32920 Alvarado Niles Road
Non-Refrigerated Warehouse in California, CA · 32920 Alvarado Niles Road, Union City · 94587
At a glance
32920 Alvarado Niles Road is a 61,975-square-foot non-refrigerated warehouse at 32920 Alvarado Niles Road, Union City in Union City, California, built in 1990. In its 2021 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 18 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 27.2 kBtu/ft² and 99 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 13% of the 2,227 scored non-refrigerated warehouse buildings in California.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2021
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 18 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 27.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 99 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 1.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 402,350 kWh |
| Natural gas | 3,063 therms |
| Gross floor area | 61,975 sq ft |
| Source record | california:3914910:2021 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021latest | 18 | +4 | 27.2 kBtu/ft² | 99 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 14 | 30.0 kBtu/ft² | 117 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
- 32920 Alvarado Niles Road, Union City
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94587
- Coordinates
- 37.59641, -122.04662
Within ~1 km
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How does 32920 Alvarado Niles Road 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. 32920 Alvarado Niles Road's ENERGY STAR score of 18 compares with an average of 68 across the 2,227 that report a score; it scores higher than 13% of them and lower than 87%. Its site EUI of 27.2 kBtu/ft² is about 25% above the average of 21.7 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 1.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 14% above the group average of 1.4 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 61,975 sq ft, it is about 64% below the average floor area of 173,929 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 4,723 non-refrigerated warehouse buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 66 and a site EUI of 26.0 kBtu/ft².
How has 32920 Alvarado Niles Road's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 California disclosures for 32920 Alvarado Niles Road, covering report years 2020–2021. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 14 in 2020 to 18 in 2021 (+4 points). Site EUI moved from 30.0 kBtu/ft² (2020) to 27.2 kBtu/ft² (2021), a 9% decrease. Reported emissions went from 117 tCO₂e to 99 tCO₂e over the same span (down 15%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 18 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 18 means the building performs better than about 18% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 18 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 57 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. 32920 Alvarado Niles Road's 27.2 kBtu/ft² across 61,975 sq ft works out to about 1.7 billion Btu (494 MWh-equivalent) in 2021. The disclosure also reports 402,350 kWh of electricity and 3,063 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 32920 Alvarado Niles Road to report its energy use?
32920 Alvarado Niles Road 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 2021 disclosure (source record california:3914910:2021). 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 32920 Alvarado Niles Road's energy grade?
32920 Alvarado Niles Road scores 18 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band D, lowest band (1–54) — in its 2021 California disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 32920 Alvarado Niles Road use?
Its 2021 site energy-use intensity was 27.2 kBtu/ft² across 61,975 sq ft, including 402,350 kWh of electricity and 3,063 therms of natural gas.
What are 32920 Alvarado Niles Road's carbon emissions?
32920 Alvarado Niles Road reported 99 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (1.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2021.
Where is 32920 Alvarado Niles Road?
32920 Alvarado Niles Road is at 32920 Alvarado Niles Road, Union City, in Union City, California 94587. Its coordinates are 37.59641, -122.04662 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is 32920 Alvarado Niles Road and when was it built?
32920 Alvarado Niles Road has 61,975 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2021 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1990 as its year built. It is classed as non-refrigerated warehouse.
Is 32920 Alvarado Niles Road covered by AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)?
Yes — it appears in the 2021 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, “32920 Alvarado Niles Road, Union City, California — 2021 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/32920-alvarado-niles-road-6f3749f1 (data as of July 9, 2026).