Accelerator Building

5604-20 South Ellis Avenue, Chicago IL, 60637 Find on Google Maps

Chicago Building ID: 252039

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Building Info

Square Footage: 58,781 sqft
Lower than 90% of all buildings
1/2 median
124,364 sqft
1/2 median Laboratory
131,381 sqft
Built: 1949
Primary Property Type: Laboratory
Community Area: Hyde Park
Ward: 5
Chicago Energy Rating: 4.0 / 4
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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: 17.3 kg CO₂e / sqft
#3 Lowest of Laboratories 🏆
Higher than 97% of all buildings
2.8x median
6.2 kg CO₂e / sqft
0.8x median Laboratory
22.7 kg CO₂e / sqft
Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions: 1,015 tons CO₂e
#3 Lowest of Laboratories 🏆
Higher than 57% of all buildings
1.2x median
841.4 tons CO₂e
1/4 median Laboratory
4,202.9 tons CO₂e

Years Reported 9/9
A

2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023

Energy Breakdown for Accelerator Building

Fossil Gas Use (aka Natural Gas): 217,519 kBtu
Est. Gas Bill: $3,000 for 2023**
Lower than 98% of all buildings
1/25 median
5,517,828 kBtu
1/27 median Laboratory
5,848,244.5 kBtu
Electricity Use: 2,758,762 kBtu
Est. Electric Bill: $116,000 for 2023**
Lower than 59% of all buildings
0.8x median
3,580,332.6 kBtu
1/5 median Laboratory
13,843,787.6 kBtu
District Steam Use: 9,303,672 kBtu
1.5x median
6,360,617.1 kBtu

Energy Mix C

Total Energy Use: 12,279,954 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 Accelerator Building

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	District Steam Use kBTU	Source EUI kBTU / sqft	Floor Area sqft	Chicago Energy Rating
2015	D	F	B	A	43	3,913	54%Electricity 0%Fossil Gas 46%Other	15,165,374	-	13,044,211	695.8	90,986	-
2016	D	F	B	A	37.5	3,409	53%Electricity 0%Fossil Gas 47%Other	13,963,511	-	12,582,778	648.3	90,986	-
2017	D	F	B	A	35.8	3,254	54%Electricity 0%Fossil Gas 46%Other	13,424,695	-	11,624,784	617	90,986	-
2018	C	F	B	A	32.9	2,990	51%Electricity 0%Fossil Gas 49%Other	13,022,260	-	12,416,406	564.9	90,986	2.0
2019	C	F	A	A	31.9	2,906	52%Electricity 0%Fossil Gas 48%Other	13,329,456	-	12,443,868	574.7	90,986	1.0
2020	C	F	B	A	32.3	1,900	49%Electricity 1%Fossil Gas 50%Other	8,462,342	235,680	8,548,252	582.3	58,781	1.0
2021	C	F	B	A	31.8	1,869	47%Electricity 1%Fossil Gas 52%Other	8,593,931	244,792	9,466,176	607.5	58,781	1.0
2022	D	F	B	A	20.9	1,230	34%Electricity 2%Fossil Gas 63%Other	4,772,084	330,652	8,807,350	413.5	58,781	3.0
2023	D	F	C	A	17.3	1,015	22%Electricity 2%Fossil Gas 76%Other	2,758,763	217,519	9,303,672	325.7	58,781	4.0

* 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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