21204-Irvine / Cowan Street
Self-Storage Facility in California, CA · 17792 Cowan, Irvine · 92614
At a glance
21204-Irvine / Cowan Street is a 124,717-square-foot self-storage facility at 17792 Cowan, Irvine in Irvine, California, built in 1985. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 0.5 kBtu/ft² and 4 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 0.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 4 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 0.0 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 13,546 kWh |
| Natural gas | 100 therms |
| Gross floor area | 124,717 sq ft |
| Source record | california:6315049:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 0.5 kBtu/ft² | 4 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 1.2 kBtu/ft² | 10 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 1.1 kBtu/ft² | 10 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 1.1 kBtu/ft² | 9 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 1.3 kBtu/ft² | 11 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 1.7 kBtu/ft² | 14 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 2.0 kBtu/ft² | 17 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
- 17792 Cowan, Irvine
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 92614
- Coordinates
- 33.69501, -117.86347
Within ~1 km
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How does 21204-Irvine / Cowan Street 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 0.5 kBtu/ft² is about 91% 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 0.0 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 93% below the group average of 0.4 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 124,717 sq ft, it is about 26% above the average floor area of 99,202 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1985, 8 years earlier 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 21204-Irvine / Cowan Street's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 7 California disclosures for 21204-Irvine / Cowan Street, covering report years 2018–2024. Site EUI moved from 2.0 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 0.5 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 75% decrease. Reported emissions went from 17 tCO₂e to 4 tCO₂e over the same span (down 78%).
What does a site EUI of 0.5 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. 21204-Irvine / Cowan Street's 0.5 kBtu/ft² across 124,717 sq ft works out to about 0.1 billion Btu (18 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 13,546 kWh of electricity and 100 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 21204-Irvine / Cowan Street to report its energy use?
21204-Irvine / Cowan Street 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:6315049:2024). 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 21204-Irvine / Cowan Street's energy grade?
21204-Irvine / Cowan Street did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 0.5 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 21204-Irvine / Cowan Street use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 0.5 kBtu/ft² across 124,717 sq ft, including 13,546 kWh of electricity and 100 therms of natural gas.
What are 21204-Irvine / Cowan Street's carbon emissions?
21204-Irvine / Cowan Street reported 4 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (0.0 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 21204-Irvine / Cowan Street?
21204-Irvine / Cowan Street is at 17792 Cowan, Irvine, in Irvine, California 92614. Its coordinates are 33.69501, -117.86347 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is 21204-Irvine / Cowan Street and when was it built?
21204-Irvine / Cowan Street has 124,717 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1985 as its year built. It is classed as self-storage facility.
Is 21204-Irvine / Cowan Street 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, “21204-Irvine / Cowan Street, Irvine, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/21204-irvine-cowan-street-3784125e (data as of July 9, 2026).