Local Law 84 requires owners of large residential and commercial buildings in the five boroughs to submit annual energy and water consumption reports to the City.

Local Law 84 is one of four regulations created by the Greener, Greater Buildings Plan (GGBP). New York City has almost one million buildings in an area of about 300 square miles, and these buildings make up the majority of energy and water used by the City. So in order for the City to reach its goal of a 30% reduction in Citywide greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, the GGBP was formed specifically to address this problem of energy waste in existing buildings.

Local Law 84 impacts you if you own a building that is larger than 25,000 square feet or if you have two or more buildings in a single lot that are larger than 100,000 square feet. You can see if your building falls under this requirement by checking the LL84 Covered Building List. Covered buildings that have an Automatic Meter Reader installed are required to submit water consumption reports in addition to energy consumption.

LL84 requires reports to be submitted by May 1 of each year. If you miss the May 1 deadline, the next quarterly deadlines for compliance are August 1, November 1, and February 1.

All energy utilities including electricity, natural gas, district energy, and any other purchased fuel type used to operate your building.

Water is another utility that is required for reporting.

Failure to comply with the provided deadlines will result in a fine. There is a $500 penalty for missing the May 1 deadline, and failure to comply by the following quarterly deadlines will result in additional penalties of $500 each, with a maximum of $2,000 in fines.

Building owners must report their energy usage data to EPA’s Portfolio Manager, a reporting tool that allows building owners to compare their building’s energy efficiency with similar buildings.

However:

• Touchstone IQ for Buildings is a fast, easy-to-use tool that integrates directly with EPA’s Portfolio Manager

• Touchstone IQ also offers expert-led benchmarking to building owners and managers looking for streamlined compliance and cost-saving recommendations

Many benchmarking ordinances require a Building ID as part of the report submission process. If needed, you may be able to find your Building ID number here.

• New York City Benchmarking and Energy Efficiency

• New York City Local Law 84

• New York City Local Law 97 Emissions Reduction

• New York City Building Energy Efficiency Rating Label

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