congress plaza hotel

520 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago IL, 60605 Find on Google Maps

Chicago Building ID: 158295

Building Info

Square Footage: 600,700 sqft
#10 Largest of Hotels
Higher than 92% of all buildings
4.8x median
124,364 sqft
2.8x median Hotel
212,378 sqft
Built: 1873
Primary Property Type: Hotel
Community Area: Loop
Ward: 4
Chicago Energy Rating: 3.5 / 4
Energy Star Score: 76 / 100
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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 D: 7.4 kg CO₂e / sqft
Higher than 70% of all buildings
1.2x median
6.2 kg CO₂e / sqft
0.8x median Hotel
9.3 kg CO₂e / sqft
Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions: 4,429 tons CO₂e
Higher than 93% of all buildings
5x median
841.4 tons CO₂e
2.3x median Hotel
1,956.3 tons CO₂e

Years Reported 8/9
A

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2023

Energy Breakdown for congress plaza hotel

Fossil Gas Use (aka Natural Gas): 46,366,016 kBtu
Est. Gas Bill: $553,000 for 2023**
#8 Highest of Hotels 🚨
Higher than 97% of all buildings
8x median
5,517,828 kBtu
4.4x median Hotel
10,638,145.9 kBtu
Electricity Use: 14,053,708 kBtu
Est. Electric Bill: $589,000 for 2023**
Higher than 87% of all buildings
3.9x median
3,580,332.6 kBtu
1.5x median Hotel
9,598,097.9 kBtu

Energy Mix C

Total Energy Use: 60,419,725 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 congress plaza hotel

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	Source EUI kBTU / sqft	Floor Area sqft	Chicago Energy Rating	Energy Star Score
2015	D	C	F	A	10.8	6,458	24%Electricity 76%Fossil Gas 0%Other	17,448,855	55,580,703	188.4	600,700	-	60.0
2016	D	D	D	A	9.3	5,600	26%Electricity 74%Fossil Gas 0%Other	16,791,479	47,166,298	170.2	600,700	-	71.0
2017	D	D	D	A	9.6	5,775	23%Electricity 77%Fossil Gas 0%Other	15,945,556	53,221,098	176.4	600,700	-	66.0
2018	C	D	D	A	8.9	5,372	23%Electricity 77%Fossil Gas 0%Other	15,817,558	51,598,101	163.9	600,700	3.0	69.0
2019						-		15,402,222	49,867,500		600,700	3.5	71.0
2020	C	D	D	A	7.3	4,372	23%Electricity 77%Fossil Gas 0%Other	13,065,511	43,924,699	137.7	600,700	4.0	83.0
2021	C	D	C	A	7.3	4,363	26%Electricity 74%Fossil Gas 0%Other	14,795,858	42,369,075	143	600,700	3.5	80.0
2022	C	D	C	A	7.6	4,592	23%Electricity 77%Fossil Gas 0%Other	14,760,608	49,868,062	156	600,700	3.5	74.0
2023	C	D	C	A	7.4	4,429	23%Electricity 77%Fossil Gas 0%Other	14,053,708	46,366,016	146.6	600,700	3.5	76.0

* 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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