Released: Dec 2006
Next CBECS will be conducted in 2007

Table C22A.  Electricity Consumption and Conditional Energy Intensity by Year Constructed for All Buildings, 2003
  Total Electricity
Consumption
(billion kWh)		 Total Floorspace of
Buildings Using Electricity
(million square feet)		 Electricity
Energy Intensity
 (kWh/square foot)
1959 or
Before		 1960 to
1989		 1990 to
2003		 1959 or
Before		 1960 to
1989		 1990 to
2003		 1959 or
Before		 1960 to
1989		 1990 to
2003
All Buildings ................................ 162 538 343 17,509 32,945 19,727 9.2 16.3 17.4
Building Floorspace
(Square Feet)
1,001 to 5,000 ................................ 24 54 38 2,072 2,767 1,640 11.4 19.4 23.0
5,001 to 10,000 .............................. 16 41 29 1,919 3,154 1,572 8.2 13.0 18.4
10,001 to 25,000 ............................ 28 69 45 3,201 5,610 3,683 8.7 12.3 12.2
25,001 to 50,000 ............................ 17 63 36 2,412 4,383 2,303 7.2 14.5 15.5
50,001 to 100,000 .......................... 16 78 59 2,095 4,763 3,406 7.8 16.4 17.3
100,001 to 200,000 ........................ 20 88 63 2,150 4,671 3,350 9.5 18.9 18.9
200,001 to 500,000 ........................ 22 61 29 2,054 3,623 1,692 10.6 16.8 17.2
Over 500,000 ................................. 19 84 44 1,606 3,974 2,080 11.6 21.1 21.3
Principal Building Activity
Education ....................................... 22 53 34 3,191 4,359 2,321 6.8 12.3 14.4
Food Sales ..................................... Q 29 Q Q 585 Q Q 50.0 Q
Food Service ................................. 10 22 31 613 524 517 16.7 42.9 59.4
Health Care .................................... 14 43 16 730 1,671 762 19.2 25.5 21.0
  Inpatient ....................................... 11 35 7 456 1,218 231 23.7 28.4 30.2
  Outpatient .................................... 3 8 9 273 453 531 11.7 17.9 17.0
Lodging .......................................... 10 39 20 1,236 2,564 1,296 Q 15.3 15.1
Mercantile ...................................... 16 115 84 1,372 5,983 3,836 11.3 19.3 21.9
  Retail (Other Than Mall) ............... 8 24 29 1,026 1,804 1,487 8.2 13.3 19.7
  Enclosed and Strip Malls .............. Q 91 55 Q 4,179 2,350 Q 21.8 23.3
Office ............................................. 34 131 46 2,852 6,792 2,563 11.9 19.2 17.9
Public Assembly ............................ 7 20 22 1,455 1,445 1,035 4.6 13.9 21.6
Public Order and Safety ................ Q 7 Q Q 385 Q Q 18.5 Q
Religious Worship .......................... 4 6 7 1,522 1,328 904 2.9 4.8 8.1
Service .......................................... 7 26 11 1,045 1,925 1,012 6.3 13.4 11.4
Warehouse and Storage ............... Q 25 30 1,941 3,851 3,633 8.3 6.5 8.4
Other .............................................. Q 19 14 Q 684 673 Q 28.0 Q
Vacant ........................................... Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
Census Region and Division
Northeast ....................................... 47 86 38 6,080 5,448 2,371 7.8 15.8 16.2
  New England ............................... 9 22 Q 1,475 1,339 615 6.0 16.1 17.7
  Middle Atlantic .............................. 39 65 28 4,605 4,109 1,755 8.4 15.8 15.7
Midwest ......................................... 50 118 67 5,559 8,158 4,008 9.0 14.4 16.7
  East North Central ........................ 39 84 46 3,997 5,662 2,543 9.7 14.8 17.9
  West North Central ...................... 11 34 21 1,562 2,495 1,465 7.2 13.5 14.5
South ............................................. 41 231 180 3,611 12,556 9,850 11.5 18.4 18.2
  South Atlantic .............................. 25 117 112 2,076 6,113 5,648 11.8 19.2 19.8
