Epic Academy Charter High School

8255 S. Houston, Chicago IL, 60617 Find on Google Maps

Chicago Building ID: 251859

Building Info

Square Footage: 69,921 sqft
Lower than 79% of all buildings
0.6x median
124,364 sqft
0.7x median K-12 School
97,862 sqft
Built: 1902
Primary Property Type: K-12 School
Community Area: South Chicago
Ward: 7
Chicago Energy Rating: 3.5 / 4
Energy Star Score: 77 / 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 A: 3.7 kg CO₂e / sqft
Lower than 94% of all buildings
0.6x median
6.2 kg CO₂e / sqft
0.6x median K-12 School
6 kg CO₂e / sqft
Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions: 260.9 tons CO₂e
#11 Lowest of K-12 Schools 🏆
Lower than 95% of all buildings
1/3 median
841.4 tons CO₂e
1/2 median K-12 School
579.1 tons CO₂e

Years Reported 7/8
A

2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023

Energy Breakdown for Epic Academy Charter High School

Fossil Gas Use (aka Natural Gas): 2,285,377 kBtu
Est. Gas Bill: $27,000 for 2023**
Lower than 85% of all buildings
1/2 median
5,517,828 kBtu
0.5x median K-12 School
4,479,009.8 kBtu
Electricity Use: 997,031 kBtu
Est. Electric Bill: $42,000 for 2023**
Lower than 90% of all buildings
1/4 median
3,580,332.6 kBtu
1/2 median K-12 School
2,489,173.4 kBtu

Energy Mix C

Total Energy Use: 3,282,410 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 Epic Academy Charter High School

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
2016	C	C	F	A	7.5	522.6	18%Electricity 82%Fossil Gas 0%Other	1,247,755	5,509,328	138.8	69,921	-	59.0
2017	C	C	F	A	7.2	504.1	18%Electricity 82%Fossil Gas 0%Other	1,182,267	5,375,074	133.8	69,921	-	64.0
2018	C	C	D	A	7.6	528.3	18%Electricity 82%Fossil Gas 0%Other	1,271,292	5,965,409	140.5	69,921	1.0	16.0
2019						-		-	-		-	0.0	-
2020	B	A	C	A	3.7	257.3	26%Electricity 74%Fossil Gas 0%Other	846,961	2,355,943	69.3	69,921	4.0	79.0
2021	B	A	C	A	3.6	254.4	27%Electricity 73%Fossil Gas 0%Other	882,848	2,415,634	71.6	69,921	3.5	79.0
2022	B	A	C	A	4.5	311.3	25%Electricity 75%Fossil Gas 0%Other	1,055,961	3,242,222	91	69,921	3.0	69.0
2023	B	A	C	A	3.7	260.9	30%Electricity 70%Fossil Gas 0%Other	997,032	2,285,378	74.2	69,921	3.5	77.0

* 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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