Local Law 84: Monthly Building Energy and Fuel Consumption in New York City

Monthly whole building electricity and natural gas consumption data for large privately owned and City-owned buildings in New York City. The dataset includes consumption figures for multiple fuel types, such as Fuel Oil #1, #2, #4, and #5&6, as well as electricity from the grid and onsite renewables. Data is provided by data.cityofnewyork.us and was last updated on 2025-11-25.

Use Cases

• Analyze seasonal energy consumption patterns using Month, Calendar Year, and Electricity Use (kBtu).
• Compare fuel type efficiency across properties using columns for Natural Gas Use, District Steam Use, and various Fuel Oil Use metrics.
• Aggregate energy use for portfolio analysis using Property Id, Parent Property ID, and Parent Property Name.
• Estimate greenhouse gas emissions by converting fuel consumption data from columns like Natural Gas Use and Fuel Oil #2 Use into CO2 equivalents.

Strengths

• Data is structured with a clear key for linking to annual datasets via the Property Id column.
• Includes granular monthly consumption data for at least 7 different energy and fuel types.
• Last updated on 2025-11-25, indicating recent maintenance.

Limitations

• Row count and total dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

data.cityofnewyork.us

Collection Method

Likely collected for compliance with New York City's Local Law 84 energy benchmarking regulations.

Time Range

Coverage is indicated by Calendar Year and Month columns; specific range is not stated.

Freshness

Last updated 2025-11-25 17:26:45; freshness should be verified.

Geography

New York City, based on the organization and law referenced.