The Energy Topic Area addresses deep energy retrofits, building electrification, low-carbon district energy systems, renewable energy supply and storage, and GHG emissions monitoring and reporting in Battery Park City. Implementing these Strategies will significantly reduce energy demands and associated GHG emissions in Battery Park City and ensure that building systems are more efficient and healthier overall. These improvements will also deliver many co-benefits from simplified maintenance to reduced operational costs to improved air quality and controllability of systems. The best method for achieving these improvements is through collaboration across the diverse building portfolio in Battery Park City, supported by external partnerships and programs.
Highlights:
BPC Building Inventory
Battery Park City’s Building Inventory was completed in Fall 2021 and is a key element of our Sustainability Plan. It provides a high-level cataloging of building systems and energy use across the neighborhood. The Inventory begins to identify solutions to achieve significant reductions in GHG emissions and underscores the importance of BPCA serving a facilitator role and connecting buildings with existing funding and financial programs with City, State, and utility partners. This will also help inform the ongoing development of our Climate Action Plan that will establish GHG reduction pathway targets for buildings, transportation, and waste as we chart a path toward carbon neutrality by 2050.
SEE IT: BPC Building Inventory Presentation (February 2022)
Resources for BPC Buildings and Residents:
Empire Building Playbook: An Owner’s Guide to Low Carbon Retrofits
The Playbook is a resource that will help you frame your building efficiency and decarbonization goals within the context of real life case studies, harness lessons learned from real estate owners who have already gone through the process, and capture the economic benefits of high performance buildings.
NYC Accelerator provides free, personalized guidance to make cost-saving, energy-efficiency upgrades and reduce carbon emissions in New York City
The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, known as NYSERDA, promotes energy efficiency and the use of renewable energy sources. NYSERDA has several programs that help you lower your home or business’s energy bills, reduce your environmental impact, and/or support clean energy and transportation in New York State.
Con Ed Multifamily Incentive Program
Con Edison Clean Heat Incentive Program
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