Accelerator/High Energy Physics

5604 - 5620 S Ellis Ave, Chicago IL, 60637 Find on Google Maps

Chicago Building ID: 252039

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Building Info

Square Footage: 58,781 sqft
Lower than 92% of all buildings
1/2 median
139,707 sqft
1/3 median Laboratory
150,729 sqft
Built: 1949
Primary Property Type: Laboratory
Community Area: Hyde Park
Chicago Energy Rating: 3.0 / 4
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2022 Report Card

Overall Grade

Emissions Intensity - 50%

Energy Mix - 40%

Consistent Reporting - 10%

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Emissions & Energy Information for 2022

Greenhouse Gas Intensity F: 20.9 kg CO₂e / sqft
Higher than 98% of all buildings
3.3x median
6.4 kg CO₂e / sqft
0.9x median Laboratory
23.5 kg CO₂e / sqft
Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions: 1,230.9 tons CO₂e
#3 Lowest of Laboratories 🏆
Higher than 62% of all buildings
1.4x median
885.8 tons CO₂e
1/3 median Laboratory
4,237.4 tons CO₂e

Years Reported 8/8
A

2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022

Energy Breakdown

Fossil Gas Use (aka Natural Gas): 330,652 kBtu
Est. Gas Bill: $4,000 for 2022**
Lower than 91% of all buildings
1/18 median
5,818,399.6 kBtu
3.6x median Laboratory
91,419 kBtu
Electricity Use: 4,772,083.6 kBtu
Est. Electric Bill: $200,000 for 2022**
Higher than 58% of all buildings
1.3x median
3,796,376.7 kBtu
1/3 median Laboratory
16,507,348 kBtu
District Steam Use: 8,807,350.4 kBtu
Most buildings don't use district steam, so we don't currently have comparison data.

Energy Mix C

Total Energy Use: 13,910,086 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

Year	Floor Area sqft	Chicago Energy Rating	GHG Intensity kg CO₂e / sqft	GHG Emissions metric tons CO₂e	Source EUI kBTU / sqft	Electricity Use kBTU	Fossil Gas Use kBTU	District Steam Use kBTU	District Chilled Water Use kBTU	Energy Mix
2015	90,986	-	43	3,913	695.8	15,165,374	-	13,044,211	-	54%Electricity 0%Fossil Gas 46%Other
2016	90,986	-	37.5	3,409.2	648.3	13,963,511.1	-	12,582,778.1	-	53%Electricity 0%Fossil Gas 47%Other
2017	90,986	-	35.8	3,254	617	13,424,695	-	11,624,784	-	54%Electricity 0%Fossil Gas 46%Other
2018	90,986	2.0	32.9	2,990.9	564.9	13,022,259.7	-	12,416,405.8	-	51%Electricity 0%Fossil Gas 49%Other
2019	90,986	1.0	31.9	2,906.6	574.7	13,329,455.7	-	12,443,867.6	-	52%Electricity 0%Fossil Gas 48%Other
2020	58,781	1.0	32.3	1,900.8	582.3	8,462,341.6	235,680	8,548,252.3	-	49%Electricity 1%Fossil Gas 50%Other
2021	58,781	1.0	31.8	1,869	607.5	8,593,930.6	244,792	9,466,175.9	-	47%Electricity 1%Fossil Gas 52%Other
2022	58,781	3.0	20.9	1,230.9	413.5	4,772,083.6	330,652	8,807,350.4	-	34%Electricity 2%Fossil Gas 63%Other

* 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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