Local Law 84 (LL84) requires building owners to report data on annual energy and water usage. Click on the section titles below to review how to obtain both types of data.

Energy Data Collection
Water Data Collection

Energy Data Collection
In order to obtain whole building energy use for benchmarking, building owners will need to obtain residential or non-residential tenant consumption data. There are two ways to acquire information; requesting from tenants or requesting from utilities.

Non-Residential Tenant Data Collection Form
Under LL84 section 28-308.4.1, a building owner must first request information from separately metered non-residential tenants by issuing a request form in person, by mail, via email, etc.
Download the Non-Residential Tenant Data Collection Form (in PDF) (modified as of January 15, 2013). 

Aggregated Energy Data for All Buildings
If a building owner is unable to receive information from separately metered tenants, he or she can obtain aggregated energy data (a building's entire electric and gas consumption measured by month) from a private utility. The following utilities offer aggregated consumption data:

• Consolidated Edison (Con Ed) provides aggregated consumption data for $102.50.
• NOTE - Con Ed will not start to receive requests for aggregated consumption until Friday, February 15, 2013.
  • UPDATED- Download Consultant FAQs- instructions to request data (in PDF)
  • Download a sample of aggregated energy data (in PDF)
  • Visit Con Ed's benchmarking website to learn more.
• National Grid offers two ways to request aggregated consumption data: via email or phone
  • Download the National Grid request for aggregated energy data (in PDF).
  • National Grid requires building owners to obtain authorization from their tenants to release historical gas consumption usage and billing information.
  • Download the sample authorization form (in PDF) available as a template that building owners must sign and submit with the data request
    

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Water Data Collection

The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) acts as the New York City water utility and provides all water consumption information. Covered buildings that have had an Automatic Meter Reader (AMR) installed for at least the entire calendar year of 2012 will be required to benchmark their water consumption. To see if your building is covered, refer to the Covered Buildings (Buildings Required to Benchmark) page.

Utilizing the Automated Benchmarking Services (ABS) within Portfolio Manager will directly upload water usage courtesy of the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). ABS requests can start as soon as February 1^st, 2013 and must be received by April 29^th, 2013. Below is the tutorial for requesting automatic water benchmarking: 

• Automatic water benchmarking tutorial (in PDF)

Covered buildings also have the option of manually inputting water usage. Below is the tutorial for manual water benchmarking:

• Manual water benchmarking tutorial (in PDF)

Assistance with Water Benchmarking

• Water Benchmarking Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) 
• Automatic Benchmarking Error Guide  (in PDF)

All other inquires about water benchmarking should be directed to the Department of Environmental Protection at Waterbenchmarking@dep.nyc.gov.

Other LL84 Benchmarking Links

About LL84
Covered Buildings List (Buildings Required to Benchmark)
How to Comply
Where to Get Help
Benchmarking Scores and Reports 

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