492 - Rancho San Diego Towne Center
Strip Mall in California, CA · 2879 Jamacha Road, El Cajon · 92019
At a glance
492 - Rancho San Diego Towne Center is a 382,713-square-foot strip mall building at 2879 Jamacha Road, El Cajon in El Cajon, California, built in 1999. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 90.0 kBtu/ft² and 1,957 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 90.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 1,957 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 5.1 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 4,485,261 kWh |
| Natural gas | 177,262 therms |
| Gross floor area | 382,713 sq ft |
| Source record | california:4401764:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 90.0 kBtu/ft² | 1,957 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 56.8 kBtu/ft² | 1,408 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 55.9 kBtu/ft² | 1,397 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 54.3 kBtu/ft² | 1,329 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 87.9 kBtu/ft² | 2,104 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | — | — |
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
- 2879 Jamacha Road, El Cajon
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 92019
- Coordinates
- 32.74098, -116.93661
Within ~1 km
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How does 492 - Rancho San Diego Towne Center compare with other strip mall buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 937 strip mall buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 90.0 kBtu/ft² is about 20% above the average of 75.2 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 5.1 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 4.7 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 382,713 sq ft, it is about 204% above the average floor area of 125,816 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1999, 14 years later than the group's average year built (1985). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,607 strip mall buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 68 and a site EUI of 83.1 kBtu/ft².
How has 492 - Rancho San Diego Towne Center's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 6 California disclosures for 492 - Rancho San Diego Towne Center, covering report years 2019–2024. Site EUI moved from 87.9 kBtu/ft² (2020) to 90.0 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 2% increase. Reported emissions went from 2,104 tCO₂e to 1,957 tCO₂e over the same span (down 7%).
What does a site EUI of 90.0 kBtu/ft² mean?
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. 492 - Rancho San Diego Towne Center's 90.0 kBtu/ft² across 382,713 sq ft works out to about 34.4 billion Btu (10,095 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 4,485,261 kWh of electricity and 177,262 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 492 - Rancho San Diego Towne Center to report its energy use?
492 - Rancho San Diego Towne Center 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:4401764:2024). 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 492 - Rancho San Diego Towne Center's energy grade?
492 - Rancho San Diego Towne Center did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 90.0 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 492 - Rancho San Diego Towne Center use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 90.0 kBtu/ft² across 382,713 sq ft, including 4,485,261 kWh of electricity and 177,262 therms of natural gas.
What are 492 - Rancho San Diego Towne Center's carbon emissions?
492 - Rancho San Diego Towne Center reported 1,957 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.1 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 492 - Rancho San Diego Towne Center?
492 - Rancho San Diego Towne Center is at 2879 Jamacha Road, El Cajon, in El Cajon, California 92019. Its coordinates are 32.74098, -116.93661 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is 492 - Rancho San Diego Towne Center and when was it built?
492 - Rancho San Diego Towne Center has 382,713 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1999 as its year built. It is classed as strip mall.
Is 492 - Rancho San Diego Towne Center 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, “492 - Rancho San Diego Towne Center, El Cajon, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/492-rancho-san-diego-towne-center-4bc2a2ef (data as of July 9, 2026).