966 Alabama Ave

How does 966 Alabama Ave compare with other distribution center buildings in New York City?

The latest disclosures cover 234 distribution center buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. 966 Alabama Ave's ENERGY STAR score of 30 compares with an average of 52 across the 201 that report a score; it scores higher than 27% of them and lower than 72%. Its site EUI of 32.5 kBtu/ft² is about 28% below the average of 45.1 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 3.1 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 11% below the group average of 3.5 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 40,000 sq ft, it is about 62% below the average floor area of 105,336 sq ft for those buildings. Its 1961 construction date is close to the group's average year built (1963). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 4,082 distribution center buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 65 and a site EUI of 24.2 kBtu/ft².

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 30 mean?

ENERGY STAR scores run from 1 to 100 and are computed by the EPA's Portfolio Manager as a percentile against similar buildings nationwide, adjusted for climate, size and use: a score of 30 means the building performs better than about 30% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 30 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 45 points below 75, the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification. In New York City, 43% of scored buildings are at 75 or above.

Site energy-use intensity (EUI) is the energy a building uses on site in a year divided by its floor area, in thousand Btu per square foot — lower is more efficient. 966 Alabama Ave's 32.5 kBtu/ft² across 40,000 sq ft works out to about 1.3 billion Btu (381 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 76.9 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 286,071 kWh of electricity and 3,257 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires 966 Alabama Ave to report its energy use?

966 Alabama Ave reports under Local Law 84 (LL84), the legal basis of New York City's Energy and Water Data Disclosure program, which publishes each covered building's annual benchmarking results. The record shown here is the report-year 2023 disclosure (source record nyc:33063549:2023). Under Local Law 97, buildings over 25,000 sq ft face carbon caps with fines of $268 per metric ton of CO₂e over the limit, phasing in from 2024.