Casals

3501 W Potomac Ave, Chicago IL, 60651 Find on Google Maps

Chicago Building ID: 251459

Building Info

Square Footage: 66,550 sqft
Lower than 82% of all buildings
0.5x median
124,364 sqft
0.7x median K-12 School
97,862 sqft
Built: 1989
Primary Property Type: K-12 School
Community Area: Humboldt Park
Ward: 26
Chicago Energy Rating: 1.0 / 4
Energy Star Score: 8 / 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 F: 9.1 kg CO₂e / sqft
Higher than 84% of all buildings
1.5x median
6.2 kg CO₂e / sqft
1.5x median K-12 School
6 kg CO₂e / sqft
Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions: 605 tons CO₂e
Lower than 63% of all buildings
0.7x median
841.4 tons CO₂e
1.0x median K-12 School
579.1 tons CO₂e

Years Reported 8/9
A

2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023

Energy Breakdown for Casals

Fossil Gas Use (aka Natural Gas): 3,789,790 kBtu
Est. Gas Bill: $45,000 for 2023**
Lower than 68% of all buildings
0.7x median
5,517,828 kBtu
0.8x median K-12 School
4,479,009.8 kBtu
Electricity Use: 2,885,078 kBtu
Est. Electric Bill: $121,000 for 2023**
Lower than 58% of all buildings
0.8x median
3,580,332.6 kBtu
1.2x median K-12 School
2,489,173.4 kBtu

Energy Mix B

Total Energy Use: 6,674,869 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 Casals

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
2015	C	D	C	A	12.1	806	51%Electricity 49%Fossil Gas 0%Other	3,194,659	3,084,113	199.4	66,550	-	22.0
2016	C	D	C	A	11.8	784.2	45%Electricity 55%Fossil Gas 0%Other	3,141,579	3,861,716	209.2	66,550	-	18.0
2017	C	D	C	A	11	733.6	38%Electricity 62%Fossil Gas 0%Other	2,719,661	4,344,825	196.9	66,550	-	23.0
2018	C	D	B	A	10.8	716.1	42%Electricity 58%Fossil Gas 0%Other	3,005,859	4,067,625	190.6	66,550	1.0	12.0
2019						-		-	-		-	0.0	-
2020	C	D	B	A	7.3	487.4	42%Electricity 58%Fossil Gas 0%Other	2,136,802	2,897,990	135.6	66,550	2.5	34.0
2021	C	D	B	A	7.9	525.1	37%Electricity 63%Fossil Gas 0%Other	2,260,091	3,808,190	155.2	66,550	1.0	23.0
2022	C	D	B	A	7.9	527	38%Electricity 62%Fossil Gas 0%Other	2,421,548	3,916,050	163.7	66,550	1.0	22.0
2023	C	F	B	A	9.1	605	43%Electricity 57%Fossil Gas 0%Other	2,885,078	3,789,790	181.2	66,550	1.0	8.0

* 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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