39625 20Th Street West
Worship Facility in California, CA · 39625 20Th Street West, Palmdale · 93551
At a glance
39625 20Th Street West is a 57,416-square-foot worship facility at 39625 20Th Street West, Palmdale in Palmdale, 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 19.8 kBtu/ft² and 84 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 22% of the 77 scored worship facility 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 | 19.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 84 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 1.5 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 369,502 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 57,416 sq ft |
| Source record | california:16775238:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 54 | -9 | 19.8 kBtu/ft² | 84 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 63 | 17.2 kBtu/ft² | 69 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | — | — |
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
- 39625 20Th Street West, Palmdale
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 93551
- Coordinates
- 34.60259, -118.16708
Within ~1 km
Nearby benchmarked buildings
No other benchmarked buildings within ~1 km.
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How does 39625 20Th Street West compare with other worship facility buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 132 worship facility buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. 39625 20Th Street West's ENERGY STAR score of 54 compares with an average of 72 across the 77 that report a score; it scores higher than 22% of them and lower than 77%. Its site EUI of 19.8 kBtu/ft² is about 15% below the average of 23.4 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 1.5 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 1.5 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 57,416 sq ft, it is about 42% below the average floor area of 99,110 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2006, 27 years later than the group's average year built (1979). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,035 worship facility buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 50 and a site EUI of 47.8 kBtu/ft².
How has 39625 20Th Street West's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 California disclosures for 39625 20Th Street West, covering report years 2020, 2023, 2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 63 in 2023 to 54 in 2024 (-9 points); its best year on file was 2023, at 63. Site EUI moved from 17.2 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 19.8 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 15% increase. Reported emissions went from 69 tCO₂e to 84 tCO₂e over the same span (up 22%).
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. 39625 20Th Street West's 19.8 kBtu/ft² across 57,416 sq ft works out to about 1.1 billion Btu (333 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 369,502 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires 39625 20Th Street West to report its energy use?
39625 20Th Street West 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:16775238:2024). 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.
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Frequently asked questions
What is 39625 20Th Street West's energy grade?
39625 20Th Street West 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 39625 20Th Street West use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 19.8 kBtu/ft² across 57,416 sq ft, including 369,502 kWh of electricity.
What are 39625 20Th Street West's carbon emissions?
39625 20Th Street West reported 84 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (1.5 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 39625 20Th Street West?
39625 20Th Street West is at 39625 20Th Street West, Palmdale, in Palmdale, California 93551. Its coordinates are 34.60259, -118.16708 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is 39625 20Th Street West and when was it built?
39625 20Th Street West has 57,416 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2006 as its year built. It is classed as worship facility.
Is 39625 20Th Street West 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, “39625 20Th Street West, Palmdale, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/39625-20th-street-west-12ce9f84 (data as of July 9, 2026).