Energy Usage by Industry
Compare Your Energy Spending & Usage
Are you investing your energy dollars wisely? An excellent way to analyze your energy investments is to compare your organization's energy spending against others in your industry. This page gives you the tools and information you need to make those comparisons.
Utilize our extensive expertise to analyze your facility's energy usage and identify possible ways to save money and enhance operations.
- Education
- Food Service
- Healthcare
- Hospitality
- Retail
Primary through Secondary Schools
Examine typical energy spending in primary, middle, and secondary schools, including how each energy dollar is divided among the major energy-consuming aspects of a school's operation.
Colleges and Universities
Examine typical energy spending in colleges and universities, including how each energy dollar is divided among the major energy-consuming aspects of a college or university's operations.
Energy Comparison
The charts above present typical energy spending in colleges and universities. Use this as a "measuring stick" to gauge the quality of your own organization's energy spending.
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Full-Service Restaurants
Examine typical energy spending in full-service restaurants, including how each energy dollar is divided among the major energy-consuming aspects of a restaurant's operations.
Fast-Food Restaurants
Examine typical energy spending in fast-food restaurants, including how each energy dollar is divided among the major energy-consuming aspects of a restaurant's operations.
Energy Comparisons
The charts above present typical energy spending in full-service and fast-food restaurants. Use this as a "measuring stick" to gauge the quality of your own restaurant's energy spending.
Hospitals
Examine typical energy spending in hospitals, including how each energy dollar is divided among the major energy-consuming aspects of a hospital's operations.
Doctor's Offices
Examine typical energy spending in doctors' offices, including how each energy dollar is divided among the major energy-consuming aspects of a doctor's office's operations.
Nursing Homes
Examine typical energy spending in nursing homes, including how each energy dollar is divided among the major energy-consuming aspects of a nursing home's operations.
Energy Comparisons
The charts above present typical energy spending in healthcare facilities. Use this as a "measuring stick" to gauge the quality of your own facility's energy spending.
Motels
Examine typical energy spending in low-rise hotels and motels, including how each energy dollar is divided among the major energy-consuming aspects of a low-rise hotel's or motel's operations.
Full-Service Restaurants
Examine typical energy spending in full-service restaurants, including how each energy dollar is divided among the major energy-consuming aspects of a restaurants operations.
Energy Comparisons
The chart above presents typical energy spending in hotels and motels. Use this as a "measuring stick" to gauge the quality of your own organization's energy spending.
Retail Stores
Examine typical energy spending in retail stores, including how each energy dollar is divided among the major energy-consuming aspects of a retail store's operations.
Grocery Stores
Examine typical energy spending in grocery stores, including how each energy dollar is divided among the major energy-consuming aspects of a grocery store's operations.
Convenience Stores
Examine typical energy spending in convenience stores, including how each energy dollar is divided among the major energy-consuming aspects of a convenience store's operations.
Office Buildings
Examine typical energy spending in small, medium and large office buildings, including how each energy dollar is divided among the major energy-consuming aspects of an office building's operations.
Note that energy use differs significantly depending on the size of an office building. Therefore, this section presents separate tables and charts for small, medium and large office buildings. Comparing these tables and charts to one another can provide interesting insights into the effect that office building size has on energy usage.
Energy Comparisons
The charts above present typical energy spending in various buildings and office spaces. Use this as a "measuring stick" to gauge the quality of your own organization's energy spending.