12670 High Bluff
Office in California, CA · 12670 High Bluff Drive, San Diego · 92130
At a glance
12670 High Bluff is a 70,000-square-foot office building at 12670 High Bluff Drive, San Diego in San Diego, California, built in 2013. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 71 out of 100 (grade B), a site energy-use intensity of 56.1 kBtu/ft² and 242 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 31% of the 4,912 scored office buildings in California.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 71 (band B) |
| Site EUI | 56.1 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 242 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 3.5 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 598,223 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 70,000 sq ft |
| Source record | california:6293454:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 71 | +4 | 56.1 kBtu/ft² | 242 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 67 | +7 | 61.6 kBtu/ft² | 268 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 60 | -7 | 65.3 kBtu/ft² | 282 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 67 | -20 | 58.7 kBtu/ft² | 234 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 87 | +17 | 49.3 kBtu/ft² | 193 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 70 | +10 | 68.1 kBtu/ft² | 305 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 60 | 70.6 kBtu/ft² | 321 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
- 12670 High Bluff Drive, San Diego
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 92130
- Coordinates
- 32.94821, -117.24150
Within ~1 km
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How does 12670 High Bluff compare with other office buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 6,214 office buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. 12670 High Bluff's ENERGY STAR score of 71 compares with an average of 75 across the 4,912 that report a score; it scores higher than 31% of them and lower than 68%. Its site EUI of 56.1 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 56.4 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 3.5 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 3.6 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 70,000 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 151,937 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2013, 28 years later than the group's average year built (1985). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 15,264 office buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 73 and a site EUI of 59.3 kBtu/ft².
How has 12670 High Bluff's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 7 California disclosures for 12670 High Bluff, covering report years 2018–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 60 in 2018 to 71 in 2024 (+11 points); its best year on file was 2020, at 87. Site EUI moved from 70.6 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 56.1 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 21% decrease. Reported emissions went from 321 tCO₂e to 242 tCO₂e over the same span (down 25%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 71 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 71 means the building performs better than about 71% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 71 falls in band B — above median (70–84). It sits 4 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. 12670 High Bluff's 56.1 kBtu/ft² across 70,000 sq ft works out to about 3.9 billion Btu (1,151 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 598,223 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires 12670 High Bluff to report its energy use?
12670 High Bluff 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:6293454:2024). 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 12670 High Bluff's energy grade?
12670 High Bluff scores 71 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band B, above median (70–84) — in its 2024 California disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 12670 High Bluff use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 56.1 kBtu/ft² across 70,000 sq ft, including 598,223 kWh of electricity.
What are 12670 High Bluff's carbon emissions?
12670 High Bluff reported 242 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (3.5 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 12670 High Bluff?
12670 High Bluff is at 12670 High Bluff Drive, San Diego, in San Diego, California 92130. Its coordinates are 32.94821, -117.24150 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is 12670 High Bluff and when was it built?
12670 High Bluff has 70,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2013 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is 12670 High Bluff 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, “12670 High Bluff, San Diego, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/12670-high-bluff-dcc4fbf5 (data as of July 9, 2026).