Top 50 Electricity Users
Note: Data only includes large Chicago buildings from 2020
Note: This data only includes buildings whose emissions are reported
under the
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Ordinance
. According to the City “As of 2016,
this list includes all commercial, institutional, and residential buildings larger than
50,000 square feet.” This dataset is also then filtered to only buildings with
reported emissions > 1,000 metric tons CO2 equivalent.
This data is also from 2020, but when new benchmark data is available, we'll update the site.
| Property Name / address | Primary Property Type |
Electricity Use (kBtu) |
Greenhouse Gas Intensity (kg CO2 eq./sqft) |
Total Greenhouse Emissions (metric tons CO2 eq.) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
University of Chicago Medical Center
🚨
(UChicago)
5841 S. Maryland Ave MC0985
| Hospital (General Medical & Surgical) | 619,040,525 kBtu  #1 Highest
| 25.2 kg/sqft
Highest 2%
| 137,221 tons #1 Highest
|
|
Rush University Medical Center
🚨
1653 W Congress Pkwy
| Hospital (General Medical & Surgical) | 455,006,578 kBtu #2 Highest
| 24.7 kg/sqft
Highest 2%
| 96,018 tons #2 Highest
|
|
METROPOLITIAN PIER AND EXPOSITION AUTHORITY
🚨
📷
301 Cermak Rd
| Convention Center | 377,253,922 kBtu #3 Highest
| 7.8 kg/sqft
Highest 30%
| 72,303 tons #3 Highest
|
|
Willis Tower (Rivion LLC)
🚨
📷
233 S Wacker Dr
| Office | 325,324,237 kBtu #4 Highest
| 10.6 kg/sqft
Highest 13%
| 47,947 tons #4 Highest
|
|
Cook County Department of Corrections Campus
🚨
2700 S California Ave
| Prison/Incarceration | 185,811,310 kBtu #5 Highest
| 9.5 kg/sqft
Highest 17%
| 43,342 tons #5 Highest
|
|
Stroger Hospital Campus
🚨
1901 W Harrison St
| Hospital (General Medical & Surgical) | 173,837,374 kBtu #6 Highest
| 26.3 kg/sqft #45 Highest
| 41,988 tons #6 Highest
|
|
600 West Chicago & 900 N Kingsbury
🚨
600 W Chicago
| Office | 171,003,947 kBtu #7 Highest
| 12.6 kg/sqft
Highest 8%
| 27,152 tons #8 Highest
|
|
The John Hancock Center
🚨
📷
875 N Michigan Ave
| Mixed Use Property | 151,708,916 kBtu #8 Highest
| 9.5 kg/sqft
Highest 17%
| 21,668 tons #11 Highest
|
|
10 and 30 South Wacker
🚨
10 S Wacker Dr
| Office | 144,110,836 kBtu #9 Highest
| 7.2 kg/sqft
Highest 38%
| 20,681 tons #14 Highest
|
|
131 S. Dearborn 3
🚨
131 S Dearborn
| Office | 140,809,555 kBtu #10 Highest
| 12.2 kg/sqft
Highest 9%
| 20,116 tons #15 Highest
|
|
900 North Michigan
🚩
900 North Michigan
| Mixed Use Property | 137,920,137 kBtu #11 Highest
| 10.1 kg/sqft
Highest 15%
| 21,506 tons #13 Highest
|
|
Olympia Centre
🚩
737 N Michigan Ave
| Mixed Use Property | 137,178,198 kBtu #12 Highest
| 18.5 kg/sqft
Highest 4%
| 19,593 tons #18 Highest
|
|
CH1
🚨
📷
427 S LaSalle St
