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02217- Rancho Santa Margarita, Ca

Supermarket/Grocery Store in California, CA · 22451 Antonio Parkway, Rancho S Margarita · 92688

At a glance

02217- Rancho Santa Margarita, Ca is a 53,982-square-foot supermarket/grocery store at 22451 Antonio Parkway, Rancho S Margarita in Rancho S Margarita, California, built in 1992. In its 2019 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 56 out of 100 (grade C), a site energy-use intensity of 258.3 kBtu/ft² and 847 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 12% of the 866 scored supermarket/grocery store buildings in California.

ENERGY STAR score
56
band C · 2019
Site EUI
258.3
kBtu/ft²
GHG emissions
847
tCO₂e
GHG intensity
15.7
kgCO₂e/ft²
Floor area
53,982
sq ft
Year built
1992
vintage
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AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2019

Benchmarking record

FieldValue
ENERGY STAR score56 (band C)
Site EUI258.3 kBtu/ft²
Source EUI—
GHG emissions847 tCO₂e
GHG intensity15.7 kgCO₂e/ft²
Electricity2,483,030 kWh
Natural gas53,767 therms
Gross floor area53,982 sq ft
Source recordcalifornia:3920874:2019

The disclosure history

Year over year

YearScoreΔSite EUIGHG emissions
2019latest56±0258.3 kBtu/ft²847 tCO₂e
201856245.2 kBtu/ft²849 tCO₂e

Compliance context

AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)

AB 802 requires every California commercial building over 50,000 sq ft to report energy use to the CEC annually; the CEC publicly discloses the results statewide.

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Ownership

No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.

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Location

Address
22451 Antonio Parkway, Rancho S Margarita
State
California
ZIP
92688
Coordinates
33.63684, -117.59162

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How does 02217- Rancho Santa Margarita, Ca compare with other supermarket/grocery store buildings in California?

The latest disclosures cover 975 supermarket/grocery store buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. 02217- Rancho Santa Margarita, Ca's ENERGY STAR score of 56 compares with an average of 74 across the 866 that report a score; it scores higher than 12% of them and lower than 87%. Its site EUI of 258.3 kBtu/ft² is about 57% above the average of 164.4 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 15.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 51% above the group average of 10.4 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 53,982 sq ft, it is about 29% below the average floor area of 76,560 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1992, 4 years earlier than the group's average year built (1996). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,646 supermarket/grocery store buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 71 and a site EUI of 176.1 kBtu/ft².

How has 02217- Rancho Santa Margarita, Ca's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 2 California disclosures for 02217- Rancho Santa Margarita, Ca, covering report years 2018–2019. Its ENERGY STAR score was 56 in both 2018 and 2019. Site EUI moved from 245.2 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 258.3 kBtu/ft² (2019), an 5% increase. Reported emissions went from 849 tCO₂e to 847 tCO₂e over the same span (down 0%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 56 mean?

ENERGY STAR scores run from 1 to 100 and are computed by the EPA's Portfolio Manager as a percentile against similar buildings nationwide, adjusted for climate, size and use: a score of 56 means the building performs better than about 56% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 56 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 19 points below 75, the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification. In California, 65% of scored buildings are at 75 or above.

Site energy-use intensity (EUI) is the energy a building uses on site in a year divided by its floor area, in thousand Btu per square foot — lower is more efficient. 02217- Rancho Santa Margarita, Ca's 258.3 kBtu/ft² across 53,982 sq ft works out to about 13.9 billion Btu (4,086 MWh-equivalent) in 2019. The disclosure also reports 2,483,030 kWh of electricity and 53,767 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires 02217- Rancho Santa Margarita, Ca to report its energy use?

02217- Rancho Santa Margarita, Ca reports under AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10), the legal basis of California's Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide), which publishes each covered building's annual benchmarking results. The record shown here is the report-year 2019 disclosure (source record california:3920874:2019). AB 802 requires every California commercial building over 50,000 sq ft to report energy use to the CEC annually; the CEC publicly discloses the results statewide.

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Frequently asked questions

What is 02217- Rancho Santa Margarita, Ca's energy grade?

02217- Rancho Santa Margarita, Ca scores 56 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band C, below median (55–69) — in its 2019 California disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.

How much energy does 02217- Rancho Santa Margarita, Ca use?

Its 2019 site energy-use intensity was 258.3 kBtu/ft² across 53,982 sq ft, including 2,483,030 kWh of electricity and 53,767 therms of natural gas.

What are 02217- Rancho Santa Margarita, Ca's carbon emissions?

02217- Rancho Santa Margarita, Ca reported 847 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (15.7 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2019.

Where is 02217- Rancho Santa Margarita, Ca?

02217- Rancho Santa Margarita, Ca is at 22451 Antonio Parkway, Rancho S Margarita, in Rancho S Margarita, California 92688. Its coordinates are 33.63684, -117.59162 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.

How big is 02217- Rancho Santa Margarita, Ca and when was it built?

02217- Rancho Santa Margarita, Ca has 53,982 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2019 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1992 as its year built. It is classed as supermarket/grocery store.

Is 02217- Rancho Santa Margarita, Ca covered by AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)?

Yes — it appears in the 2019 Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) disclosure, which lists the buildings reporting under AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10).

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About this data

Source: Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) (AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)), as published July 9, 2026. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: BuildingCensus, “02217- Rancho Santa Margarita, Ca, Rancho S Margarita, California — 2019 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/02217-rancho-santa-margarita-ca-e724b8fa (data as of July 9, 2026).