Enter the Detroit Energy Challenge and Showcase your Building!

Competing is simple and easy, and you only need to enroll one time in order to compete year after year in both the Detroit Energy Challenge and Michigan Battle of the buildings. 

• Are you new to the challenge?  Begin by enrolling your building(s) here!
• Already reporting your data? - You will be automatically entered! 

The Detroit Energy Challenge is an extension of the Michigan Battle of the Buildings, in partnership with Detroit 2030 District and the City of Detroit Office of Sustainability. With visionary sponsorship by DTE, the program awards local Detroit commercial, industrial and multi-family buildings for energy-efficient practices. Detroit area buildings enrolled in the Michigan Battle of the Buildings are automatically considered for local and state-wide recognition. There is no cost to enter the annual competition.

The 2026 competition will compare the year 2025 to 2026 usage to identify Detroit's biggest losers and award buildings with the greatest energy reductions. Update your utility data in Energy Star Portfolio Manager by March 3, 2027. Energy usage data includes gas, electric, steam (if applicable) and water (optional) for complete 2025 and 2026 calendar years.

Update your utility data in Energy Star Portfolio Manager by March 3, 2027. Data must include 2025 and 2026 gas, electric, steam (if applicable), and water (optional) usage. The competition will compare 2025 to 2026 usage and will award the biggest losers! 

If you have any questions or need help with Energy Star Portfolio Manager, please reach out to the Detroit 2030 District here. For more information, click here. The Detroit 2030 District is here to support you!

Michigan Energy Awards & Summit & Detroit Energy Breakfast

• May 19th 2027 - Michigan Energy Summit
  Michigan's biggest losers are awarded annually at the Michigan Energy Summit, which will be held at the Kellogg Center in East Lansing. This year, the conference is on May 19, 2027.
• June 2027 - Detroit Energy Awards and Breakfast 
  Detroit's biggest losers will be awarded at the sixth annual Detroit Energy Challenge Awards Breakfast in Detroit in June 2027! More details to come.

To see Detroit's biggest losers from last year's competition, click here and scroll to the bottom of the page.