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Energy savings in New York?

New York energy advisory and savings.

ConEd, NYSEG, National Grid, and PSEG Long Island carrying the highest delivery charges in the lower 48, with NYISO demand response and NYSERDA stacking on top.

Territory profile

State
NY
Market
Deregulated supply market
Utilities tracked
6
Programs tracked
6

New York commercial energy strategy spans some of the highest-cost delivery service in the country (ConEd, NYSEG, National Grid, PSEG Long Island, Orange and Rockland, Central Hudson) plus a stacked program environment combining NYSERDA project funding, NYISO Special Case Resources demand response, and city-level compliance mandates like NYC Local Law 97 carbon performance. ConEd commercial tariffs SC-2, SC-8, SC-9, and SC-12 each set distinct demand structures; schedule election and demand response enrollment routinely drive structural double-digit savings. For NYC building portfolios over 25,000 square feet, Local Law 97 penalty exposure (running $268 per metric ton CO2e above the compliance limit) drives most of the project economics. Developments CS works across all the major investor-owned utilities, PSEG-LI, and the LL97 compliance pathway, with NYSERDA and utility incentive stacking layered into the recovery plan.

Major utilities we work with

Utilities we track in New York

Each utility carries its own tariff book, demand structure, and program environment. The engagement maps every account against every applicable schedule.

  • Consolidated Edison (ConEd)

    combined

    Electric, gas, and steam service across New York City and most of Westchester County. Commercial tariff schedules SC-2, SC-8, SC-9, and SC-12 each carry their own demand structure. Some of the highest delivery charges in the country.

  • NYSEG

    combined

    Electric and gas service across most of Upstate New York outside ConEd, National Grid, and PSEG-LI territory. Commercial schedules SC-2, SC-3, SC-7, and SC-8 set the rate structure.

  • National Grid New York

    combined

    Electric service across most of Upstate New York including Albany, Syracuse, Buffalo, and surrounding areas. Gas service across Upstate plus Long Island and parts of NYC. Commercial SC schedules per service territory.

  • PSEG Long Island

    electric

    Electric distribution across Nassau and Suffolk counties under management contract with LIPA. Commercial tariffs Schedule 2, 285, and Multiple Dwelling each set distinct structures.

  • Orange and Rockland Utilities

    combined

    ConEd-owned electric and gas utility serving Orange, Rockland, and Sullivan counties. Separate rate structures from ConEd despite shared parent.

  • Central Hudson Gas and Electric

    combined

    Electric and gas service across the Mid-Hudson Valley. Commercial tariffs SC-2, SC-3 with distinct demand and energy components.

Programs we capture

Key New York programs the engagement stacks into

State and utility programs that stack with the underlying tariff and procurement work to compound the annualized recovery.

  • Rebate

    NYSERDA Commercial Tenant Program

    Funding for commercial tenants pursuing energy efficiency in leased space. Covers up to 75 percent of project cost on qualifying measures, including controls, lighting, and HVAC.

  • Rebate

    NYSERDA FlexTech Program

    Engineering study cost-share for commercial energy projects. Pays up to 50 percent of qualifying study cost, capped at $1 million per project. Useful for ASHRAE Level 2 and 3 audits where capital project decisions hinge on the analysis.

  • Rebate

    ConEd Commercial and Industrial Energy Efficiency Program

    Prescriptive and custom rebates for ConEd commercial accounts on lighting, HVAC, controls, gas equipment, and engineered measures. Stacks with NYSERDA program funding on qualifying projects.

  • Demand response

    NYISO Special Case Resources (SCR) demand response

    Capacity payments for committed load reduction during NYISO grid events. Commercial sites with at least 100 kW of dispatchable load qualify through an aggregator relationship.

  • Tariff structure

    Local Law 97 carbon performance compliance

    Not an incentive program; the NYC carbon performance law applying to most buildings over 25,000 square feet. Penalties for non-compliance run $268 per metric ton CO2e over the limit; project economics for compliance pathways drive most NYC commercial efficiency work.

