12821 Knott Street (Ab 802 Rexford)
Manufacturing/Industrial Plant in California, CA · 12821 Knott Street, Garden Grove · 92841
At a glance
12821 Knott Street (Ab 802 Rexford) is a 165,171-square-foot manufacturing/industrial plant at 12821 Knott Street, Garden Grove in Garden Grove, California, built in 1971. In its 2023 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 3.0 kBtu/ft² and 36 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 3.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 36 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 0.2 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 147,024 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 165,171 sq ft |
| Source record | california:10173518:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | — | 3.0 kBtu/ft² | 36 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 1.0 kBtu/ft² | 8 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 0.8 kBtu/ft² | 6 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 4.0 kBtu/ft² | 32 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 4.2 kBtu/ft² | 36 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
- 12821 Knott Street, Garden Grove
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 92841
- Coordinates
- 33.77556, -118.01001
Within ~1 km
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How does 12821 Knott Street (Ab 802 Rexford) compare with other manufacturing/industrial plant buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 982 manufacturing/industrial plant buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 3.0 kBtu/ft² is about 98% below the average of 127.7 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 0.2 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 97% below the group average of 7.4 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 165,171 sq ft, it is about 22% above the average floor area of 135,409 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1971, 11 years earlier than the group's average year built (1982). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 2,372 manufacturing/industrial plant buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 67 and a site EUI of 126.3 kBtu/ft².
How has 12821 Knott Street (Ab 802 Rexford)'s energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 5 California disclosures for 12821 Knott Street (Ab 802 Rexford), covering report years 2019–2023. Site EUI moved from 4.2 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 3.0 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 29% decrease. Reported emissions went from 36 tCO₂e to 36 tCO₂e over the same span (down 1%).
What does a site EUI of 3.0 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. 12821 Knott Street (Ab 802 Rexford)'s 3.0 kBtu/ft² across 165,171 sq ft works out to about 0.5 billion Btu (145 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. The disclosure also reports 147,024 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires 12821 Knott Street (Ab 802 Rexford) to report its energy use?
12821 Knott Street (Ab 802 Rexford) 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 2023 disclosure (source record california:10173518:2023). 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 12821 Knott Street (Ab 802 Rexford)'s energy grade?
12821 Knott Street (Ab 802 Rexford) did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2023 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 3.0 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 12821 Knott Street (Ab 802 Rexford) use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 3.0 kBtu/ft² across 165,171 sq ft, including 147,024 kWh of electricity.
What are 12821 Knott Street (Ab 802 Rexford)'s carbon emissions?
12821 Knott Street (Ab 802 Rexford) reported 36 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (0.2 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is 12821 Knott Street (Ab 802 Rexford)?
12821 Knott Street (Ab 802 Rexford) is at 12821 Knott Street, Garden Grove, in Garden Grove, California 92841. Its coordinates are 33.77556, -118.01001 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is 12821 Knott Street (Ab 802 Rexford) and when was it built?
12821 Knott Street (Ab 802 Rexford) has 165,171 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1971 as its year built. It is classed as manufacturing/industrial plant.
Is 12821 Knott Street (Ab 802 Rexford) covered by AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)?
Yes — it appears in the 2023 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, “12821 Knott Street (Ab 802 Rexford), Garden Grove, California — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/12821-knott-street-ab-802-rexford-2d9286aa (data as of July 9, 2026).