A Look at Retail and Service Buildings
How do they use energy and how much does it cost?
How do they use electricity?
How do they use electricity?
Retail and service buildings use 149 billion kWh (or 508 trillion Btu) of site electricity (electricity consumed within the building) each year. This electricity is used for a variety of different purposes, the most being used for lighting.
Retail and service buildings have an electricity intensity of 11.8 kWh per square foot (for only those buildings that use electricity), lower than the average for all commercial buildings.
Table 5: Electricity consumption and cost by type of retail and service and size category
On average, $0.92 per square foot is spent on site electricity in retail and service buildings, slightly less than the national average for electricity usage in commercial buildings ($0.99 per square foot).
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/retailserv/retserv_howuseelec.htm
Release
date: September 11, 2000
File last modified:
January 3, 2001