John G Shedd Aquarium

1200 South Lake Shore Drive, Chicago IL, 60605 Find on Google Maps

Chicago Building ID: 166134

Attribution: Source

Building Info

Square Footage: 452,756 sqft
#1 Largest of Other
Higher than 88% of all buildings
3.6x median
124,364 sqft
5x median Other
87,500 sqft
Built: 1929
Primary Property Type: Other
Community Area: Near South Side
Ward: 4
Chicago Energy Rating: 1.0 / 4
Owner
Extra Resources: Sustainability at Shedd | Shedd Aquarium

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: 19.6 kg CO₂e / sqft
#2 Highest of Other 🚨
Higher than 98% of all buildings
3.2x median
6.2 kg CO₂e / sqft
2.9x median Other
6.8 kg CO₂e / sqft
Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions: 8,863 tons CO₂e
#1 Highest of Other 🚨
Higher than 97% of all buildings
11x median
841.4 tons CO₂e
11x median Other
825 tons CO₂e

Years Reported 9/9
A

2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023

Energy Breakdown for John G Shedd Aquarium

Fossil Gas Use (aka Natural Gas): 29,796,183 kBtu
Est. Gas Bill: $355,000 for 2023**
#1 Highest of Other 🚨
Higher than 95% of all buildings
5x median
5,517,828 kBtu
6x median Other
5,047,403.7 kBtu
Electricity Use: 52,036,820 kBtu
Est. Electric Bill: $2,181,000 for 2023**
#1 Highest of Other 🚨
Higher than 98% of all buildings
15x median
3,580,332.6 kBtu
13x median Other
3,922,143.2 kBtu

Energy Mix A

Total Energy Use: 81,833,004 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 John G Shedd Aquarium

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
2015	C	F	B	A	30.6	13,834	65%Electricity 35%Fossil Gas 0%Other	60,329,483	32,254,913	493.2	452,756	-
2016	C	F	A	A	27.6	12,474	66%Electricity 34%Fossil Gas 0%Other	58,818,956	30,746,437	479.2	452,756	-
2017	C	F	A	A	27.2	12,294	65%Electricity 35%Fossil Gas 0%Other	57,543,312	31,157,091	471.3	452,756	-
2018	C	F	A	A	24.9	11,270	64%Electricity 36%Fossil Gas 0%Other	57,411,950	32,362,425	430.1	452,756	2.0
2019	C	F	A	A	25.1	11,370	63%Electricity 37%Fossil Gas 0%Other	57,507,725	33,950,913	434.4	452,756	1.0
2020	C	F	A	A	22.1	9,988	65%Electricity 35%Fossil Gas 0%Other	54,056,853	29,225,848	402.1	452,756	1.0
2021	C	F	A	A	22.1	10,016	63%Electricity 37%Fossil Gas 0%Other	57,507,656	33,950,921	434.4	452,756	1.0
2022	C	F	A	A	21.3	9,640	64%Electricity 36%Fossil Gas 0%Other	56,655,688	32,251,319	425.2	452,756	1.0
2023	C	F	A	A	19.6	8,863	64%Electricity 36%Fossil Gas 0%Other	52,036,820	29,796,183	390.9	452,756	1.0

* 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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