CBECS (Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey)
May 19, 2026Data center server energy use grows across the commercial building stock
June 25, 2025
Electricity use for commercial computing could surpass space cooling, ventilation
November 16, 2023
Less than one-third of U.S. commercial buildings were all-electric in 2018
September 6, 2023
Heating U.S. commercial buildings is most energy intensive in cold climates
August 28, 2023
Food service buildings are highly energy intensive
July 27, 2023
Cooling commercial buildings is six times more energy-intensive in hot climates than cold
April 24, 2023
2018 CBECS used new technology to virtually list buildings and collect data
January 17, 2023
U.S. commercial buildings consumed more fuel for space heating than anything else in 2018
October 25, 2022
Homes and buildings in the West and Northeast have the largest share of small-scale solar
September 29, 2022
U.S. commercial buildings continued to increase their energy efficiency as of 2018
November 30, 2021
Warehouses were the most common U.S. commercial building type as of 2018
October 4, 2021
By 2018, LEDs had become the second-most common lighting in U.S. commercial buildings
December 3, 2020
Commercial buildings have gotten larger in the United States, with implications for energy
May 18, 2017
Large commercial buildings are more likely to use lighting control strategies
February 7, 2017
EIA’s residential and commercial studies require significant data collection and analysis
October 5, 2016
Office buildings with data centers use significantly more electricity than other offices
September 16, 2016
Recent energy intensity decline in government buildings exceeds commercial sector average
February 3, 2016
Computer and technology use in education buildings continues to increase
December 16, 2015
Independent energy assessments confirm quality of EIA’s commercial buildings data
May 8, 2015
Average size of new commercial buildings in United States continues to grow
May 6, 2015
EIA’s CBECS is the nation's only comprehensive survey of commercial buildings
December 18, 2012
Energy Perspectives: Industrial and transportation sectors lead energy use by sector
August 23, 2012