36600 Penfield Lane

How does 36600 Penfield Lane compare with other distribution center buildings in California?

The latest disclosures cover 3,121 distribution center buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. 36600 Penfield Lane's ENERGY STAR score of 98 compares with an average of 67 across the 2,485 that report a score; it scores higher than 86% of them and lower than 11%. Its site EUI of 5.6 kBtu/ft² is about 72% below the average of 19.8 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 0.3 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 74% below the group average of 1.3 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 51,873 sq ft, it is about 78% below the average floor area of 238,298 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2008, 14 years later than the group's average year built (1994). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 4,082 distribution center buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 65 and a site EUI of 24.2 kBtu/ft².

How has 36600 Penfield Lane's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 2 California disclosures for 36600 Penfield Lane, covering report years 2023–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 80 in 2023 to 98 in 2024 (+18 points). Site EUI moved from 14.4 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 5.6 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 61% decrease. Reported emissions went from 50 tCO₂e to 18 tCO₂e over the same span (down 65%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 98 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 98 means the building performs better than about 98% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 98 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. 36600 Penfield Lane's 5.6 kBtu/ft² across 51,873 sq ft works out to about 0.3 billion Btu (85 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 49,710 kWh of electricity and 1,217 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires 36600 Penfield Lane to report its energy use?

36600 Penfield Lane 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:34605867:2024). 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.