New law may limit Indianapolis’ energy benchmarking program
Indianapolis’ Thriving Buildings program incentivizes new developments to implement sustainable practices ahead of construction. The benchmark program also served as a model for other municipalities to adopt similar data gathering programs.
However a new bill signed by Indiana Gov. Braun included a provision to limit counties or municipalities from adopting or enforcing a utility usage data ordinance.
“This program is so important to our office’s work,” said Mo McReynolds, the director of the Indianapolis Office of Sustainability during the hearing. “We can’t manage what we don’t measure.”
The future of the program and the city’s goal for a carbon-zero future is still undecided.
