Adler Planetarium 

1300 S. Lake Shore Dr., Chicago IL, 60605 Find on Google Maps (opens in a new tab)

Chicago Building ID: 165062

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⚠️ Anomaly Detected - Inconsistent Gas Use

This building has had extremely large changes in gas use, which is likely to indicate errors in reporting.

Building Info

Square Footage
175,000 sqft
Higher than 63% of all buildings
1.4x median
125,000 sqft
1/4 median Museum
620,851 sqft
Built
1930
Primary Property Type
Museum
Community Area
Near South Side
Ward
4
Chicago Energy Rating (opens in a new tab)
2.0 / 4
Owner
Not Tagged

Warning - Data Discrepancies Detected

We detected some issues with this building's data, so these grades may not be reflective of the building's true performance.

2023 Report Card

Overall Grade
C
Emissions Intensity - 50%
F
Energy Mix - 40%
A
Consistent Reporting - 10%
A
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Emissions & Energy Information for 2023

Greenhouse Gas Intensity F
10.1 kg CO2e / sqft
Higher than 88% of all buildings
1.6x median
6.2 kg CO2e / sqft
1.0x median Museum
10.3 kg CO2e / sqft
Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions
1,773 tons CO2e
#1 Lowest of Museums 🏆
Higher than 75% of all buildings
2.1x median
841.4 tons CO2e
1/2 median Museum
4,398.8 tons CO2e

Years Reported 8/8
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  • 2015 data reported

    2015

  • 2016 data reported

    2016

  • 2017 data reported

    2017

  • 2018 data reported

    2018

  • 2020 data reported

    2020

  • 2021 data reported

    2021

  • 2022 data reported

    2022

  • 2023 data reported

    2023

Energy Breakdown for Adler Planetarium

Fossil Gas Use (aka Natural Gas)
5,039,000 kBtu
Est. Gas Bill: $60,000 for 2023**
#1 Lowest of Museums 🏆
Lower than 54% of all buildings
0.9x median
5,531,309.9 kBtu
1/3 median Museum
16,295,149.4 kBtu
Electricity Use
10,762,549 kBtu
Est. Electric Bill: $451,000 for 2023**
#1 Lowest of Museums 🏆
Higher than 81% of all buildings
3.0x median
3,601,769.1 kBtu
1/2 median Museum
26,105,774.3 kBtu

Energy Mix A

Total Energy Use: 15,801,550 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 Adler Planetarium

Year Overall
Grade 		Emissions
Intensity
Sub-Grade 		Energy Mix
Sub-Grade 		Reporting Mix
Sub-Grade 		GHG Intensity kg CO2e / sqft GHG Emissions metric tons CO2eEnergy Mix Electricity Use kBTU Fossil Gas Use kBTUSource EUI kBTU / sqft Floor Area sqft Chicago Energy
Rating
2015 C F B A 21.22,903
60%Electricity
40%Fossil Gas
0%Other
 12,266,611 8,250,500 344.4 137,000 -
2016 C F B A 18.62,549
62%Electricity
38%Fossil Gas
0%Other
 11,725,594 7,303,200 324.7 137,000 -
2017 C F B A 18.12,472
61%Electricity
39%Fossil Gas
0%Other
 11,303,216 7,210,625 314.3 137,000 -
2018 C F B A 17.32,374
54%Electricity
46%Fossil Gas
0%Other
 11,192,913 9,650,556 302.7 137,000 1.0
2020 B C A A 6.41,117
62%Electricity
38%Fossil Gas
0%Other
 5,927,156 3,615,000 116.5 175,000 -
2021 B D A A 7.41,300
64%Electricity
36%Fossil Gas
0%Other
 7,546,798 4,194,200 145.9 175,000 2.0
2022 C F A A 111,923
56%Electricity
44%Fossil Gas
0%Other
 11,096,316 8,696,200 229.7 175,000 1.0
2023 C F A A 10.11,773
68%Electricity
32%Fossil Gas
0%Other
 10,762,550 5,039,000 202.4 175,000 2.0

* 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 (opens in a new tab) for the original statistics.

Data Source: Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data (opens in a new tab)

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