540 West Madison
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540 W. Madison, Chicago IL, 60661 Find on Google Maps

Chicago Building ID: 101729

Building Info

Square Footage: 1,222,281 sqft
Higher than 98% of all buildings
10x median
124,364 sqft
1.4x median Financial Office
903,140.5 sqft
Built: 2004
Primary Property Type: Financial Office
Community Area: Near West Side
Ward: 34
Chicago Energy Rating: 4.0 / 4
Energy Star Score: 73 / 100
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2023 Report Card

Overall Grade

Emissions Intensity - 50%

Energy Mix - 40%

Consistent Reporting - 10%

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Emissions & Energy Information for 2023

Greenhouse Gas Intensity F: 15.2 kg CO₂e / sqft
Higher than 95% of all buildings
2.5x median
6.2 kg CO₂e / sqft
1.4x median Financial Office
10.9 kg CO₂e / sqft
Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions: 18,624 tons CO₂e
#18 Highest in Chicago* 🚩
22x median
841.4 tons CO₂e
1.7x median Financial Office
11,240.6 tons CO₂e

Years Reported 9/10
A

2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023

Energy Breakdown for 540 West Madison

Fossil Gas Use (aka Natural Gas): 883,257 kBtu
Est. Gas Bill: $11,000 for 2023**
Lower than 95% of all buildings
1/6 median
5,517,828 kBtu
1/10 median Financial Office
8,754,635.8 kBtu
Electricity Use: 132,771,079 kBtu
Est. Electric Bill: $5,565,000 for 2023**
#11 Highest in Chicago* 🚩
37x median
3,580,332.6 kBtu
1.7x median Financial Office
77,012,465.2 kBtu

Energy Mix A

Total Energy Use: 133,654,338 kBTU

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Source Energy Usage Intensity: Not Reported
This data was not reported for this building this year, which likely means a value of zero for this field.
Site Energy Usage Intensity: Not Reported
This data was not reported for this building this year, which likely means a value of zero for this field.

Full Historical Data Table for 540 West Madison

Year	Overall Grade	Emissions Intensity Sub-Grade	Energy Mix Sub-Grade	Reporting Mix Sub-Grade	GHG Intensity kg CO₂e / sqft	GHG Emissions metric tons CO₂e	Energy Mix	Electricity Use kBTU	Fossil Gas Use kBTU	Source EUI kBTU / sqft	Floor Area sqft	Chicago Energy Rating	Energy Star Score
2014	C	D	B	A	15.15	18,514	99%Electricity 1%Fossil Gas 0%Other	91,870,045	1,060,716	237	1,222,281	-	77.0
2015	C	D	A	A	13.9	16,997	99%Electricity 1%Fossil Gas 0%Other	84,347,472	953,831	217.5	1,222,281	-	81.0
2016	C	F	A	A	12.7	15,542	99%Electricity 1%Fossil Gas 0%Other	84,125,624	688,143	216.7	1,222,281	-	86.0
2017	C	F	A	A	13.5	16,514	100%Electricity 0%Fossil Gas 0%Other	89,191,557	442,307	229.5	1,222,281	-	91.0
2018	C	F	A	A	12.7	15,570	100%Electricity 0%Fossil Gas 0%Other	93,478,257	357,344	214.4	1,222,281	4.0	81.0
2019						-		102,448,712	838,936		1,222,281	4.0	79.0
2020	C	F	A	A	13.4	16,431	99%Electricity 1%Fossil Gas 0%Other	105,046,453	689,249	241.2	1,419,333	4.0	88.0
2021	C	F	A	A	13	15,899	99%Electricity 1%Fossil Gas 0%Other	110,938,143	1,020,466	255	1,419,333	4.0	86.0
2022	C	F	A	A	13.6	16,648	99%Electricity 1%Fossil Gas 0%Other	126,069,984	817,699	289.5	1,419,333	3.5	74.0
2023	C	F	A	A	15.2	18,624	99%Electricity 1%Fossil Gas 0%Other	132,771,080	883,258	304.9	1,222,281	4.0	73.0

* Note on Rankings: Rankings and medians are among included buildings, which are those who reported under the Chicago Energy Benchmarking Ordinance for the year 2023, which only applies to buildings over 50,000 square feet.

** Note on Bill Estimates: Estimates for gas and electric bills are based on average electric and gas retail prices for Chicago in 2021 and are rounded. We expect large buildings would negotiate lower rates with utilities, but these estimates serve as an upper bound of cost and help understand the volume of energy a building is used by comparing it to your own energy bills! See our Chicago Gas & Electric Costs Source for the original statistics.

Data Source: Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data

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