| Data Center | 133,830,104 kBtu #13 Highest
| 119.5 kg/sqft #2 Highest
| 19,115 tons #21 Highest
|
|
600-780 S Federal St
🚨
📷
600 S Federal St
| Data Center | 131,693,954 kBtu #14 Highest
| 101.9 kg/sqft #3 Highest
| 18,871 tons #22 Highest
|
|
Water Tower Place
🚨
845 N Michigan Ave
| Mixed Use Property | 130,671,684 kBtu #15 Highest
| 8.4 kg/sqft
Highest 23%
| 21,683 tons #10 Highest
|
|
The Franklin (227 West Monroe; 222 West Adams)
🚩
227 W Monroe
| Office | 129,982,801 kBtu #16 Highest
| 6.3 kg/sqft 
Lowest 47%
| 18,584 tons #24 Highest
|
|
Ford City Mall
🚩
7601 S Cicero Ave
| Enclosed Mall | 125,127,287 kBtu #17 Highest
| 21.3 kg/sqft
Highest 3%
| 18,461 tons #25 Highest
|
|
Prudential Plaza
🚩
130 E Randolph St
| Office | 115,027,289 kBtu #18 Highest
| 6.8 kg/sqft
Highest 44%
| 18,670 tons #23 Highest
|
|
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
🚨
225 E Chicago Ave
| Hospital (General Medical & Surgical) | 113,687,260 kBtu #19 Highest
| 19.4 kg/sqft
Highest 4%
| 24,952 tons #9 Highest
|
|
540 West Madison
🚩
540 W Madison
| Financial Office | 110,938,143 kBtu #20 Highest
| 13.0 kg/sqft
Highest 8%
| 15,899 tons #31 Highest
|
|
Trump
🚩
401 N Wabash Ave
| Mixed Use Property | 108,435,578 kBtu #21 Highest
| 7.7 kg/sqft
Highest 31%
| 16,439 tons #29 Highest
|
|
Michigan Plaza
🚩
205 N Michigan Ave
| Office | 100,986,261 kBtu #22 Highest
| 7.0 kg/sqft
Highest 41%
| 14,426 tons #35 Highest
|
|
AMA Plaza
🚩
330 N Wabash Av
| Office | 98,072,754 kBtu #23 Highest
| 10.4 kg/sqft
Highest 14%
| 19,501 tons #19 Highest
|
|
theMART, Chicago
🚩
📷
222 Merchandise Mart Plz
| Office | 95,434,902 kBtu #24 Highest
| 4.8 kg/sqft
Lowest 20%
| 19,842 tons #17 Highest
|
|
350 North Orleans (Rivion LLC)
🚩
350 N Orleans St
| Office | 94,963,774 kBtu #25 Highest
| 8.0 kg/sqft
Highest 28%
| 15,074 tons #33 Highest
|
|
Gordon Center for Integrative Science (GCIS)
🚩
📷
(UChicago)
929 E 57th St
| Laboratory | 90,471,193 kBtu #26 Highest
| 41.8 kg/sqft #13 Highest
| 20,053 tons #16 Highest
|
|
Ascension Resurrection Medical Center Campus.
🚨
7435 W Talcott Ave
| Hospital (General Medical & Surgical) | 89,145,358 kBtu #27 Highest
| 19.8 kg/sqft
Highest 4%
| 21,667 tons #12 Highest
|
|
IL0000FC-CHICAGO FEDERAL CTR
🚨
219 S Dearborn
| Mixed Use Property | 88,752,432 kBtu #28 Highest
| 5.8 kg/sqft
Lowest 37%
| 18,420 tons #26 Highest
|
|
500 West Madison
🚩
500 W Madison St
| Office | 88,550,578 kBtu #29 Highest
| 6.8 kg/sqft
Highest 44%
| 12,647 tons #43 Highest
|
|
55 East Monroe Office
🚩
55 E Monroe St
| Office | 88,161,952 kBtu #30 Highest
| 8.6 kg/sqft
Highest 22%
| 14,344 tons #36 Highest
|
|
Swedish Hospital Campus
🚩
5145 N California Ave
| Mixed Use Property | 87,801,474 kBtu #31 Highest
| 21.1 kg/sqft
Highest 3%
| 16,871 tons #28 Highest
