03/03/2026
Good news for building owners: there’s still time to get ahead of this year’s benchmarking deadlines in New York City.
Across the U.S., more cities and states now require large buildings to benchmark and report annual energy and water use, including New York City’s Local Law 84 and Local Law 97.
In NYC, covered buildings must submit benchmarking data through EPA’s ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager by May 1 each year, with escalating fines of $500 per quarter, up to $2,000 annually, for missing the deadline.
For executives, the real risk is twofold:
-Compliance penalties that quietly accumulate on your properties’ records.
-Bad data in utility bills flowing straight into your ESG metrics, carbon reporting, and capital plans.
UtiliSave’s approach is simple:
-We collect, clean, and validate your utility data from the source bills.
-We complete required benchmarking filings on time, using EPA Portfolio Manager and local portals.
-And for clients of our utility cost reduction services, NYC benchmarking is provided at no additional cost.
👉 If your team is juggling LL84, LL97 or other local benchmarking rules this year, UtiliSave can turn compliance into a low‑friction byproduct of the utility auditing you already need.
Learn more about our benchmarking support: https://lnkd.in/ez9wWKtz