Chicago Cultural Center 

78 E. Washington St., Chicago IL, 60602 Find on Google Maps (opens in a new tab)

Chicago Building ID: 101960

⚠️ Anomaly Detected - Inconsistent Gas Use

This building has had extremely large changes in gas use, which is likely to indicate errors in reporting.

Building Info

Square Footage
240,000 sqft
#1 Largest of Other - Entertainment/Public Assembly
Higher than 73% of all buildings
1.9x median
124,364 sqft
2.6x median Other - Entertainment/Public Assembly
91,970 sqft
Built
1897
Community Area
Loop
Ward
34
Chicago Energy Rating (opens in a new tab)
2.0 / 4
Owner
Not Tagged

Warning - Data Discrepancies Detected

We detected some issues with this building's data, so these grades may not be reflective of the building's true performance.

2023 Report Card

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

Greenhouse Gas Intensity D
6.9 kg CO2e / sqft
#1 Lowest of Other - Entertainment/Public Assembly 🏆
Higher than 64% of all buildings
1.1x median
6.2 kg CO2e / sqft
0.8x median Other - Entertainment/Public Assembly
8.9 kg CO2e / sqft
201520237146.913.7
Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions
1,664 tons CO2e
#1 Highest of Other - Entertainment/Public Assembly 🚨
Higher than 74% of all buildings
2.0x median
841.4 tons CO2e
2.0x median Other - Entertainment/Public Assembly
823.1 tons CO2e
201520231,6643,2761,6643,276

Years Reported 9/9
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  • 2015 data reported

    2015

  • 2016 data reported

    2016

  • 2017 data reported

    2017

  • 2018 data reported

    2018

  • 2019 data reported

    2019

  • 2020 data reported

    2020

  • 2021 data reported

    2021

  • 2022 data reported

    2022

  • 2023 data reported

    2023

Energy Breakdown for Chicago Cultural Center

Fossil Gas Use (aka Natural Gas)
8,249,531 kBtu
Est. Gas Bill: $98,000 for 2023**
#1 Highest of Other - Entertainment/Public Assembly 🚨
Higher than 66% of all buildings
1.5x median
5,517,828 kBtu
2.5x median Other - Entertainment/Public Assembly
3,313,780.2 kBtu
201520231,080,91010,032,0301,080,91010,032,030
Electricity Use
8,764,545 kBtu
Est. Electric Bill: $367,000 for 2023**
#1 Highest of Other - Entertainment/Public Assembly 🚨
Higher than 76% of all buildings
2.4x median
3,580,332.6 kBtu
2.5x median Other - Entertainment/Public Assembly
3,552,874.2 kBtu
201520238,764,54513,690,5898,764,54513,690,589

Energy Mix B

Total Energy Use: 17,014,077 kBTU

52%Electricity48%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.

20152023127222126.6222.4
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 Chicago Cultural Center

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
2015 C D B A 13.73,276
58%Electricity
42%Fossil Gas
0%Other
 13,690,589 9,894,439 222.4 240,000 -
2016 C D B A 10.32,465
51%Electricity
49%Fossil Gas
0%Other
 10,484,748 10,032,031 181.1 240,000 -
2017 C D B A 9.32,227
62%Electricity
38%Fossil Gas
0%Other
 10,220,005 6,365,167 161.6 240,000 -
2018 B C A A 7.51,795
91%Electricity
9%Fossil Gas
0%Other
 10,449,786 1,080,910 126.6 240,000 3.0
2019 B C A A 8.92,129
69%Electricity
31%Fossil Gas
0%Other
 11,226,719 4,936,300 152.6 240,000 2.0
2020 C D B A 8.11,937
48%Electricity
52%Fossil Gas
0%Other
 9,045,151 9,903,976 148.9 240,000 2.0
2021 C D B A 8.11,934
51%Electricity
49%Fossil Gas
0%Other
 9,976,043 9,595,852 158.4 240,000 2.0
2022 C D B A 7.21,730
50%Electricity
50%Fossil Gas
0%Other
 9,328,143 9,440,952 150.1 240,000 2.0
2023 C D B A 6.91,664
52%Electricity
48%Fossil Gas
0%Other
 8,764,545 8,249,532 138.3 240,000 2.0

* 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.

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