2019 Kansas City Energy and Water Consumption Benchmarking for City-Owned Buildings

data.kcmo.org | Last Updated 31 Aug 2020

2019 Energy and Water consumption of City-Owned buildings 10,000 SQFT or greater, required by the Energy Empowerment Ordinance, using the Energy Star Portfolio Manager tool. The City provided some buildings below this threshold when available. The data were collected in 2020.

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This dataset has the following 48 columns:

Column NameAPI Column NameData TypeDescriptionSample Values
Property Nameproperty_nametextBuilding name assigned by point of contact for property
Year Endingyear_endingcalendar_dateThe last date in the full year period in which metrics are taken
Street Addressstreet_addresstextStreet Address
CitycitytextCity that the building is located in: Kansas City, Missouri.
State/Provincestate_provincetextState the building is located in: Missouri
Postal Codepostal_codetextThe zip code the building is located in.
Property GFA - Calculated (Buildings and Parking) (ft²)property_gfa_calculatednumberTotal SQFT between the building and parking
Property GFA - Calculated (Buildings) (ft²)property_gfa_calculated_1numberTotal building SQFT (does not include parking)
Property GFA - Calculated (Parking) (ft²)property_gfa_calculated_2numberTotal Parking SQFT (does not include building SQFT)
Primary Property Type - Self Selectedprimary_property_type_selftextA self-selected main property use type
List of All Property Use Types at Propertylist_of_all_property_usetextAll property uses identified for the building
ENERGY STAR Scoreenergy_star_scorenumberA score generated by the national Energy Star Program used to compare the building to other similar building types. The score is out of 1-100 where 50 is the median and 75 is at the upper quartile. Not all buildings are eligible for a score.
Site Energy Use (kBtu)site_energy_use_kbtunumberTotal Site Energy use among all meter source types
Site EUI (kBtu/ft²)site_eui_kbtu_ftnumberSite Energy use per square foot
National Median Site Energy Use (kBtu)national_median_site_energynumberThe median Site Energy use across building with the same use type and size
National Median Site EUI (kBtu/ft²)national_median_site_euinumberThe median Site Energy use per SQFT across building with the same use type and size
% Difference from National Median Site EUIdifference_from_nationalnumber% Difference between median and actual
Source Energy Use (kBtu)source_energy_use_kbtunumberTotal Source Energy use among all meter source types
Source EUI (kBtu/ft²)source_eui_kbtu_ftnumberSource Energy Use per SQFT
National Median Source Energy Use (kBtu)national_median_source_energynumberThe median Source Energy use across building with the same use type and size
National Median Source EUI (kBtu/ft²)national_median_source_euinumberThe median Source Energy use per SQFT across building with the same use type and size
% Difference from National Median Source EUIdifference_from_national_1number% Difference between median and actual
Weather Normalized Site Energy Use (kBtu)weather_normalized_site_energynumberTotal Site Energy use among all meter source types (normalized for weather)
Weather Normalized Site EUI (kBtu/ft²)weather_normalized_site_euinumberSite Energy use per square foot (normalized for weather)
Weather Normalized Source Energy Use (kBtu)weather_normalized_sourcenumberTotal Source Energy use among all meter source types (normalized for weather)
Weather Normalized Source EUI (kBtu/ft²)weather_normalized_source_1numberSite Energy use per square foot (normalized for weather)
Energy Cost ($)energy_costnumberAmount spent on Energy
Energy Cost Intensity ($/ft²)energy_cost_intensity_ftnumberAmount spent on energy per square foot
Water Use (All Water Sources) (kgal)water_use_all_water_sourcesnumberWater usage
Water Use Intensity (All Water Sources) (gal/ft²)water_use_intensity_all_waternumberWater usage per square foot
Direct GHG Emissions (Metric Tons CO2e)direct_ghg_emissions_metricnumberDirect GHG emissions
Direct GHG Emissions Intensity (kgCO2e/ft²)direct_ghg_emissions_intensitynumberDirect GHG emissions per SQFT
Indirect GHG Emissions (Metric Tons CO2e)indirect_ghg_emissions_metricnumberIndirect GHG emissions
Indirect GHG Emissions Intensity (kgCO2e/ft²)indirect_ghg_emissionsnumberIndirect GHG emissions per SQFT
eGRID Subregionegrid_subregiontextSubregion of eGRID which is the source of data on the environmental characteristics of almost all electric power generated in the United States.
eGRID Output Emissions Rate (kgCO2e/MBtu)egrid_output_emissions_ratenumberThis is the emissions taken from the eGRID subregion
Kansas City Building Reporting IDkansas_city_building_reportingtextUnique building ID for identification
Natural Gas Use (kBtu)natural_gas_use_kbtunumberNatural gas usage
District Steam Use (kBtu)district_steam_use_kbtunumberDistrict steam usage
District Hot Water Use (kBtu)district_hot_water_use_kbtutextDistrict Hot Water usage
District Chilled Water Use (kBtu)district_chilled_water_usenumberDistrict Chilled Water usage
Electricity Use – Generated from Onsite Renewable Systems and Used Onsite (kWh)electricity_use_generatedtextRenewable Electricity usage
Total GHG Emissions (Metric Tons CO2e)total_ghg_emissions_metricnumberTotal GHG emissions
Total GHG Emissions Intensity (kgCO2e/ft²)total_ghg_emissions_intensitynumberTotal GHG emissions per SQFT
Electricity Use - Grid Purchase (kBtu)electricity_use_grid_purchasenumberElectricity grid usage
Cooling Degree Days (CDD) (°F)cooling_degree_days_cdd_fnumberNumber of days you would have to cool your building by 1 degree to accommodate the heating requirement.
Heating Degree Days (HDD) (°F)heating_degree_days_hdd_fnumberNumber of days you would have to heat your building by 1 degree to accommodate the heating requirement.
Weather Station Nameweather_station_nametextName of weather station that weather data is being taken from