601 W Polk Street
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601 W Polk Street, Chicago IL, 60607 Find on Google Maps

Chicago Building ID: 255504

Building Info

Square Footage: 104,000 sqft
Lower than 62% of all buildings
0.7x median
139,707 sqft
0.6x median Data Center
170,000 sqft
Built: 1918
Primary Property Type: Data Center
Community Area: Near West Side
Chicago Energy Rating: 4.0 / 4
Energy Star Score: 85 / 100
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Emissions & Energy Information for 2022

Greenhouse Gas Intensity: 62.2 kg CO₂e / sqft
#5 Highest in Chicago* 🚨
10x median
6.4 kg CO₂e / sqft
0.8x median Data Center
77.8 kg CO₂e / sqft
Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions: 6,467 tons CO₂e
Higher than 95% of all buildings
7x median
885.8 tons CO₂e
0.5x median Data Center
11,895.4 tons CO₂e

Years Reported 3/4 C

2019
2020
2021
2022

Note: Buildings are marked as reporting when we have greenhouse gas intensity values for them, but some buildings are missing GHG intensity values but have reported the underlying energy use data, but we're unsure why this is the case.

Energy Breakdown

Fossil Gas Use (aka Natural Gas): 0 kBtu
Lower than 97% of all buildings
Median Chicago Building
5,818,399.6 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: 49,099,102.8 kBtu
Est. Electric Bill: $2,058,000 for 2022**
Higher than 97% of all buildings
13x median
3,796,376.7 kBtu
0.5x median Data Center
90,051,317 kBtu

Energy Mix

Total Energy Use: 49,099,103 kBTU

View Extra Technical Info

Source Energy Usage Intensity: 1,321.9 kBtu / sqft
#5 Highest in Chicago* 🚨
10x median
132.2 kBtu / sqft
0.8x median Data Center
1,655 kBtu / sqft
Site Energy Usage Intensity: 472.1 kBtu / sqft
#9 Highest in Chicago* 🚨
6x median
78.4 kBtu / sqft
0.8x median Data Center
593.2 kBtu / sqft

Full Historical Data Table

Year	Floor Area sqft	Chicago Energy Rating	Energy Star Score	GHG Intensity kg CO₂e / sqft	GHG Emissions metric tons CO₂e	Source EUI kBTU / sqft	Electricity Use kBTU	Fossil Gas Use kBTU
2019	104,000	1.0	17	69.8	7,255.5	1174.2	43,612,422	-
2020	104,000	0.0	-		-		-	-
2021	104,000	4.0	73	65.7	6,829	1287.3	47,813,516	0
2022	104,000	4.0	85	62.2	6,467	1321.9	49,099,102	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 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 for the original statistics.

Data Source: Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data

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