70 W Madison
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70 W. Madison St, Chicago IL, 60602 Find on Google Maps

Chicago Building ID: 101718

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Building Info

Square Footage: 1,601,760 sqft
#33 Largest
13x median
124,364 sqft
7x median Office
231,240 sqft
Built: 1981
Primary Property Type: Office
Community Area: Loop
Ward: 34
Chicago Energy Rating: 3.5 / 4
Energy Star Score: 73 / 100
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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 C: 6.4 kg CO₂e / sqft
Higher than 55% of all buildings
1.0x median
6.2 kg CO₂e / sqft
1.0x median Office
6.6 kg CO₂e / sqft
Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions: 10,238 tons CO₂e
Higher than 98% of all buildings
12x median
841.4 tons CO₂e
6x median Office
1,647.9 tons CO₂e

Years Reported 9/10
A

2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023

Energy Breakdown for 70 W Madison

Fossil Gas Use (aka Natural Gas): 488,265 kBtu
Est. Gas Bill: $6,000 for 2023**
Lower than 97% of all buildings
1/11 median
5,517,828 kBtu
1/10 median Office
4,958,713.7 kBtu
Electricity Use: 72,985,960 kBtu
Est. Electric Bill: $3,059,000 for 2023**
#35 Highest in Chicago* 🚩
20x median
3,580,332.6 kBtu
8x median Office
9,303,318.1 kBtu

Energy Mix A

Total Energy Use: 73,474,226 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 70 W Madison

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
2014	C	C	B	A	13.63	21,361	98%Electricity 2%Fossil Gas 0%Other	105,823,828	1,872,277	213	1,567,321	-	72.0
2015	B	D	A	A	12.8	20,105	98%Electricity 2%Fossil Gas 0%Other	99,584,509	1,827,822	200.7	1,567,322	-	74.0
2016	C	D	A	A	11.8	17,847	99%Electricity 1%Fossil Gas 0%Other	96,506,885	1,114,760	200.7	1,515,404	-	75.0
2017	B	D	A	A	10	16,087	100%Electricity 0%Fossil Gas 0%Other	86,973,927	116,541	170.6	1,601,672	-	84.0
2018	B	D	A	A	9.3	14,964	99%Electricity 1%Fossil Gas 0%Other	89,602,396	1,094,035	157.4	1,601,672	4.0	61.0
2019						-		82,340,534	913,883	144.5	-	3.5	73.0
2020	B	C	A	A	6.5	10,364	100%Electricity 0%Fossil Gas 0%Other	66,300,332	312,625	116.1	1,636,819	4.0	75.0
2021	B	C	A	A	6.4	10,237	100%Electricity 0%Fossil Gas 0%Other	71,670,459	18,180	125.3	1,636,819	3.0	69.0
2022	B	C	A	A	6.3	10,013	100%Electricity 0%Fossil Gas 0%Other	76,022,525	420	132.9	1,636,819	3.0	68.0
2023	B	C	A	A	6.4	10,238	99%Electricity 1%Fossil Gas 0%Other	72,985,961	488,265	127.9	1,601,760	3.5	73.0

* 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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