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Pierce County: Tier 2 by utility
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Short answer
Who provides Tier 2 utility data in Pierce County?
Mostly Tacoma Power or Puget Sound Energy. Tacoma Power covers Tacoma, nearby cities, JBLM and unincorporated areas; PSE serves other parts of the county with electricity and gas. Each has its own steps for sending data to Portfolio Manager. Buildings with more than 20,000 and up to 50,000 sq ft of nonresidential space report by July 1, 2027.
Key factsChecked November 11, 2026
- Tacoma Power area
- Tacoma, Fircrest, University Place, Fife and more About Tacoma Power
- PSE area
- Parts of Pierce County, not Tacoma PSE service map
- TPU first step
- Intake form, then a custom meter ID TPU Portfolio Manager page
- PSE first step
- EnergyCAP with the 12-digit account number PSE EnergyCAP page
- Deadline
- July 1, 2027 WAC 194-50-160
Who supplies the data
| Utility | Serves | Getting data into Portfolio Manager |
|---|---|---|
| Tacoma Power | Tacoma, Fircrest, University Place, Fife, parts of Steilacoom and Lakewood, JBLM, and unincorporated Pierce County About Tacoma Power | Intake form first, then a custom meter ID. See Tacoma Public Utilities. |
| Puget Sound Energy | Electric in parts of King (not Seattle), Pierce (not Tacoma), Kittitas and Island counties and all of Kitsap, Skagit, Thurston and Whatcom; gas in parts of King, Pierce, Snohomish, Thurston, Kittitas and Lewis PSE service map | EnergyCAP, PSE's free tool, uploads usage to Portfolio Manager. See Puget Sound Energy (PSE). |
Other utilities serve parts of the county. The one that bills the building is the one to ask.
How to tell which steps you need
- Tacoma Power bill
- Start with TPU's intake form; nothing flows until you have the custom meter ID. See Tacoma Public Utilities.
- PSE bill
- Register in EnergyCAP with the 12-digit account number from the bill. See Puget Sound Energy (PSE).
- Both
- Set up each connection separately. Portfolio Manager holds the meters from both on one property.
Free local help
- Tacoma Power offers rebates and a building walk-through, which it says is not an energy audit TPU Clean Buildings page.
- The Smart Buildings Center's Clean Buildings Helpdesk answers Tier 2 questions for free.
- Commerce's BEACON fellowship, which paired owners with trained fellows, had its services on hold when we checked November 11, 2026 (Commerce BEACON page).
Tier 2 dates
- About January 1, 2027
- Last safe date to apply for an Exemptions.
- January 1, 2027 to January 1, 2028
- Window to apply for an Extensions.
- July 1, 2027
- Tier 2 compliance report due, then every five years.
Steps and figures on this page were read on the linked sources on November 11, 2026.
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