0721-Santa Cruz - Soquel Avenue
Self-Storage Facility in California, CA · 2900 Soquel Avenue, Santa Cruz · 95062
At a glance
0721-Santa Cruz - Soquel Avenue is a 65,806-square-foot self-storage facility at 2900 Soquel Avenue, Santa Cruz in Santa Cruz, California, built in 2009. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 1.4 kBtu/ft² and 6 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 1.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 6 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 0.1 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 7,479 kWh |
| Natural gas | 357 therms |
| Gross floor area | 65,806 sq ft |
| Source record | california:3663577:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 1.4 kBtu/ft² | 6 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 3.8 kBtu/ft² | 17 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 5.0 kBtu/ft² | 22 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 7.2 kBtu/ft² | 29 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 6.9 kBtu/ft² | 29 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 6.2 kBtu/ft² | 27 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 6.1 kBtu/ft² | 10 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
No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.
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Location
- Address
- 2900 Soquel Avenue, Santa Cruz
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 95062
- Coordinates
- 36.98591, -121.98626
Within ~1 km
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How does 0721-Santa Cruz - Soquel Avenue compare with other self-storage facility buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 1,935 self-storage facility buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 1.4 kBtu/ft² is about 74% below the average of 5.3 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 0.1 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 78% below the group average of 0.4 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 65,806 sq ft, it is about 34% below the average floor area of 99,202 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2009, 16 years later than the group's average year built (1993). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 3,050 self-storage facility buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 75 and a site EUI of 9.4 kBtu/ft².
How has 0721-Santa Cruz - Soquel Avenue's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 7 California disclosures for 0721-Santa Cruz - Soquel Avenue, covering report years 2018–2024. Site EUI moved from 6.1 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 1.4 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 77% decrease. Reported emissions went from 10 tCO₂e to 6 tCO₂e over the same span (down 39%).
What does a site EUI of 1.4 kBtu/ft² mean?
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. 0721-Santa Cruz - Soquel Avenue's 1.4 kBtu/ft² across 65,806 sq ft works out to about 0.1 billion Btu (27 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 7,479 kWh of electricity and 357 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 0721-Santa Cruz - Soquel Avenue to report its energy use?
0721-Santa Cruz - Soquel Avenue 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:3663577:2024). 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 0721-Santa Cruz - Soquel Avenue's energy grade?
0721-Santa Cruz - Soquel Avenue did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 1.4 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 0721-Santa Cruz - Soquel Avenue use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 1.4 kBtu/ft² across 65,806 sq ft, including 7,479 kWh of electricity and 357 therms of natural gas.
What are 0721-Santa Cruz - Soquel Avenue's carbon emissions?
0721-Santa Cruz - Soquel Avenue reported 6 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (0.1 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 0721-Santa Cruz - Soquel Avenue?
0721-Santa Cruz - Soquel Avenue is at 2900 Soquel Avenue, Santa Cruz, in Santa Cruz, California 95062. Its coordinates are 36.98591, -121.98626 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is 0721-Santa Cruz - Soquel Avenue and when was it built?
0721-Santa Cruz - Soquel Avenue has 65,806 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2009 as its year built. It is classed as self-storage facility.
Is 0721-Santa Cruz - Soquel Avenue 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, “0721-Santa Cruz - Soquel Avenue, Santa Cruz, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/0721-santa-cruz-soquel-avenue-54f621fe (data as of July 9, 2026).