Top 50 Electricity Users
Note: Data From Large Buildings in 2022
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.
The latest year of data is from 2022, but we update the site regularly when new data is available, and some buildings may have failed to report that year, and only have older data available.
Additionally, note that all tons specified are metric tons.
| Name / Address | Primary Property Type |
Electricity Use (kBtu) |
GHG Intensity (kg CO2 eq./sqft) |
Total GHG Emissions (tons CO2 eq.) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Digital Lakeside
📷
🕰️
350 E Cermak
| Data Center | 987,573,211 kBtu  | 142.1 kg/sqft | 173,706 tons |
|
5841 S. Maryland Ave MC0985
🚨
(UChicago)
5841 S. Maryland Ave MC0985
| Hospital (General Medical & Surgical) | 623,023,573 kBtu #1 Highest
| 25.0 kg/sqft #27 Highest
| 135,876 tons #1 Highest
|
|
Rush University Medical Center
🚨
1653 W Congress Pkwy
| Hospital (General Medical & Surgical) | 450,327,014 kBtu #2 Highest
| 23.7 kg/sqft #36 Highest
| 92,454 tons #2 Highest
|
|
Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority
🚨
📷
301 E Cermak Rd
| Convention Center | 447,507,595 kBtu #3 Highest
| 8.7 kg/sqft
Highest 20%
| 80,845 tons #3 Highest
|
|
Willis Tower
🚨
📷
233 S Wacker Dr
| Office | 301,223,758 kBtu #4 Highest
| 9.2 kg/sqft
Highest 18%
| 41,767 tons #6 Highest
|
|
NMH Feinberg Pavilion and Galter Pavilion
🚨
(Northwestern)
251 E Huron St
| Hospital (General Medical & Surgical) | 195,066,372 kBtu #5 Highest
| 19.0 kg/sqft
Highest 3%
| 41,775 tons #5 Highest
|
|
600 W Chicago
🚨
600 W Chicago
| Office | 172,011,816 kBtu #6 Highest
| 10.7 kg/sqft
Highest 11%
| 24,266 tons #8 Highest
|
|
Cook County Department of Corrections Campus
🚨
2700 S California Ave
| Prison/Incarceration | 171,095,892 kBtu #7 Highest
| 9.3 kg/sqft
Highest 17%
| 42,560 tons #4 Highest
|
|
Stroger Hospital Campus
🚨
1901 W Harrison St
| Hospital (General Medical & Surgical) | 170,046,861 kBtu #8 Highest
| 24.8 kg/sqft #29 Highest
| 39,603 tons #7 Highest
|
|
CCD
🕰️
5700 S Maryland Ave
| Hospital (General Medical & Surgical) | 149,973,232 kBtu | 30.2 kg/sqft | 36,452 tons |
|
Illinois Institute of Technology
🕰️
(Illinois Tech)
3300 South Federal Street
| College/University | 149,363,712 kBtu | 15.6 kg/sqft | 45,930 tons |
|
300 E Randolph
🕰️
300 E Randolph
| Office | 144,238,481 kBtu | 11.1 kg/sqft | 24,655 tons |
|
900 North Michigan
🚨
900 North Michigan
| Mixed Use Property | 141,132,695 kBtu #9 Highest
| 9.8 kg/sqft
Highest 14%
| 20,835 tons #11 Highest
|
|
CoreSite
🚨
📷
427 S LaSalle St
| Data Center | 139,432,401 kBtu #10 Highest
| 114.8 kg/sqft #1 Highest
| 18,365 tons #19 Highest
|
|
10/30 South Wacker
🚩
10 S Wacker Dr
| Office | 138,626,195 kBtu #11 Highest
| 6.4 kg/sqft 
Lowest 49%
| 18,395 tons #18 Highest
|
|
Water Tower Place
🚨
845 N Michigan Ave
| Mixed Use Property | 137,570,616 kBtu #12 Highest
| 8.7 kg/sqft
Highest 20%
| 22,501 tons #10 Highest
|
|
Digital Printer's Row
🚨
📷
600 S Federal St
| Data Center | 131,003,531 kBtu #13 Highest
| 93.5 kg/sqft #2 Highest
| 17,324 tons #21 Highest
|
|
540 W Madison Ave
🚩
540 W Madison
| Financial Office | 126,069,984 kBtu #14 Highest
| 13.6 kg/sqft
Highest 6%
| 16,649 tons #24 Highest
|
|
The John Hancock Center
🚩
📷
875 N Michigan Ave
| Mixed Use Property | 120,891,221 kBtu #15 Highest
| 7.0 kg/sqft
Highest 39%
| 15,923 tons #26 Highest
|
|
Prudential Plaza
🚩
130 E Randolph St
| Office | 120,496,186 kBtu #16 Highest
| 6.5 kg/sqft
Highest 49%
| 17,965 tons #20 Highest
|
|
Trump International Hotel & Tower Chicago
🚩
401 N Wabash Ave
| Mixed Use Property | 113,104,377 kBtu #17 Highest
| 7.5 kg/sqft
Highest 31%
| 15,949 tons #25 Highest
|
|
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
🚨
225 E Chicago Ave
| Hospital (General Medical & Surgical) | 112,617,826 kBtu #18 Highest
| 18.6 kg/sqft
Highest 3%
| 24,012 tons #9 Highest
