55 E Monroe 
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55 E Monroe St, Chicago IL, 60603 Find on Google Maps (opens in a new tab)

Chicago Building ID: 101717

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Building Info

Square Footage
2,065,628 sqft
#22 Largest
#11 Largest of Offices
15x median
139,707 sqft
8x median Office
259,000 sqft
Built
1972
Primary Property Type
Office
Community Area
Loop
Ward
34
Owner
Not Tagged

2022 Report Card

Overall Grade
B
Emissions Intensity - 50%
D
Energy Mix - 40%
A
Consistent Reporting - 10%
A
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Emissions & Energy Information for 2022

Greenhouse Gas Intensity D
201420228158.114.82
8.1 kg CO2e / sqft
Higher than 75% of all buildings
1.3x median
6.4 kg CO2e / sqft
1.2x median Office
6.9 kg CO2e / sqft
Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions
2014202212,98624,80912,98624,809
12,986 tons CO2e
#41 Highest in Chicago* 🚩
#13 Highest of Offices 🚩
15x median
885.8 tons CO2e
7x median Office
1,832.2 tons CO2e

Years Reported 8/9
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  • 2014 data reported

    2014

  • 2015 data reported

    2015

  • 2016 data reported

    2016

  • 2017 data reported

    2017

  • 2018 data reported

    2018

  • 2019 data not reported

    2019

  • 2020 data reported

    2020

  • 2021 data reported

    2021

  • 2022 data reported

    2022

Energy Breakdown

Fossil Gas Use (aka Natural Gas)
2014202201,223,41501,223,415
0 kBtu
Lower than 97% of all buildings
Median Chicago Building
5,818,399.6 kBtu
Median Office
2,672,800.1 kBtu
This Building Didn't Burn Any Fossil Gas! 🎉

This building burned no fossil gas on-site and isn't connected to a district heating system, meaning it's fully electric! View Chicago's Biggest Gas Free Buildings .

Electricity Use
2014202286,540,180111,793,90786,540,180111,793,907
86,540,180 kBtu
Est. Electric Bill: $3,627,000 for 2022**
#30 Highest in Chicago* 🚩
#14 Highest of Offices 🚩
23x median
3,796,376.7 kBtu
8x median Office
10,340,763.6 kBtu
District Chilled Water Use
2014202230,132,75459,895,64630,132,75459,895,646
30,132,754 kBtu

Most buildings don't use district chilling, so we don't currently have comparison data.

Energy Mix A

Total Energy Use: 116,672,935 kBTU

74%Electricity26%District Chilling
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Source Energy Usage Intensity
20142022166236165.5236
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 55 E Monroe

Year Overall
Grade 		Emissions
Intensity
Sub-Grade 		Energy Mix
Sub-Grade 		Reporting Mix
Sub-Grade 		GHG Intensity kg CO2e / sqft GHG Emissions metric tons CO2eEnergy MixElectricity Use kBTUFossil Gas Use kBTU District
Steam Use kBTU		 District Chilled
Water Use kBTU		Source EUI kBTU / sqft Floor Area sqft Chicago Energy
Rating 		Energy Star
Score
2014 C D B A 14.8224,809
72%Electricity
1%Fossil Gas
28%Other
111,793,9071,063,517 - 43,490,499 236 1,674,462 - 64.0
2015 C D A A 13.823,098
68%Electricity
1%Fossil Gas
31%Other
102,358,6011,019,668 - 47,038,919 220.7 1,674,462 - 69.0
2016 C F A A 12.921,589
62%Electricity
1%Fossil Gas
37%Other
99,652,2711,223,415 - 59,895,646 223.4 1,674,462 - 70.0
2017 C F A A 12.520,870
71%Electricity
1%Fossil Gas
28%Other
101,014,5801,164,338 - 40,451,726 214.3 1,674,462 - 78.0
2018 C F A A 12.120,341
73%Electricity
0%Fossil Gas
27%Other
109,376,778- - 40,700,220 205 1,674,462 2.5 51.0
2019-104,591,823- - - 1,674,462 2.5 59.0
2020 B D A A 9.315,558
72%Electricity
0%Fossil Gas
28%Other
88,292,385- - 33,751,200 166 2,144,478 4.0 68.0
2021 B D A A 8.614,344
73%Electricity
0%Fossil Gas
27%Other
88,161,952- - 33,249,275 165.5 2,144,478 2.5 59.0
2022 B D A A 8.112,986
74%Electricity
0%Fossil Gas
26%Other
86,540,181- - 30,132,754 169 2,065,629 - -

* Note on Rankings: Rankings and medians are among included buildings, which are those who reported under the Chicago Energy Benchmarking Ordinance for the year 2022, 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 (opens in a new tab) for the original statistics.

Data Source: Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data (opens in a new tab)

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