2550 Great America Way

How does 2550 Great America Way compare with other office buildings in California?

The latest disclosures cover 6,214 office buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. 2550 Great America Way's ENERGY STAR score of 58 compares with an average of 75 across the 4,912 that report a score; it scores higher than 20% of them and lower than 79%. Its site EUI of 67.3 kBtu/ft² is about 19% above the average of 56.4 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 4.3 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 18% above the group average of 3.6 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 165,780 sq ft, it is roughly in line with 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 2550 Great America Way's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 7 California disclosures for 2550 Great America Way, covering report years 2018–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 73 in 2018 to 58 in 2024 (-15 points); its best year on file was 2021, at 76. Site EUI moved from 64.0 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 67.3 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 5% increase. Reported emissions went from 654 tCO₂e to 706 tCO₂e over the same span (up 8%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 58 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 58 means the building performs better than about 58% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 58 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 17 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. 2550 Great America Way's 67.3 kBtu/ft² across 165,780 sq ft works out to about 11.2 billion Btu (3,270 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 2,220,524 kWh of electricity and 38,225 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires 2550 Great America Way to report its energy use?

2550 Great America Way 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:5734563:2024). 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.