|
|
The Franklin
🚩
227 W Monroe
| Office | 112,463,086 kBtu #19 Highest
| 5.0 kg/sqft
Lowest 25%
| 14,830 tons #32 Highest
|
|
Michigan Plaza
🚩
205 N Michigan Ave
| Office | 110,210,354 kBtu #20 Highest
| 6.5 kg/sqft
Highest 49%
| 14,620 tons #35 Highest
|
|
Soldier Field
🕰️
1410 South Museum Campus Drive
| Stadium (Open) | 108,529,613 kBtu | 14.7 kg/sqft | 22,703 tons |
|
AMA Plaza
🚩
330 N Wabash Av
| Office | 106,434,549 kBtu #21 Highest
| 10.6 kg/sqft
Highest 11%
| 19,786 tons #13 Highest
|
|
River North Point
🚩
350 N Orleans St
| Office | 106,274,498 kBtu #22 Highest
| 8.3 kg/sqft
Highest 23%
| 15,659 tons #28 Highest
|
|
United Center
🕰️
1901 W Madison St
| Indoor Arena | 102,653,876 kBtu | 18.6 kg/sqft | 17,884 tons |
|
Citigroup Center
🚩
500 W Madison St
| Office | 98,638,921 kBtu #23 Highest
| 7.0 kg/sqft
Highest 39%
| 12,992 tons #40 Highest
|
|
Merchandise Mart
🚩
📷
222 Merchandise Mart Plz
| Office | 96,458,631 kBtu #24 Highest
| 4.7 kg/sqft
Lowest 20%
| 19,236 tons #15 Highest
|
|
353 N Clark St
🚩
353 N Clark St
| Office | 92,626,102 kBtu #25 Highest
| 9.2 kg/sqft
Highest 18%
| 12,553 tons #45 Highest
|
|
Swedish Covenant Hospital Campus
🚩
5145 N California Ave
| Mixed Use Property | 90,173,072 kBtu #26 Highest
| 19.8 kg/sqft
Highest 2%
| 15,863 tons #27 Highest
|
|
Gordon Center for Integrative Science (GCIS)
🚨
📷
(UChicago)
929 E 57th St
| Laboratory | 89,788,714 kBtu #27 Highest
| 40.0 kg/sqft #10 Highest
| 19,164 tons #16 Highest
|
|
Hyatt Center
🚩
71 S Wacker Dr
| Office | 89,020,096 kBtu #28 Highest
| 7.0 kg/sqft
Highest 39%
| 11,762 tons #49 Highest
|
|
IL0000FC-CHICAGO FEDERAL CTR
🕰️
219 S Dearborn
| Mixed Use Property | 88,752,432 kBtu | 5.8 kg/sqft | 18,420 tons |
|
Aon Center
🚩
200 E Randolph St
| Office | 88,354,337 kBtu #29 Highest
| 6.1 kg/sqft
Lowest 45%
| 19,331 tons #14 Highest
|
|
55 E Monroe
🚩
55 E Monroe St
| Office | 86,540,181 kBtu #30 Highest
| 8.1 kg/sqft
Highest 25%
| 12,987 tons #41 Highest
|
|
Presence Resurrection Medical Center
🚨
7435 W Talcott Ave
| Hospital (General Medical & Surgical) | 85,849,753 kBtu #31 Highest
| 18.7 kg/sqft
Highest 3%
| 20,493 tons #12 Highest
|
|
NMH Prentice Womens Hospital
🚩
(Northwestern)
250 E Superior St
| Hospital (General Medical & Surgical) | 82,576,384 kBtu #32 Highest
| 17.9 kg/sqft
Highest 3%
| 16,896 tons #22 Highest
|
|
The Art Institute of Chicago
🚨
📷
111 S Michigan Ave
| Museum | 80,968,968 kBtu #33 Highest
| 18.9 kg/sqft
Highest 3%
| 19,069 tons #17 Highest
|
|
Chicago Board of Trade Building
🚩
141 W Jackson Blvd
| Office | 79,491,746 kBtu #34 Highest
| 8.2 kg/sqft
Highest 24%
| 12,840 tons #42 Highest
|
|
Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers
🚩
301 E N Water St
| Hotel | 79,468,097 kBtu #35 Highest
| 10.2 kg/sqft
Highest 13%
| 11,770 tons #48 Highest
|
|
Navy Pier, Inc.
🚩
📷
600 E Grand Ave
| Mixed Use Property | 79,250,185 kBtu #36 Highest
| 12.3 kg/sqft
Highest 8%
| 14,089 tons #36 Highest
|
|
Four40
🚩
440 S LaSalle St
| Office | 78,452,163 kBtu #37 Highest
| 8.4 kg/sqft
Highest 22%
| 10,339 tons
Highest 2%
|
|
300 North LaSalle
🚩
300 N LaSalle St
| Office | 78,075,765 kBtu #38 Highest
| 7.0 kg/sqft
Highest 39%
| 10,513 tons
Highest 2%
|
|
Hilton Chicago
🚩
720 S Michigan Ave
| Hotel | 77,990,666 kBtu #39 Highest
| 8.2 kg/sqft
Highest 24%
| 16,801 tons #23 Highest
|
|
71215A State St
🚩
101 N State St E
| Retail Store | 76,140,901 kBtu #40 Highest
| 8.0 kg/sqft
Highest 26%
| 14,741 tons #33 Highest
|
|
Three First National Plaza
🚩
70 W Madison St
| Office | 76,022,525 kBtu #41 Highest
| 6.3 kg/sqft
Lowest 48%
| 10,013 tons
Highest 2%
|
|
One North Wacker
🚩
1 N Wacker Dr
| Office | 75,798,867 kBtu #42 Highest
| 7.2 kg/sqft
Highest 35%
| 11,681 tons #50 Highest
|
|
Thompson Center
🕰️
100 W Randolph St
| Office | 75,107,162 kBtu | 10.8 kg/sqft | 12,909 tons |
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data