09Sa5 - Palace Hotel, San Francisco
Hotel in California, CA · 2 New Montgomery St., San Francisco · 94105
At a glance
09Sa5 - Palace Hotel, San Francisco is a 608,000-square-foot hotel at 2 New Montgomery St., San Francisco in San Francisco, California, built in 1991. In its 2020 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 16 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 144.4 kBtu/ft² and 4,974 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 5% of the 1,525 scored hotel buildings in California.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2020
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 16 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 144.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 4,974 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 8.2 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 6,890,344 kWh |
| Natural gas | 642,974 therms |
| Gross floor area | 608,000 sq ft |
| Source record | california:6318138:2020 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020latest | 16 | -34 | 144.4 kBtu/ft² | 4,974 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 50 | 91.0 kBtu/ft² | 3,342 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
- 2 New Montgomery St., San Francisco
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94105
- Coordinates
- 37.78864, -122.40198
Within ~1 km
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How does 09Sa5 - Palace Hotel, San Francisco compare with other hotel buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 1,599 hotel buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. 09Sa5 - Palace Hotel, San Francisco's ENERGY STAR score of 16 compares with an average of 74 across the 1,525 that report a score; it scores higher than 5% of them and lower than 94%. Its site EUI of 144.4 kBtu/ft² is about 120% above the average of 65.6 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 8.2 kgCO₂e/ft² is about twice the group average of 4.0 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 608,000 sq ft, it is about 262% above the average floor area of 167,786 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1991, 3 years later than the group's average year built (1988). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 3,812 hotel buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 65 and a site EUI of 77.8 kBtu/ft².
How has 09Sa5 - Palace Hotel, San Francisco's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 California disclosures for 09Sa5 - Palace Hotel, San Francisco, covering report years 2019–2020. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 50 in 2019 to 16 in 2020 (-34 points); its best year on file was 2019, at 50. Site EUI moved from 91.0 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 144.4 kBtu/ft² (2020), an 59% increase. Reported emissions went from 3,342 tCO₂e to 4,974 tCO₂e over the same span (up 49%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 16 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 16 means the building performs better than about 16% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 16 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 59 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. 09Sa5 - Palace Hotel, San Francisco's 144.4 kBtu/ft² across 608,000 sq ft works out to about 87.8 billion Btu (25,730 MWh-equivalent) in 2020. The disclosure also reports 6,890,344 kWh of electricity and 642,974 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 09Sa5 - Palace Hotel, San Francisco to report its energy use?
09Sa5 - Palace Hotel, San Francisco 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 2020 disclosure (source record california:6318138:2020). 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 09Sa5 - Palace Hotel, San Francisco's energy grade?
09Sa5 - Palace Hotel, San Francisco scores 16 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band D, lowest band (1–54) — in its 2020 California disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 09Sa5 - Palace Hotel, San Francisco use?
Its 2020 site energy-use intensity was 144.4 kBtu/ft² across 608,000 sq ft, including 6,890,344 kWh of electricity and 642,974 therms of natural gas.
What are 09Sa5 - Palace Hotel, San Francisco's carbon emissions?
09Sa5 - Palace Hotel, San Francisco reported 4,974 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (8.2 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2020.
Where is 09Sa5 - Palace Hotel, San Francisco?
09Sa5 - Palace Hotel, San Francisco is at 2 New Montgomery St., San Francisco, in San Francisco, California 94105. Its coordinates are 37.78864, -122.40198 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is 09Sa5 - Palace Hotel, San Francisco and when was it built?
09Sa5 - Palace Hotel, San Francisco has 608,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2020 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1991 as its year built. It is classed as hotel.
Is 09Sa5 - Palace Hotel, San Francisco covered by AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)?
Yes — it appears in the 2020 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, “09Sa5 - Palace Hotel, San Francisco, San Francisco, California — 2020 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/09sa5-palace-hotel-san-francisco-e375e68c (data as of July 9, 2026).