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Table 5:  Electricity consumption and cost by type of retail or service and size category


Electricity
Consumption Cost
Total (billion kWh) per Building (thousand kWh) per Square Foot (kWh) per hundred kWh (dollars)
All Retail and Service Buildings 149 117 11.8 7.83
       
Type of Retail or Service*
Retail 105 151 11.6 7.84
- All Malls 61 429 12.9 7.64
--- Strip Malls 39 298 13.4 7.94
--- Enclosed Malls 22 1,833 12.3 7.10
- Retail Other Than Malls 44 80 10.1 8.12
Service 44 76 12.3 7.82
 
Building Floorspace Category      
Small  26 36 14.4 8.76
Medium  59 115 9.4 8.39
Large 64 2,146 14.0 6.93

* More than one may apply.
Small buildings = 1,001 to 5,000 square feet
Medium buildings = 5,001 to 50,000 square feet
Large buildings = Over 50,000 square feet

Source:  Energy Information Administration, 
1995 Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey.



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