is determined exempt from the program, you won’t need to submit a benchmarking report for that building. Read the <https://mde.maryland.gov/programs/air/ClimateChange/Clean-Buildings/Documents/BEPS/BEPSExemptionrequestdirections.pdf> instructions for submitting exemption requests (PDF) . Agricultural | Hospital | K-12 school | Demolished | Manufacturing | Individually-designated historic | Federally-owned | Smaller than 35,000 square feet |

## Source

- https://mde.maryland.gov/programs/air/ClimateChange/Clean-Buildings/Pages/BEPS.aspx

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/).