The law doesn't say "electrify."It says "reduce emissions."
Local Law 97 is a performance standard. It sets the goal, 40% lower building emissions by 2030 and 80% by 2050, and leaves the how to you.
Don't gut your building. Clean up your gas.
- Keep your boilers. No tear outs, no heat pumps, no opening up apartment walls.
- Keep your gas service. Same meter, same pipes, same utility. The gas just gets cleaner.
- Skip the multimillion-dollar retrofit. No special assessments for equipment you don't need.
- Zero disruption. Residents stay home. Operations keep running.
- Not a credit. A delivery. Real low carbon gas, scheduled through the pipeline to your building.
Standard Carbon's Carbon Bridge™, StandardRNG™ and StandardRNG+™ are the smartest path to Local Law 97 compliance in New York City.
StandardRNG™
Low carbon renewable natural gas delivered through the gas service you already have, with a carbon intensity up to 65% lower than conventional gas. No equipment changes. No construction.
Learn how StandardRNG™ works →StandardRNG+™
The biogenic version of StandardRNG™. We blend it to hit the carbon intensity score your building needs, and in many cases that score is below zero, reaching as low as -300.
Carbon Bridge™
On site technology that takes the CO₂ from your building's own exhaust and converts it into pipeline-grade gas. Your emissions go down, and what you already burn becomes a resource.
How the law actually works
Local Law 97 sets an emissions limit for your building. Your emissions are calculated as fuel consumed times a coefficient for that fuel. The law itself (Section 28-320.3.1.1) directs the Department of Buildings to set coefficients for fuels it doesn't already list.
It picks the outcome, not the method. Anyone telling you the "intent" of the law is a specific technology is describing their preference, not the statute.
Join the fight for Local Law 97 affordability.
Because that's what it's really about: affordable homes, affordable businesses and New Yorkers keeping their jobs.
Update: The City Says Yes to Cow Gas Delivery. It told state regulators to allow locally sourced renewable natural gas "to the maximum extent possible." We're making progress, but DOB still needs to set the number. Until it does, buildings can't get credit for the cleaner gas they burn.
What is Cow Gas? Food scraps and manure go into sealed tanks. As they break down, they give off a gas that would normally escape into the air. Instead of polluting the air, that gas becomes clean fuel. And when we say Cow Gas, we mean People Gas too. New York City's 14 wastewater treatment plants can turn what we flush into clean fuel the same way, and New York already does it in Brooklyn.
Who pays if DOB gets this wrong?
- Co-ops and condos
- Mitchell-Lama and affordable housing
- Rent-regulated and apartment buildings
- Commercial buildings and businesses
It's not just homes. It's jobs. Rip-and-replace means special assessments, higher rents and higher costs for the businesses that rent space in these buildings. One New York employer we work with has 120 jobs on the line if it's forced down that path. It's far from the only one.
- Covers NYC buildings over 25,000 square feet
- $268 per ton of CO₂ over the cap, every year
- Caps have been in effect since 2024 and get tighter in 2030, 2035, 2040, 2045 and 2050
Without the disruption.
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Compliance doesn’t need to be confusing or expensive. With Standard Carbon solutions, you can reduce your carbon footprint and keep your building running smoothly while staying ahead of local mandates. Whether you’re looking to understand Local Law 97, explore the Climate Mobilization Act, or find out what we can do to reduce carbon emissions, we’re here to help.
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