A Look at Food Service Buildings
How do they use energy and how much does it cost?
How do they use electricity?
How do they use electricity?
Food service buildings use 49 billion kWh (or 166 trillion Btu) of site electricity (electricity consumed within the building) each year.
The majority of this electricity is used for lighting and refrigeration, followed by cooling.
Food service buildings have an electricity intensity of 36.0 kWh per square foot (for only those buildings that use electricity), the second highest electricity intensity of all commercial building types. Small (1,001 to 5,000 square feet) food service buildings have an even higher electricity intensity.
Table 5: Electricity consumption and cost by size category
On average, $2.90 per square foot is spent on site electricity in food service buildings, almost three times the national average for electricity usage in commercial buildings ($0.99 per square foot).
Continue: How do they use natural gas?
Go to "How do they use electricity?" for other building types:
- Office
- Education
- Health Care
- Retail and Service
- Food Service
Specific questions may be directed to:
Joelle Davis Michaels
joelle.michaels@eia.doe.gov
CBECS Manager
URL: http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/consumptionbriefs/cbecs/pbawebsite/foodserv/foodserv_howuseelec.htm
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date: August 2, 2000
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