Medinah Temple 

600-820 N. Wabash St., Chicago IL, 60611 Find on Google Maps (opens in a new tab)

Chicago Building ID: 133879

⚠️ 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
130,000 sqft
Higher than 52% of all buildings
1.0x median
124,364 sqft
1.1x median Retail Store
119,178 sqft
Built
1912
Primary Property Type
Retail Store
Community Area
Near North Side
Ward
42
Chicago Energy Rating (opens in a new tab)
1.0 / 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%
F
Energy Mix - 40%
A
Consistent Reporting - 10%
A
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Emissions & Energy Information for 2023

Greenhouse Gas Intensity F
13.6 kg CO2e / sqft
#2 Highest of Retail Stores 🚨
Higher than 94% of all buildings
2.2x median
6.2 kg CO2e / sqft
1.7x median Retail Store
8 kg CO2e / sqft
201520233142.613.6
Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions
1,771 tons CO2e
#1 Highest of Retail Stores 🚨
Higher than 75% of all buildings
2.1x median
841.4 tons CO2e
1.8x median Retail Store
991.4 tons CO2e
201520233441,771343.71,771

Years Reported 8/9
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  • 2015 data reported

    2015

  • 2016 data reported

    2016

  • 2017 data reported

    2017

  • 2018 data reported

    2018

  • 2019 data not reported

    2019

  • 2020 data reported

    2020

  • 2021 data reported

    2021

  • 2022 data reported

    2022

  • 2023 data reported

    2023

Energy Breakdown for Medinah Temple

Fossil Gas Use (aka Natural Gas)
2,655,300 kBtu
Est. Gas Bill: $32,000 for 2023**
Lower than 82% of all buildings
1/2 median
5,517,828 kBtu
0.8x median Retail Store
3,135,400 kBtu
20152023358,7002,655,300358,7002,655,300
Electricity Use
11,652,850 kBtu
Est. Electric Bill: $488,000 for 2023**
#1 Highest of Retail Stores 🚨
Higher than 83% of all buildings
3.3x median
3,580,332.6 kBtu
2.1x median Retail Store
5,598,620.2 kBtu
201520232,089,05511,652,8502,089,05511,652,850

Energy Mix A

Total Energy Use: 14,308,150 kBTU

81%Electricity19%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.

201520235227251.9272.4
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 Medinah Temple

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 		Energy Star
Score
2015 B C A A 10.91,422
94%Electricity
6%Fossil Gas
0%Other
 6,953,857 464,900 171.7 130,000 - 78.0
2016 B D A A 10.21,329
95%Electricity
5%Fossil Gas
0%Other
 7,110,905 358,700 174.7 130,000 - 77.0
2017 C D A A 10.81,403
87%Electricity
13%Fossil Gas
0%Other
 7,288,687 1,044,800 184.5 130,000 - 74.0
2018 B D A A 9.51,240
85%Electricity
15%Fossil Gas
0%Other
 7,066,027 1,230,300 162.1 130,000 2.5 56.0
2019- 7,955,883 992,600 130,000 3.0 45.0
2020 B C A A 7912.3
90%Electricity
10%Fossil Gas
0%Other
 5,624,150 651,000 126.4 130,000 4.0 76.0
2021 A A A A 2.6343.7
71%Electricity
29%Fossil Gas
0%Other
 2,089,055 852,500 51.9 130,000 4.0 100.0
2022 A A A A 3.8489.9
76%Electricity
24%Fossil Gas
0%Other
 3,292,914 1,057,300 79.5 130,000 4.0 92.0
2023 C F A A 13.61,771
81%Electricity
19%Fossil Gas
0%Other
 11,652,850 2,655,300 272.4 130,000 1.0 3.0

* 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.

Data Source: Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data (opens in a new tab)

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