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Tacoma: Tier 2 and Tacoma Power data
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Short answer
What do Tacoma building owners need for Tier 2?
A Tier 2 report by July 1, 2027 for buildings with more than 20,000 and up to 50,000 sq ft of nonresidential space, or multifamily over 20,000 sq ft. Tacoma Power estimates 5,000 to 7,000 Tier 2 buildings in its service area. Its data reaches Portfolio Manager only after you complete TPU's intake form.
Key factsChecked November 11, 2026
- Tier 2 buildings
- 5,000 to 7,000 estimated in Tacoma Power's area Tacoma Power CES plan
- First step
- TPU intake form, then a custom meter ID TPU Portfolio Manager page
- History
- Up to 24 months TPU Portfolio Manager page
- Update lag
- About 60 days after the billing cycle closes TPU Portfolio Manager page
- Incentive
- Tacoma Power is a participating utility Commerce utilities list
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 (gas) | Natural gas in parts of Pierce County PSE service map | EnergyCAP uploads PSE usage to Portfolio Manager. See Puget Sound Energy (PSE). |
Check your bills: the utility that bills the building is the one to ask.
Tacoma Power's order of steps
- Fill out Tacoma Public Utilities' intake form. You get a custom meter ID.
- In Portfolio Manager, connect to the TPU MyConsumption account. TPU accepts within 24 to 48 hours.
- Add a meter using the custom meter ID and share it with TPU using Exchange Data.
TPU loads up to 24 months of history. New data arrives about 60 days after each billing cycle closes, so start early.
Free local help
- Tacoma Power offers rebates and a walk-through of your building. It says the walk-through is not an energy audit, and it does not fund audits 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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