04-A1 Butte County Courthouse
Courthouse in California, CA · 1 Court Street, Oroville · 95965
At a glance
04-A1 Butte County Courthouse is a 72,474-square-foot courthouse building at 1 Court Street, Oroville in Oroville, California, built in 1973. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 62 out of 100 (grade C), a site energy-use intensity of 67.2 kBtu/ft² and 293 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 48% of the 93 scored courthouse buildings in California.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 62 (band C) |
| Site EUI | 67.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 293 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.0 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 834,229 kWh |
| Natural gas | 19,617 therms |
| Gross floor area | 72,474 sq ft |
| Source record | california:4427478:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 62 | +2 | 67.2 kBtu/ft² | 293 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 60 | +6 | 69.9 kBtu/ft² | 318 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 54 | -3 | 71.5 kBtu/ft² | 322 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 57 | -2 | 68.5 kBtu/ft² | 284 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 59 | -3 | 66.2 kBtu/ft² | 290 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 62 | -3 | 65.1 kBtu/ft² | 298 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 65 | 62.7 kBtu/ft² | 282 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.
Ownership
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Location
- Address
- 1 Court Street, Oroville
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 95965
- Coordinates
- 39.52774, -121.57414
Within ~1 km
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How does 04-A1 Butte County Courthouse compare with other courthouse buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 114 courthouse buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. 04-A1 Butte County Courthouse's ENERGY STAR score of 62 compares with an average of 61 across the 93 that report a score; it scores higher than 48% of them and lower than 47%. Its site EUI of 67.2 kBtu/ft² is about 12% below the average of 76.7 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 4.0 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 14% below the group average of 4.7 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 72,474 sq ft, it is about 61% below the average floor area of 184,912 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1973, 9 years earlier than the group's average year built (1982). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 178 courthouse buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 62 and a site EUI of 76.2 kBtu/ft².
How has 04-A1 Butte County Courthouse's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 7 California disclosures for 04-A1 Butte County Courthouse, covering report years 2018–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 65 in 2018 to 62 in 2024 (-3 points); its best year on file was 2018, at 65. Site EUI moved from 62.7 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 67.2 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 7% increase. Reported emissions went from 282 tCO₂e to 293 tCO₂e over the same span (up 4%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 62 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 62 means the building performs better than about 62% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 62 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 13 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. 04-A1 Butte County Courthouse's 67.2 kBtu/ft² across 72,474 sq ft works out to about 4.9 billion Btu (1,427 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 834,229 kWh of electricity and 19,617 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 04-A1 Butte County Courthouse to report its energy use?
04-A1 Butte County Courthouse 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 2024 disclosure (source record california:4427478:2024). 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 04-A1 Butte County Courthouse's energy grade?
04-A1 Butte County Courthouse scores 62 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band C, below median (55–69) — in its 2024 California disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 04-A1 Butte County Courthouse use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 67.2 kBtu/ft² across 72,474 sq ft, including 834,229 kWh of electricity and 19,617 therms of natural gas.
What are 04-A1 Butte County Courthouse's carbon emissions?
04-A1 Butte County Courthouse reported 293 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.0 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 04-A1 Butte County Courthouse?
04-A1 Butte County Courthouse is at 1 Court Street, Oroville, in Oroville, California 95965. Its coordinates are 39.52774, -121.57414 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is 04-A1 Butte County Courthouse and when was it built?
04-A1 Butte County Courthouse has 72,474 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1973 as its year built. It is classed as courthouse.
Is 04-A1 Butte County Courthouse covered by AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)?
Yes — it appears in the 2024 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, “04-A1 Butte County Courthouse, Oroville, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/04-a1-butte-county-courthouse-4ace3f2c (data as of July 9, 2026).