  East South Central ....................... 7 33 18 557 1,871 1,117 11.9 17.5 16.1
  West South Central ...................... 10 81 50 977 4,572 3,085 10.4 17.7 16.1
West .............................................. 23 104 58 2,260 6,782 3,499 10.3 15.3 16.6
  Mountain ...................................... 6 43 20 526 2,482 1,157 10.6 17.2 17.0
  Pacific .......................................... 18 61 38 1,734 4,301 2,342 10.1 14.2 16.4
Climate Zone: 30-Year Average
Under 2,000 CDD and --
  More than 7,000 HDD ................... 24 70 43 3,354 5,038 2,908 7.2 13.9 14.7
  5,500-7,000 HDD ......................... 55 135 65 6,017 8,625 3,908 9.2 15.6 16.6
  4,000-5,499 HDD ......................... 40 100 50 4,107 5,610 2,657 9.6 17.8 18.7
  Fewer than 4,000 HDD ................ 30 133 98 3,005 8,433 5,625 10.0 15.7 17.4
2,000 CDD or More and --
  Fewer than 4,000 HDD ................ 13 101 88 1,027 5,239 4,629 12.6 19.3 19.0
Number of Establishments
One ................................................ 112 300 215 12,146 19,255 12,978 9.2 15.6 16.5
2 to 5 .............................................. 29 96 55 3,085 6,071 3,370 9.5 15.8 16.4
6 to 10 ............................................ 5 37 25 511 1,879 968 10.0 19.6 26.0
11 to 20 .......................................... 6 39 19 635 1,819 915 8.8 21.4 21.0
More than 20 .................................. 10 65 28 648 3,239 1,174 15.1 20.1 23.5
Currently Unoccupied .................... Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
Energy Sources (more than
one may apply)
Electricity ....................................... 162 538 343 17,509 32,945 19,727 9.2 16.3 17.4
Natural Gas .................................... 112 382 249 12,400 22,762 13,304 9.0 16.8 18.7
Fuel Oil ........................................... 46 153 76 5,089 7,573 3,588 9.1 20.1 21.2
District Heat ................................... 31 47 23 2,206 2,330 1,041 14.0 20.3 21.9
Energy End Uses (more than
one may apply)
Buildings with Space Heating ........ 157 520 329 16,776 31,401 18,233 9.4 16.6 18.1
Buildings with Cooling .................... 143 528 339 14,196 30,929 18,421 10.1 17.1 18.4
Buildings with Water Heating ......... 143 516 332 14,878 30,250 17,684 9.6 17.1 18.7
Annual Consumption
(kilowatthours)
10,000 or Less .............................. 1 2 1 1,102 1,083 676 1.4 1.5 1.1
10,001 to 50,000 ............................ 16 20 10 3,555 3,845 1,870 4.4 5.1 5.5
50,001 to 100,000 .......................... 16 25 14 2,387 2,579 1,759 6.8 9.7 7.7
100,001 to 500,000 ........................ 44 118 77 4,789 8,115 4,718 9.1 14.5 16.2
500,001 to 1,000,000 ..................... 14 56 40 1,354 3,617 2,389 10.6 15.5 16.7
1,000,001 to 5,000,000 .................. 38 176 119 2,452 8,036 5,113 15.5 21.9 23.3
Over 5,000,000 .............................. 33 142 83 1,870 5,670 3,202 17.5 25.1 26.0
See "Guide to the Tables" or "Glossary" for further explanations of the terms used in this table. Both can be accessed from the CBECS web site   http://www.eia.gov/consumption/commercial/.
Q=Data withheld because the Relative Standard Error (RSE) was greater than 50 percent, or fewer than 20 buildings were sampled.
N=No responding cases in sample that use electricity.
Notes: ● Statistics for the "Energy End Uses" category represent total consumption in buildings that have the end use, not consumption specifically for that particular end use. ● Due to rounding, data may not sum to totals.
Source: Energy Information Administration, Office of Energy Markets and End Use, Forms EIA-871A, C, and E of the 2003 Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey.