For Madison properties, the process may involve both:
setting up the building in ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager, and
connecting or confirming the building through the City’s owner portal.
This helps make sure the correct building, owner, and benchmarking record are tied together before reporting moves forward.
It helps to have the following ready:
an active ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager account
the property already added in Portfolio Manager, or ready to be added
basic utility information available
your building address and ownership contact information
any communication you received from the City of Madison
If you are not sure whether the building has already been claimed or connected, Evergreen can help you sort that out before you go too far.
Begin by locating the Madison building owner portal and signing in or creating the appropriate account.
Once inside the portal, identify the correct property and make sure it is associated with the right owner or authorized contact.
This is an important early step because it helps avoid confusion between similar building records or incomplete ownership setup.
Before the full Madison workflow can move forward, the property should be created in ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager with the core building details entered.
If that has not been done yet, that usually becomes the next priority.
Madison’s benchmarking process depends on having usable utility data connected to the building record. At a minimum, the setup should be moving in the right direction before submission is attempted.
Once the building is claimed and the Portfolio Manager setup is in place, the property can move toward Madison’s submission path.
This is often a good point to have Evergreen review the setup so any missing pieces can be caught before the reporting step.
Madison’s process is not just about creating an account. It is about making sure the right building, owner record, and benchmarking data are all aligned.
A building can look mostly set up on the front end and still run into problems later if the ownership record, account linkage, or submission path is incomplete.
A few things can create delays:
claiming the wrong property
assuming Portfolio Manager alone completes the process
trying to move forward before utility data is ready
missing a required city-side portal step
waiting too long to verify the setup
Keeping the early steps organized can make the rest of the process much smoother.
After the Madison owner portal and Portfolio Manager setup are in place, the next step is usually making sure the property is ready for review and submission.