181 Main Ave
Non-Refrigerated Warehouse in California, CA · 181 Main Ave, Sacramento · 95838
At a glance
181 Main Ave is a 60,000-square-foot non-refrigerated warehouse at 181 Main Ave, Sacramento in Sacramento, California, built in 1983. In its 2018 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 2 out of 100 (grade D) and 279 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 6% of the 2,227 scored non-refrigerated warehouse buildings in California.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2018
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 2 (band D) |
| Site EUI | — |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 279 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.7 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 817,767 kWh |
| Natural gas | 15,552 therms |
| Gross floor area | 60,000 sq ft |
| Source record | california:6834565:2018 |
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
- 181 Main Ave, Sacramento
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 95838
- Coordinates
- 38.65603, -121.46695
Within ~1 km
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How does 181 Main Ave compare with other non-refrigerated warehouse buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 2,867 non-refrigerated warehouse buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. 181 Main Ave's ENERGY STAR score of 2 compares with an average of 68 across the 2,227 that report a score; it scores higher than 6% of them and lower than 93%. Its emissions intensity of 4.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 232% above the group average of 1.4 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 60,000 sq ft, it is about 66% below the average floor area of 173,929 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1983, 5 years earlier than the group's average year built (1988). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 4,723 non-refrigerated warehouse buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 66 and a site EUI of 26.0 kBtu/ft².
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 2 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 2 means the building performs better than about 2% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 2 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 73 points below 75, the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification. In California, 65% of scored buildings are at 75 or above.
Which law requires 181 Main Ave to report its energy use?
181 Main Ave 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 2018 disclosure (source record california:6834565:2018). 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 181 Main Ave's energy grade?
181 Main Ave scores 2 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band D, lowest band (1–54) — in its 2018 California disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 181 Main Ave use?
No energy-use intensity was reported for 2018.
What are 181 Main Ave's carbon emissions?
181 Main Ave reported 279 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.7 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2018.
Where is 181 Main Ave?
181 Main Ave is at 181 Main Ave, Sacramento, in Sacramento, California 95838. Its coordinates are 38.65603, -121.46695 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is 181 Main Ave and when was it built?
181 Main Ave has 60,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2018 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1983 as its year built. It is classed as non-refrigerated warehouse.
Is 181 Main Ave covered by AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)?
Yes — it appears in the 2018 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, “181 Main Ave, Sacramento, California — 2018 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/181-main-ave-652b2ce3 (data as of July 9, 2026).