New York City
For New York City, jurisdiction level is city; ordinance citation is NYC Local Law 84 of 2009, as amended by Local Law 133 of 2016; sq ft threshold is Per Covered Buildings List (see NYC Administrative Code §28-309.2); covered building types is buildings on the Covered Buildings List, excluding garden-style apartments (not more than three stories, individually-owned HVAC); reporting deadline is May 1, recorded from its source on 2026-08-15.
- jurisdiction
- New York City
- jurisdiction level
- city
- ordinance citation
- NYC Local Law 84 of 2009, as amended by Local Law 133 of 2016
- sq ft threshold
- Per Covered Buildings List (see NYC Administrative Code §28-309.2)
- covered building types
- buildings on the Covered Buildings List, excluding garden-style apartments (not more than three stories, individually-owned HVAC)
- reporting deadline
- May 1
- reporting platform
- ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager
- performance standard
- Energy efficiency grading required under Local Law 33 of 2018 and Local Law 95 of 2019
- penalty noncompliance
- $500 per violation, up to $2,000 per year; $1,250 for failure to display energy efficiency rating label
What the source says
requires owners of buildings that meet the criteria outlined in the law to annually measure their energy and water consumption through a process called benchmarking. The law standardizes this process by requiring building owners to utilize the United States Environmental Protection Agency
— nyc.gov, retrieved 2026-08-15
Source
- nyc.govhttps://www.nyc.gov/site/buildings/codes/benchmarking.page