# New York City — Building Energy Benchmarking and Performance Standard Requirements by Jurisdiction

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

## Source

- https://www.nyc.gov/site/buildings/codes/benchmarking.page

Last verified: 2026-08-15. Review by: 2027-02-11.
Part of [Building Energy Benchmarking and Performance Standard Requirements by Jurisdiction](https://referencesource.org/building-energy-benchmarking-requirements/).