  • Rebate

    New York commercial PACE

    Property Assessed Clean Energy financing for commercial energy projects. Available in most counties; repaid through a property tax assessment. Terms run up to 25 years.

What an engagement looks like

How a New York engagement runs

A New York engagement begins with a delivery cost analysis. ConEd, NYSEG, and National Grid each carry some of the highest delivery charges in the country, and the commercial tariff schedule on the account drives whether that delivery cost is structured around energy (kWh) or demand (kW). The first week of work runs twelve months of interval data against every eligible schedule on each meter; schedule election alone routinely produces 8 to 15 percent annualized savings on the affected accounts.

From there, the engagement layers NYISO Special Case Resources demand response enrollment (any commercial site with at least 100 kW of dispatchable load qualifies through an aggregator), NYSERDA Commercial Tenant or FlexTech project funding for any capital projects in scope, and ConEd or National Grid utility-administered rebates on prescriptive measures. The stacked incentive economics frequently cover 30 to 50 percent of the project cost on qualifying retrofits.

For NYC commercial portfolios over 25,000 square feet, the Local Law 97 compliance pathway often drives the entire strategy. Penalties for exceeding the carbon performance limit run $268 per metric ton CO2e above the limit; the 2024 compliance period set the first material penalty exposure, and the 2030 step-down increases it further. Engagement plans for LL97 typically combine measured efficiency, fuel switching on the heaviest gas loads, and selective on-site renewable or storage where the building supports it.

Sample finding patterns

What the pipeline catches in New York

Plausible examples drawn from the pattern types most commonly caught in New York. Specific clients are not named; utilities, tariff codes, and recovery ranges are. Recovery ranges are stated as ranges (typically the 25th to 75th percentile of the relevant cohort), never as point estimates.

  • Tariff schedule election

    ConEd · SC-9 vs SC-8

    A Manhattan office building operating on ConEd SC-9 (large general service, demand-billed) had a load profile that aligned better with SC-8 (general service, secondary, demand-billed) at the actual demand band. Twelve months of analysis showed an 8 percent structural saving on SC-8. The election filing required a sworn customer statement and a 12-month commitment.

  • Local Law 97 compliance penalty avoidance

    ConEd plus NYC Department of Buildings

    A NYC commercial portfolio of 14 buildings was projected to face Local Law 97 penalties of roughly $1.2M annualized starting in the 2024 compliance period. A combined retrofit plan (lighting, HVAC controls, building envelope, fuel switching on two buildings) brought 11 of 14 buildings into compliance; the remaining three are on a multi-year compliance pathway. NYSERDA Commercial Tenant program and ConEd rebates covered approximately 35 percent of the project cost.

  • SCR demand response enrollment

    PSEG Long Island and NYISO

    A Suffolk County manufacturing campus had 800 kW of dispatchable load (production scheduling flexibility, HVAC setback in office areas, parking lot lighting) and had never enrolled in NYISO SCR. Enrollment through an aggregator produced monthly capacity payments. Dispatch events average three to four per year; coordination with production scheduling prevented operational impact.

  • Gas tariff classification

    National Grid New York

    An Upstate New York food processor was billed on National Grid SC-2 (small general service) but consuming gas volumes that put the load on SC-3 (general service, demand-billed) for several years. Reclassification to the correct schedule and back-credit pursuit on prior overpayments produced both ongoing savings and a one-time refund.

Related engagement archetypes

How this looks as a complete engagement

Engagement archetypes describe the pattern of work across a cohort of engagements sharing the same vertical, tariff exposure, and recovery shape.

Where to next

The disciplines that drive the work in New York

The New York engagement runs across all our standard service lines. Tariff and rate audits and billing forensics produce the immediate-cycle bill corrections; demand management and supply procurement cut the structural cost base; incentives and grants stack utility and state program funding into capital projects; tax and fee recovery surfaces back-credit on prior overpayments where qualifying use applies.

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