U.S. commercial buildings in cold or very cold climates were more than five times more energy intensive for space heating than buildings in hot or very hot climates, according to our latest Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey (CBECS). Specifically, commercial buildings in cold or very cold climates consumed an average of 36,100 British thermal units per square foot, but buildings in hot or very hot climates consumed an average of 6,300 British thermal units per square foot. More ›
Data source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey (CBECS), and ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 169-2021, Climatic Data for Building Design Standards
9/5/2023: $86.69/barrel
up$5.53 from week earlier
down$0.18 from year earlier
9/5/2023: $2.582/MMBtu
up$0.026 from week earlier
down$6.204 from year earlier
9/4/2023: $3.807/gal
down$0.006 from week earlier
up$0.061 from year earlier
9/4/2023: $4.492/gal
up$0.017 from week earlier
down$0.592 from year earlier
8/26/2023: 11.863 million tons
down0.170 million tons from week earlier
up0.110 million tons from year earlier