HAROLD WASHINGTON LIBRARY

400 S. State St., Chicago IL, 60605 Find on Google Maps

Chicago Building ID: 157964

⚡All Electric

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Building Info

Square Footage: 756,640 sqft
#1 Largest of Librarys
Higher than 94% of all buildings
6x median
124,364 sqft
5x median Library
146,470 sqft
Built: 1991
Primary Property Type: Library
Community Area: Loop
Ward: 4
Chicago Energy Rating: 1.0 / 4
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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 F: 11.1 kg CO₂e / sqft
Higher than 91% of all buildings
1.8x median
6.2 kg CO₂e / sqft
1.1x median Library
10.2 kg CO₂e / sqft
Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions: 8,379 tons CO₂e
#1 Highest of Librarys 🚨
Higher than 97% of all buildings
10x median
841.4 tons CO₂e
7x median Library
1,190 tons CO₂e

Years Reported 10/10
A

2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023

Energy Breakdown for HAROLD WASHINGTON LIBRARY

Fossil Gas Use (aka Natural Gas): This Building Didn't Burn Any Fossil Gas! 🎉
This building hasn't reported burning fossil gas on-site and isn't connected to a district heating system, meaning it's fully electric!
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Electricity Use: 17,552,227 kWh
Est. Electric Bill: $2,510,000 for 2023**
#1 Highest of Librarys 🚨
Higher than 98% of all buildings
17x median
1,049,335 kWh
12x median Library
1,495,581 kWh

Energy Mix A

Total Energy Use: 59,888,199 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 HAROLD WASHINGTON LIBRARY

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	Source EUI kBTU / sqft	Floor Area sqft	Chicago Energy Rating
2014	C	F	A	A	19.23	14,549	100%Electricity 0%Fossil Gas 0%Other	72,412,262	301	756,640	-
2015	C	F	A	A	18.9	14,323	100%Electricity 0%Fossil Gas 0%Other	71,288,656	295.8	756,640	-
2016	C	F	A	A	15.8	11,955	100%Electricity 0%Fossil Gas 0%Other	64,863,144	269.2	756,640	-
2017	C	F	A	A	15.6	11,814	100%Electricity 0%Fossil Gas 0%Other	63,897,002	265.2	756,640	-
2018	C	F	A	A	14	10,580	100%Electricity 0%Fossil Gas 0%Other	63,600,294	235.4	756,640	2.0
2019	C	F	A	A	14.1	10,678	100%Electricity 0%Fossil Gas 0%Other	64,190,058	237.5	756,640	2.0
2020	C	F	A	A	12.2	9,208	100%Electricity 0%Fossil Gas 0%Other	58,999,213	218.3	756,640	1.0
2021	C	F	A	A	11.7	8,853	100%Electricity 0%Fossil Gas 0%Other	61,987,135	229.4	756,640	1.0
2022	C	F	A	A	11.4	8,609	100%Electricity 0%Fossil Gas 0%Other	65,367,156	241.9	756,640	1.0
2023	C	F	A	A	11.1	8,379	100%Electricity 0%Fossil Gas 0%Other	59,888,199	221.6	756,640	1.0

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* 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