55 West Wacker Drive

55 West Wacker Drive, Chicago IL, 60601 Find on Google Maps

Chicago Building ID: 158392

Building Info

Square Footage: 278,671 sqft
Higher than 77% of all buildings
2.2x median
124,364 sqft
1.2x median Office
231,240 sqft
Built: 1967
Primary Property Type: Office
Community Area: Loop
Ward: 42
Chicago Energy Rating: 3.0 / 4
Energy Star Score: 68 / 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 C: 6.5 kg CO₂e / sqft
Higher than 56% of all buildings
1.0x median
6.2 kg CO₂e / sqft
1.0x median Office
6.6 kg CO₂e / sqft
Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions: 1,819 tons CO₂e
Higher than 76% of all buildings
2.2x median
841.4 tons CO₂e
1.1x median Office
1,647.9 tons CO₂e

Years Reported 8/9
A

2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023

Energy Breakdown for 55 West Wacker Drive

Fossil Gas Use (aka Natural Gas): 14,361,548 kBtu
Est. Gas Bill: $171,000 for 2023**
Higher than 83% of all buildings
2.6x median
5,517,828 kBtu
2.9x median Office
4,958,713.7 kBtu
Electricity Use: 7,552,116 kBtu
Est. Electric Bill: $317,000 for 2023**
Higher than 73% of all buildings
2.1x median
3,580,332.6 kBtu
0.8x median Office
9,303,318.1 kBtu

Energy Mix C

Total Energy Use: 21,913,665 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 55 West Wacker Drive

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
2015	C	C	C	A	10.5	2,929	45%Electricity 55%Fossil Gas 0%Other	10,996,627	13,553,452	175	278,671	-	76.0
2016	C	D	B	A	9.9	2,758	49%Electricity 51%Fossil Gas 0%Other	11,506,482	12,004,394	174.9	278,671	-	76.0
2017	C	D	B	A	9.6	2,687	46%Electricity 54%Fossil Gas 0%Other	10,904,633	12,629,694	170.5	278,671	-	79.0
2018	C	D	B	A	9.8	2,721	43%Electricity 57%Fossil Gas 0%Other	11,499,805	15,217,060	172.9	278,671	2.5	45.0
2019	C	D	B	A	9.4	2,623	36%Electricity 64%Fossil Gas 0%Other	10,023,630	17,996,893	168.5	278,671	2.5	58.0
2020	C	D	B	A	7.4	2,063	40%Electricity 60%Fossil Gas 0%Other	8,729,286	13,196,400	137.4	283,780	4.0	65.0
2021	C	D	B	A	7.3	2,040	38%Electricity 62%Fossil Gas 0%Other	8,858,890	14,595,079	144	283,780	2.5	60.0
2022						-		-	-		283,780	0.0	-
2023	C	C	C	A	6.5	1,819	34%Electricity 66%Fossil Gas 0%Other	7,552,116	14,361,549	130	278,671	3.0	68.0

* 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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