DEP > BWT_9606_26th Ward WPCP Campus

How does DEP > BWT_9606_26th Ward WPCP Campus compare with other wastewater treatment plant buildings in New York City?

The latest disclosures cover 14 wastewater treatment plant buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. DEP > BWT_9606_26th Ward WPCP Campus's ENERGY STAR score of 42 compares with an average of 38 across the 14 that report a score; it scores higher than 57% of them and lower than 36%. Its site EUI of 360.4 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 364.3 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 37.1 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 35.8 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 389,556 sq ft, it is about 43% below the average floor area of 685,694 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1944, 8 years earlier than the group's average year built (1952). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 24 wastewater treatment plant buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 41 and a site EUI of 373.7 kBtu/ft².

How has DEP > BWT_9606_26th Ward WPCP Campus's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for DEP > BWT_9606_26th Ward WPCP Campus, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 50 in 2022 to 42 in 2024 (-8 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 50. Site EUI moved from 194.9 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 360.4 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 85% increase. Reported emissions went from 10,592 tCO₂e to 14,457 tCO₂e over the same span (up 36%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 42 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 42 means the building performs better than about 42% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 42 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 33 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. DEP > BWT_9606_26th Ward WPCP Campus's 360.4 kBtu/ft² across 389,556 sq ft works out to about 140.4 billion Btu (41,146 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 884.3 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 33,014,679 kWh of electricity, 268,393 therms of natural gas and 57,263 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires DEP > BWT_9606_26th Ward WPCP Campus to report its energy use?

DEP > BWT_9606_26th Ward WPCP Campus 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 2024 disclosure (source record nyc:21355920:2024). 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.