550 West Adams

550 W. Adams, Chicago IL, 60661 Find on Google Maps

Chicago Building ID: 101887

Building Info

Square Footage: 519,368 sqft
Higher than 90% of all buildings
4.2x median
124,364 sqft
2.2x median Office
231,240 sqft
Built: 2006
Primary Property Type: Office
Community Area: Near West Side
Ward: 34
Chicago Energy Rating: 4.0 / 4
Energy Star Score: 87 / 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 B: 4.7 kg CO₂e / sqft
Lower than 79% of all buildings
0.8x median
6.2 kg CO₂e / sqft
0.7x median Office
6.6 kg CO₂e / sqft
Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions: 2,419 tons CO₂e
Higher than 83% of all buildings
2.9x median
841.4 tons CO₂e
1.5x median Office
1,647.9 tons CO₂e

Years Reported 9/10
A

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Energy Breakdown for 550 West Adams

Fossil Gas Use (aka Natural Gas): 197,053 kBtu
Est. Gas Bill: $2,000 for 2023**
#15 Lowest of Offices 🏆
Lower than 98% of all buildings
1/28 median
5,517,828 kBtu
1/25 median Office
4,958,713.7 kBtu
Electricity Use: 17,218,554 kBtu
Est. Electric Bill: $722,000 for 2023**
Higher than 90% of all buildings
4.8x median
3,580,332.6 kBtu
1.9x median Office
9,303,318.1 kBtu

Energy Mix A

Total Energy Use: 17,415,607 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 550 West Adams

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	B	B	B	A	11.3	5,753	97%Electricity 3%Fossil Gas 0%Other	28,427,269	778,680	177	509,038	-	85.0
2015	B	D	A	A	11.4	5,804	97%Electricity 3%Fossil Gas 0%Other	28,686,148	757,321	178.5	509,038	-	83.0
2016	B	D	A	A	10.2	5,172	98%Electricity 2%Fossil Gas 0%Other	27,868,442	669,806	173.3	509,038	-	85.0
2017	B	D	A	A	9.5	4,854	97%Electricity 3%Fossil Gas 0%Other	26,051,337	715,100	162.2	509,038	-	88.0
2018	B	D	A	A	9.1	4,654	97%Electricity 3%Fossil Gas 0%Other	27,732,231	768,501	152.9	513,161	4.0	67.0
2019						-		26,639,548	-		519,368	4.0	76.0
2020	B	B	A	A	5.9	3,080	97%Electricity 3%Fossil Gas 0%Other	19,528,896	606,774	106.5	525,575	4.0	82.0
2021	A	B	A	A	5.3	2,732	99%Electricity 1%Fossil Gas 0%Other	19,037,991	256,383	103.2	525,575	4.0	84.0
2022	A	B	A	A	5	2,619	99%Electricity 1%Fossil Gas 0%Other	19,845,831	106,470	107.2	525,575	4.0	83.0
2023	A	B	A	A	4.7	2,419	99%Electricity 1%Fossil Gas 0%Other	17,218,554	197,053	93.2	519,368	4.0	87.0

* 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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