|
|
NMH Prentice Womens Hospital
🚨
250 E Superior St
| Hospital (General Medical & Surgical) | 86,055,519 kBtu #32 Highest
| 19.0 kg/sqft
Highest 4%
| 17,983 tons #27 Highest
|
|
353 North Clark
🚩
353 N Clark St
| Office | 84,020,091 kBtu #33 Highest
| 9.0 kg/sqft
Highest 20%
| 12,295 tons #48 Highest
|
|
Aon Center
🚩
200 E Randolph St
| Office | 82,280,448 kBtu #34 Highest
| 6.0 kg/sqft
Lowest 41%
| 19,200 tons #20 Highest
|
|
71 South Wacker
🚩
71 S Wacker Dr
| Office | 82,186,345 kBtu #35 Highest
| 7.0 kg/sqft
Highest 41%
| 11,756 tons #50 Highest
|
|
Thompson Center
🚩
100 W Randolph St
| Office | 75,107,162 kBtu #36 Highest
| 10.8 kg/sqft
Highest 12%
| 12,909 tons #42 Highest
|
|
NBC Tower
🚩
455 N Cityfront Plaza Dr
| Office | 73,501,679 kBtu #37 Highest
| 11.2 kg/sqft
Highest 11%
| 10,498 tons
Highest 2%
|
|
300 North LaSalle
🚩
300 N LaSalle St
| Office | 73,288,122 kBtu #38 Highest
| 7.1 kg/sqft
Highest 39%
| 10,658 tons
Highest 2%
|
|
70 W Madison
🚩
70 W Madison St
| Office | 71,670,459 kBtu #39 Highest
| 6.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 49%
| 10,237 tons
Highest 2%
|
|
111 South Wacker
🚩
111 S Wacker
| Office | 69,575,286 kBtu #40 Highest
| 8.0 kg/sqft
Highest 28%
| 9,937 tons
Highest 2%
|
|
NMH Arkes Family Pavilion
🚩
676 N St Clair St
| Medical Office | 68,905,067 kBtu #41 Highest
| 14.6 kg/sqft
Highest 7%
| 9,854 tons
Highest 3%
|
|
Leo Burnett Building
🚩
35 W Wacker Dr
| Office | 68,794,245 kBtu #42 Highest
| 7.1 kg/sqft
Highest 39%
| 9,826 tons
Highest 3%
|
|
161 North Clark
🚩
161 N Clark
| Office | 68,706,557 kBtu #43 Highest
| 8.2 kg/sqft
Highest 25%
| 9,813 tons
Highest 3%
|
|
Ascension SMEMC St Mary Campus.
🚩
2233 W Division St
| Hospital (General Medical & Surgical) | 68,215,468 kBtu #44 Highest
| 21.2 kg/sqft
Highest 3%
| 14,768 tons #34 Highest
|
|
311 S. Wacker
🚩
311 S Wacker
| Office | 68,091,339 kBtu #45 Highest
| 6.8 kg/sqft
Highest 44%
| 9,725 tons
Highest 3%
|
|
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center
🚨
836 W Wellington Ave
| Hospital (General Medical & Surgical) | 67,889,792 kBtu #46 Highest
| 12.3 kg/sqft
Highest 9%
| 16,172 tons #30 Highest
|
|
One North Wacker
🚩
1 N Wacker Dr
| Office | 67,421,188 kBtu #47 Highest
| 7.0 kg/sqft
Highest 41%
| 11,315 tons
Highest 2%
|
|
141 West Jackson Boulevard
🚩
141 W Jackson Blvd
| Office | 66,045,572 kBtu #48 Highest
| 7.2 kg/sqft
Highest 38%
| 11,290 tons
Highest 2%
|
|
Omni Hotel
🚩
676 N Michigan Ave
| Hotel | 65,729,450 kBtu #49 Highest
| 21.4 kg/sqft
Highest 3%
| 9,408 tons
Highest 3%
|
|
Harris Bank Building
🚩
115 S LaSalle St
| Office | 64,870,752 kBtu #50 Highest
| 9.1 kg/sqft
Highest 19%
| 13,824 tons #38 Highest
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data