24-A8 New Downtown Merced Courthouse
Courthouse in California, CA · 2260 N Street, Merced · 95340
At a glance
24-A8 New Downtown Merced Courthouse is a 57,900-square-foot courthouse building at 2260 N Street, Merced in Merced, California, built in 2006. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 54 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 60.2 kBtu/ft² and 221 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 29% of the 93 scored courthouse buildings in California.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 54 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 60.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 221 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 3.8 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 813,110 kWh |
| Natural gas | 6,896 therms |
| Gross floor area | 57,900 sq ft |
| Source record | california:3568213:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 54 | -3 | 60.2 kBtu/ft² | 221 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 57 | +5 | 60.8 kBtu/ft² | 228 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 52 | +5 | 60.8 kBtu/ft² | 235 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 47 | +1 | 68.6 kBtu/ft² | 227 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 46 | -3 | 60.3 kBtu/ft² | 225 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 49 | -3 | 59.7 kBtu/ft² | 238 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 52 | 62.1 kBtu/ft² | 236 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
- 2260 N Street, Merced
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 95340
- Coordinates
- 37.30805, -120.48247
Within ~1 km
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How does 24-A8 New Downtown Merced Courthouse compare with other courthouse buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 114 courthouse buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. 24-A8 New Downtown Merced Courthouse's ENERGY STAR score of 54 compares with an average of 61 across the 93 that report a score; it scores higher than 29% of them and lower than 69%. Its site EUI of 60.2 kBtu/ft² is about 22% below the average of 76.7 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 3.8 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 19% below the group average of 4.7 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 57,900 sq ft, it is about 69% below the average floor area of 184,912 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2006, 24 years later than the group's average year built (1982). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 178 courthouse buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 62 and a site EUI of 76.2 kBtu/ft².
How has 24-A8 New Downtown Merced Courthouse's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 7 California disclosures for 24-A8 New Downtown Merced Courthouse, covering report years 2018–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 52 in 2018 to 54 in 2024 (+2 points); its best year on file was 2023, at 57. Site EUI moved from 62.1 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 60.2 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 3% decrease. Reported emissions went from 236 tCO₂e to 221 tCO₂e over the same span (down 7%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 54 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 54 means the building performs better than about 54% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 54 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 21 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. 24-A8 New Downtown Merced Courthouse's 60.2 kBtu/ft² across 57,900 sq ft works out to about 3.5 billion Btu (1,022 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 813,110 kWh of electricity and 6,896 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 24-A8 New Downtown Merced Courthouse to report its energy use?
24-A8 New Downtown Merced Courthouse 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:3568213:2024). 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.
More courthouse buildings in California
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- 56-F1 Juvenile Courthouse· 53,977 sq ft · score 23 (D)
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Frequently asked questions
What is 24-A8 New Downtown Merced Courthouse's energy grade?
24-A8 New Downtown Merced Courthouse scores 54 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band D, lowest band (1–54) — in its 2024 California disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 24-A8 New Downtown Merced Courthouse use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 60.2 kBtu/ft² across 57,900 sq ft, including 813,110 kWh of electricity and 6,896 therms of natural gas.
What are 24-A8 New Downtown Merced Courthouse's carbon emissions?
24-A8 New Downtown Merced Courthouse reported 221 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (3.8 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 24-A8 New Downtown Merced Courthouse?
24-A8 New Downtown Merced Courthouse is at 2260 N Street, Merced, in Merced, California 95340. Its coordinates are 37.30805, -120.48247 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is 24-A8 New Downtown Merced Courthouse and when was it built?
24-A8 New Downtown Merced Courthouse has 57,900 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2006 as its year built. It is classed as courthouse.
Is 24-A8 New Downtown Merced Courthouse 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, “24-A8 New Downtown Merced Courthouse, Merced, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/24-a8-new-downtown-merced-courthouse-578c7b50 (data as of July 9, 2026).