311L5 - Sorrento Mesa/La Jolla Courtyard
Hotel in California, CA · 9650 Scranton Road, San Diego · 92121
At a glance
311L5 - Sorrento Mesa/La Jolla Courtyard is a 85,000-square-foot hotel at 9650 Scranton Road, San Diego in San Diego, California, built in 1990. In its 2020 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 99 out of 100 (grade A), a site energy-use intensity of 39.3 kBtu/ft² and 193 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 88% of the 1,525 scored hotel buildings in California.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2020
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 99 (band A) |
| Site EUI | 39.3 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 193 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.3 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 507,552 kWh |
| Natural gas | 14,652 therms |
| Gross floor area | 85,000 sq ft |
| Source record | california:3351406:2020 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020latest | 99 | +11 | 39.3 kBtu/ft² | 193 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 88 | -3 | 59.8 kBtu/ft² | 300 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 91 | 49.8 kBtu/ft² | 272 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
- 9650 Scranton Road, San Diego
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 92121
- Coordinates
- 32.89615, -117.20282
Within ~1 km
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How does 311L5 - Sorrento Mesa/La Jolla Courtyard compare with other hotel buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 1,599 hotel buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. 311L5 - Sorrento Mesa/La Jolla Courtyard's ENERGY STAR score of 99 compares with an average of 74 across the 1,525 that report a score; it scores higher than 88% of them and lower than 9%. Its site EUI of 39.3 kBtu/ft² is about 40% below the average of 65.6 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 2.3 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 43% below the group average of 4.0 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 85,000 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 167,786 sq ft for those buildings. Its 1990 construction date is close to the group's average year built (1988). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 3,812 hotel buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 65 and a site EUI of 77.8 kBtu/ft².
How has 311L5 - Sorrento Mesa/La Jolla Courtyard's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 California disclosures for 311L5 - Sorrento Mesa/La Jolla Courtyard, covering report years 2018–2020. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 91 in 2018 to 99 in 2020 (+8 points). Site EUI moved from 49.8 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 39.3 kBtu/ft² (2020), a 21% decrease. Reported emissions went from 272 tCO₂e to 193 tCO₂e over the same span (down 29%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 99 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 99 means the building performs better than about 99% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 99 falls in band A — high performer (85–100). Scores of 75 or higher meet the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification; certification itself is a separate, verified application that the disclosure does not record. 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. 311L5 - Sorrento Mesa/La Jolla Courtyard's 39.3 kBtu/ft² across 85,000 sq ft works out to about 3.3 billion Btu (979 MWh-equivalent) in 2020. The disclosure also reports 507,552 kWh of electricity and 14,652 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 311L5 - Sorrento Mesa/La Jolla Courtyard to report its energy use?
311L5 - Sorrento Mesa/La Jolla Courtyard 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 2020 disclosure (source record california:3351406:2020). 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 311L5 - Sorrento Mesa/La Jolla Courtyard's energy grade?
311L5 - Sorrento Mesa/La Jolla Courtyard scores 99 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band A, high performer (85–100) — in its 2020 California disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 311L5 - Sorrento Mesa/La Jolla Courtyard use?
Its 2020 site energy-use intensity was 39.3 kBtu/ft² across 85,000 sq ft, including 507,552 kWh of electricity and 14,652 therms of natural gas.
What are 311L5 - Sorrento Mesa/La Jolla Courtyard's carbon emissions?
311L5 - Sorrento Mesa/La Jolla Courtyard reported 193 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.3 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2020.
Where is 311L5 - Sorrento Mesa/La Jolla Courtyard?
311L5 - Sorrento Mesa/La Jolla Courtyard is at 9650 Scranton Road, San Diego, in San Diego, California 92121. Its coordinates are 32.89615, -117.20282 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is 311L5 - Sorrento Mesa/La Jolla Courtyard and when was it built?
311L5 - Sorrento Mesa/La Jolla Courtyard has 85,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2020 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1990 as its year built. It is classed as hotel.
Is 311L5 - Sorrento Mesa/La Jolla Courtyard covered by AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)?
Yes — it appears in the 2020 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, “311L5 - Sorrento Mesa/La Jolla Courtyard, San Diego, California — 2020 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/311l5-sorrento-mesa-la-jolla-courtyard-73ae8f1a (data as of July 9, 2026).