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From Honolulu Star-Advertiser:

In an effort to help Honolulu achieve its clean-energy goals, the City Council this week passed a measure that requires many O‘ahu building owners to report and publicly publish data about their energy and water use.

The proposed requirement applies to buildings over 25,000 square feet. It exempts residential buildings with fewer than five units.

In addition to submitting annual reports that include information on matters ranging from greenhouse gas emissions to energy use by fuel type and water use, the building owners would also report their Energy Star score — a numeric rating about energy efficiency created by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The score is determined, in part, by taking information about the building, such as its size and location, and calculating potential high- and low- performing scenarios.

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