A Look at Health Care Buildings
Are they on multibuilding complexes?
How do they use energy and how much does it cost?
How do they use electricity?
How do they use electricity?
Health care buildings use 62 billion kWh (or 211 trillion Btu) of site electricity (electricity consumed within the building) each year. This electricity is used for a variety for different purposes, the most being used for lighting, office equipment, and miscellaneous purposes (probably medical equipment).
Health care buildings have an electricity intensity of 26.5 kWh per square foot (for only those buildings that use electricity), higher than the average for all commercial buildings.
Inpatient health care buildings use electricity more intensively than outpatient health care buildings.
Table 5: Electricity consumption and cost by type of health care and size category
On average, $1.67 per square foot is spent on site electricity in health care buildings, more than the national average for electricity usage in commercial buildings ($0.99 per square foot).
Electricity Generation
About three-fourths of inpatient health care buildings have the capability to generate electricity for emergency backup. For all health care buildings, only 18 percent have this capability.
Continue: How do they use natural gas?
Go to "How do they use electricity?" for other building types:
- Office
- Education
- Health Care
- Retail and Service
- Food Service
Specific questions may be directed to:
Joelle Davis Michaels
joelle.michaels@eia.doe.gov
CBECS Manager
URL: http://www.eia.gov/emeu/consumptionbriefs/cbecs/pbawebsite/health/health_howuseelec.htm
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date: September 11, 2000
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last modified: January 3, 2001