diff --git a/src/components/map/map.vue b/src/components/map/map.vue
index 0efe7f2f..64b72558 100644
--- a/src/components/map/map.vue
+++ b/src/components/map/map.vue
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@
         </l-map>
       </div>
       <prompt v-if="askingForComparison" @cancel="stopCompare" @compare="showComparison" />
+      <prompt_error v-if="building_compare_error" @cancel="stopCompareError" @compare="showComparison" />
       <transition name="side">
         <compareSide v-if="showCompareSide" @hide="showCompareSide = false" :compareStories="compareStories" />
         <sideView ref="sideview" v-if="showSide" @hide="showSide = false" @startCompare="startCompare"></sideView>
@@ -104,6 +105,7 @@ import { LMap, LTileLayer, LGeoJson } from 'vue2-leaflet'
 import sideView from '@/components/map/sideView'
 import compareButton from '@/components/map/compareButton'
 import prompt from '@/components/map/map_prompt'
+import prompt_error from '@/components/map/prompt_error'
 import compareSide from '@/components/map/map_compareside'
 import L from 'leaflet'
 import switchButtons from '@/components/map/switch_buttons'
@@ -127,6 +129,7 @@ export default {
     sideView,
     LGeoJson,
     prompt,
+    prompt_error,
     compareSide,
     switchButtons,
     leftBuildingMenu,
@@ -170,6 +173,7 @@ export default {
       rKey: 1,
       message: this.message,
       askingForComparison: false,
+      building_compare_error: false,
       selected: [
         'Residence',
         'Athletics & Rec',
@@ -307,8 +311,18 @@ export default {
       console.log( this.compareStories[0] )
       if ( this.compareStories[0] === undefined ) {
         this.compareStories.shift()
+        if ( this.compareStories[0] === undefined ) {
+          this.showSide = false
+          this.building_compare_error = true
+        }
       }
+      console.log( this.compareStories[0] )
       let path = this.$store.getters['map/building']( this.compareStories[0] ).path
+      console.log( this.$store.getters['map/building']( this.compareStories[0] ).description )
+      if ( this.$store.getters['map/building']( this.compareStories[0] ).description !== 'Electricity' ) {
+        this.showSide = false
+        this.building_compare_error = true
+      }
       if ( target === 'q' ) {
         let mgId = this.$store.getters[path + '/primaryGroup']( 'Electricity' ).id
 
@@ -373,6 +387,12 @@ export default {
       this.compareStories = []
       this.removeAllMarkers()
     },
+    stopCompareError: function () {
+      this.building_compare_error = false
+      this.showSide = true
+      this.compareStories = []
+      this.removeAllMarkers()
+    },
     isDisplayed: function ( v ) {
       if ( this.selected.indexOf( v ) >= 0 ) {
         return true
diff --git a/src/components/map/prompt_error.vue b/src/components/map/prompt_error.vue
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b349b07e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/map/prompt_error.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+<!--
+@Author: Brogan Miner <Brogan>
+@Date:   2019-01-03T12:39:57-08:00
+@Email:  brogan.miner@oregonstate.edu
+@Last modified by:   Brogan
+@Last modified time: 2019-01-27T15:39:07-08:00
+-->
+
+<template>
+  <el-row class="stage_prompt">
+    <el-col :span="24">
+      <el-row>
+        <el-col class="text">
+          ERROR <br />
+          <el-row
+            >You have either not selected any buildings for comparison, or you have included a non-electric
+            building.</el-row
+          >
+        </el-col>
+      </el-row>
+      <el-row>
+        <el-col>
+          <el-dropdown split-button type="info" class="button" @click="handle('q')" @command="handle">
+            Compare
+            <el-dropdown-menu slot="dropdown">
+              <el-dropdown-item command="q">Quick Compare</el-dropdown-item>
+              <el-dropdown-item command="d">Compare in FullScreen</el-dropdown-item>
+            </el-dropdown-menu>
+          </el-dropdown>
+          <el-button class="button" type="info" @click="$emit('cancel')">Cancel</el-button>
+        </el-col>
+      </el-row>
+    </el-col>
+  </el-row>
+</template>
+<script>
+export default {
+  methods: {
+    handle: function ( command ) {
+      this.$emit( 'compare', command )
+    }
+  }
+}
+</script>
+<style lang="scss" scoped>
+.stage_prompt {
+  width: 400px;
+  height: 150px;
+  position: absolute;
+  top: 20px;
+  left: calc(50% - 150px);
+  background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8);
+  color: $--color-white;
+  z-index: 402;
+  text-align: center;
+}
+.text {
+  padding: 1.5em;
+  font-size: 20px;
+}
+.button {
+  border: solid 1px $--color-white;
+  border-radius: 5px;
+  margin: 10px;
+}
+.button:hover {
+  border: solid 1px $--color-white;
+}
+.button:active {
+  border: solid 1px $--color-white;
+}
+</style>