Update: The NYC Department of Buildings published the final version of these rules in December 2022. You can read the final rules here.
Published November 1, 2022
The NYC Department of Buildings has released the much-anticipated Proposed Rules for Local Law 97. The comprehensive package refines many of the law’s details on carbon accounting and compliance requirements through 2050. Once finalized, these rules will shape the law for the decades ahead.
On November 1, we hosted a special webinar with the Department of Buildings to sift through the details and unpack the technical guidance, including:
- New property types and GHG limits;
- 2030 carbon coefficients for all fuel types, including electricity;
- Limitation on deductions for renewable energy credits to electricity use;
- Many other technical details like calculations for solar, storage, cogen, campus properties and time-of-use electricity; and
- How to submit comments on the Proposed Rules.
These proposed rules are the result of significant work from DOB’s newly-created Bureau of Sustainability, along with partner agencies, the Local Law 97 Advisory Board and Working Groups.
And make sure to read our blog on the five things to know about the proposed rules.
Speakers
Moderator
Chris Halfnight
Chief Operating Officer and Incoming CEO
Chris is the COO of Urban Green Council, overseeing the organization’s strategy, research, policy and education initiatives to advance energy efficiency and building decarbonization in New York City, New York State and beyond. He was previously Senior Director of Research and Policy, leading data analysis, clean tech research, policy development, and city and state advocacy efforts. Chris is a mayoral appointee to NYC’s 26-member Sustainability Advisory Board. Prior to Urban Green, Chris was an attorney at Shearman & Sterling LLP and worked on clean energy policy for the Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy and NRDC. He holds a B.A. and J.D. from McGill University and a Master of Environmental Management with a specialization in energy systems from the Yale School of the Environment.