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Consultants warn county leaders to prepare for Maryland building emissions benchmarking and fees for large properties
Summary
A consultant briefed the council on a Maryland regulation that requires large buildings (35,000 square feet or larger) to benchmark energy use, submit data and face phased greenhouse-gas targets and per-ton compliance fees that will tighten over time; county-owned buildings will be subject to the rule unless exempted.
A consultant briefed the Wicomico County Council during a March 4 open work session on Maryland’s recently phased-in building greenhouse-gas benchmarking and compliance program and urged local building owners and government departments to prepare.
Scope and deadlines: Matt Drew explained that the regulation covers buildings 35,000 square feet and larger. Owners must compile and submit energy-usage data to the state’s reporting system beginning with an initial reporting deadline (Drew identified a September 1 reporting milestone). The regulation phases in progressively tighter greenhouse-gas intensity standards on…
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