04-F1 North Butte County Courthouse
Courthouse in California, CA · 1775 Concord Avenue, Chico · 95928
At a glance
04-F1 North Butte County Courthouse is a 73,882-square-foot courthouse building at 1775 Concord Avenue, Chico in Chico, California, built in 2015. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 59 out of 100 (grade C), a site energy-use intensity of 67.7 kBtu/ft² and 313 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 41% 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 | 59 (band C) |
| Site EUI | 67.7 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 313 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.2 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 983,042 kWh |
| Natural gas | 17,057 therms |
| Gross floor area | 73,882 sq ft |
| Source record | california:7815737:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 59 | -3 | 67.7 kBtu/ft² | 313 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 62 | +7 | 65.5 kBtu/ft² | 314 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 55 | -3 | 70.9 kBtu/ft² | 334 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 58 | +1 | 66.0 kBtu/ft² | 291 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 57 | -3 | 66.8 kBtu/ft² | 309 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 60 | ±0 | 65.3 kBtu/ft² | 315 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 60 | 64.4 kBtu/ft² | 312 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
- 1775 Concord Avenue, Chico
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 95928
- Coordinates
- 39.73026, -121.78974
Within ~1 km
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How does 04-F1 North 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-F1 North Butte County Courthouse's ENERGY STAR score of 59 compares with an average of 61 across the 93 that report a score; it scores higher than 41% of them and lower than 56%. Its site EUI of 67.7 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 4.2 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 4.7 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 73,882 sq ft, it is about 60% below the average floor area of 184,912 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2015, 33 years later 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-F1 North Butte County Courthouse's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 7 California disclosures for 04-F1 North Butte County Courthouse, covering report years 2018–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 60 in 2018 to 59 in 2024 (-1 points); its best year on file was 2023, at 62. Site EUI moved from 64.4 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 67.7 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 5% increase. Reported emissions went from 312 tCO₂e to 313 tCO₂e over the same span (up 0%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 59 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 59 means the building performs better than about 59% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 59 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 16 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-F1 North Butte County Courthouse's 67.7 kBtu/ft² across 73,882 sq ft works out to about 5 billion Btu (1,466 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 983,042 kWh of electricity and 17,057 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 04-F1 North Butte County Courthouse to report its energy use?
04-F1 North 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:7815737:2024). 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-F1 North Butte County Courthouse's energy grade?
04-F1 North Butte County Courthouse scores 59 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-F1 North Butte County Courthouse use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 67.7 kBtu/ft² across 73,882 sq ft, including 983,042 kWh of electricity and 17,057 therms of natural gas.
What are 04-F1 North Butte County Courthouse's carbon emissions?
04-F1 North Butte County Courthouse reported 313 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.2 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 04-F1 North Butte County Courthouse?
04-F1 North Butte County Courthouse is at 1775 Concord Avenue, Chico, in Chico, California 95928. Its coordinates are 39.73026, -121.78974 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is 04-F1 North Butte County Courthouse and when was it built?
04-F1 North Butte County Courthouse has 73,882 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2015 as its year built. It is classed as courthouse.
Is 04-F1 North 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-F1 North Butte County Courthouse, Chico, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/04-f1-north-butte-county-courthouse-aec5de38 (data as of July 9, 2026).