Polaris Charter Academy Elementary School - CPS

620 N Sawyer Ave, Chicago IL, 60624 Find on Google Maps

Chicago Building ID: 251508

Building Info

Square Footage: 89,000 sqft
Lower than 71% of all buildings
0.6x median
139,707 sqft
0.9x median K-12 School
101,627 sqft
Built: 1901
Primary Property Type: K-12 School
Community Area: Humboldt Park
Ward: 27
Chicago Energy Rating: 3.0 / 4
Energy Star Score: 69 / 100
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2022 Report Card

Overall Grade

Emissions Intensity - 50%

Energy Mix - 40%

Consistent Reporting - 10%

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Emissions & Energy Information for 2022

Greenhouse Gas Intensity A: 3.8 kg CO₂e / sqft
#14 Lowest of K-12 Schools 🏆
Lower than 92% of all buildings
0.6x median
6.4 kg CO₂e / sqft
0.6x median K-12 School
6.4 kg CO₂e / sqft
Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions: 337.2 tons CO₂e
Lower than 89% of all buildings
1/3 median
885.8 tons CO₂e
0.5x median K-12 School
643.4 tons CO₂e

Years Reported 2/7
C

2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022

Energy Breakdown

Fossil Gas Use (aka Natural Gas): 4,230,240 kBtu
Est. Gas Bill: $50,000 for 2022**
Lower than 62% of all buildings
0.7x median
5,818,399.6 kBtu
0.8x median K-12 School
5,465,480 kBtu
Electricity Use: 853,985 kBtu
Est. Electric Bill: $36,000 for 2022**
#10 Lowest of K-12 Schools 🏆
Lower than 93% of all buildings
1/4 median
3,796,376.7 kBtu
1/3 median K-12 School
2,728,607.1 kBtu

Energy Mix D

Total Energy Use: 5,084,226 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 Polaris Charter Academy Elementary School - CPS

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						-		-	-		80,000	-	-
2017						-		-	-		80,000	-	-
2018						-		-	-		80,000	0.0	-
2019						-		-	-		-	0.0	-
2020						-		-	-		80,000	0.0	-
2021	A	A	A	C	2.1	190.2	100%Electricity 0%Fossil Gas 0%Other	1,273,801	-	41.9	89,000	4.0	99.0
2022	B	A	D	C	3.8	337.2	17%Electricity 83%Fossil Gas 0%Other	853,986	4,230,240	76.8	89,000	3.0	69.0

* Note on Rankings: Rankings and medians are among included buildings, which are those who reported under the Chicago Energy Benchmarking Ordinance for the year 2022, 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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