Philadelphia’s Municipal Energy Dashboard is a public tool launched by the City’s Office of Sustainability on October 13, 2026. It gives residents a way to follow how municipal buildings use energy, what the City spends on it, and how its operations are progressing toward sustainability goals. The City buys energy to heat, cool, and power more than 600 facilities, including libraries, recreation centers, police stations, and offices.1
The dashboard has four sections. Summary reports progress toward the Municipal Energy Master Plan goals, using data verified and published in biennial plan updates. Energy covers a portfolio of 616 facilities with more than $40 million in annual energy costs. It lets users compare energy use intensity—the energy consumed relative to a building’s size—and identify buildings with high energy use or costs, as well as those that have improved.1
Building Programs tracks compliance with Philadelphia’s Building Energy Performance Program, which requires large non-residential buildings to complete efficiency tune-ups. The City cites the Philadelphia Police Training Center & Academy at Woodhaven as an example: after a tune-up, it cut energy use by more than 30%. The Projects section lists major efficiency work completed or underway, including upgrades at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, downtown office buildings, health centers, and homeless-services buildings.1
The dashboard makes the City’s existing energy targets easier to inspect: cut greenhouse-gas emissions from the municipal built environment by 50% and energy use by 20% by 2030, obtain all electricity from renewable sources by 2030, and maintain or reduce energy costs. These targets come from the Municipal Energy Master Plan, released in 2017; its progress updates are published every two years.23 The City says the dashboard will be updated as data becomes available.1