CHI1 - Chicago DC1 
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2800 S. Ashland Ave, Chicago IL, 60608 Find on Google Maps (opens in a new tab)

Chicago Building ID: 157158

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Building Info

Square Footage
474,979 sqft
#1 Largest of Data Centers
Higher than 89% of all buildings
3.8x median
124,364 sqft
3.0x median Data Center
160,000 sqft
Built
2001
Primary Property Type
Data Center
Community Area
Lower West Side
Ward
12
Chicago Energy Rating (opens in a new tab)
3.5 / 4
Owner
Not Tagged

2023 Report Card

Overall Grade
C
Emissions Intensity - 50%
F
Energy Mix - 40%
A
Consistent Reporting - 10%
A
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Emissions & Energy Information for 2023

Greenhouse Gas Intensity F
101.7 kg CO2e / sqft
#2 Highest in Chicago* 🚨
16x median
6.2 kg CO2e / sqft
1.4x median Data Center
70.6 kg CO2e / sqft
20232023102102101.7101.7
Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions
48,295 tons CO2e
#4 Highest in Chicago* 🚨
#1 Highest of Data Centers 🚨
57x median
841.4 tons CO2e
7x median Data Center
7,338.4 tons CO2e
2023202348,29548,29548,29548,295

Years Reported 1/1
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    2023

Energy Breakdown for CHI1 - Chicago DC1

Fossil Gas Use (aka Natural Gas)
515,230 kBtu
Est. Gas Bill: $6,000 for 2023**
Lower than 97% of all buildings
1/11 median
5,517,828 kBtu
1.0x median Data Center
515,230 kBtu
20232023515,230515,230515,230515,230
Electricity Use
361,001,180 kBtu
Est. Electric Bill: $15,130,000 for 2023**
#4 Highest in Chicago* 🚨
#1 Highest of Data Centers 🚨
101x median
3,580,332.6 kBtu
7x median Data Center
52,447,370 kBtu
20232023361,001,180361,001,180361,001,180361,001,180

Energy Mix A

Total Energy Use: 361,516,410 kBTU

99%Electricity< 1%Fossil Gas
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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.

202320232,1292,1292,1292,129
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 CHI1 - Chicago DC1

Year Overall
Grade 		Emissions
Intensity
Sub-Grade 		Energy Mix
Sub-Grade 		Reporting Mix
Sub-Grade 		GHG Intensity kg CO2e / sqft GHG Emissions metric tons CO2eEnergy Mix Electricity Use kBTU Fossil Gas Use kBTUSource EUI kBTU / sqft Floor Area sqft Chicago Energy
Rating 		Energy Star
Score
2023 C F A A 101.748,295
100%Electricity
0%Fossil Gas
0%Other
 361,001,180 515,230 2129.2 474,979 3.5 75.0

* 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 (opens in a new tab) for the original statistics.

Data Source: Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data (opens in a new tab)

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