4980 Great America Pkwy
Office in California, CA · 4980 Great America Parkway, Santa Clara · 95054
At a glance
4980 Great America Pkwy is a 140,935-square-foot office building at 4980 Great America Parkway, Santa Clara in Santa Clara, California, built in 2000. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 55 out of 100 (grade C), a site energy-use intensity of 73.3 kBtu/ft² and 641 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 18% of the 4,912 scored office buildings in California.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 55 (band C) |
| Site EUI | 73.3 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 641 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.5 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,841,552 kWh |
| Natural gas | 42,199 therms |
| Gross floor area | 140,935 sq ft |
| Source record | california:6432370:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 55 | +3 | 73.3 kBtu/ft² | 641 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 52 | -13 | 72.2 kBtu/ft² | 675 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 65 | -5 | 63.1 kBtu/ft² | 568 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 70 | +69 | 55.6 kBtu/ft² | 470 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 1 | -8 | 212.3 kBtu/ft² | 880 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 9 | 163.8 kBtu/ft² | 693 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
- 4980 Great America Parkway, Santa Clara
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 95054
- Coordinates
- 37.40167, -121.97821
Within ~1 km
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How does 4980 Great America Pkwy compare with other office buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 6,214 office buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. 4980 Great America Pkwy's ENERGY STAR score of 55 compares with an average of 75 across the 4,912 that report a score; it scores higher than 18% of them and lower than 81%. Its site EUI of 73.3 kBtu/ft² is about 30% above the average of 56.4 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 4.5 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 26% above the group average of 3.6 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 140,935 sq ft, it is roughly in line with the average floor area of 151,937 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2000, 15 years later than the group's average year built (1985). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 15,264 office buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 73 and a site EUI of 59.3 kBtu/ft².
How has 4980 Great America Pkwy's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 6 California disclosures for 4980 Great America Pkwy, covering report years 2019–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 9 in 2019 to 55 in 2024 (+46 points); its best year on file was 2021, at 70. Site EUI moved from 163.8 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 73.3 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 55% decrease. Reported emissions went from 693 tCO₂e to 641 tCO₂e over the same span (down 7%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 55 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 55 means the building performs better than about 55% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 55 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 20 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. 4980 Great America Pkwy's 73.3 kBtu/ft² across 140,935 sq ft works out to about 10.3 billion Btu (3,028 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 1,841,552 kWh of electricity and 42,199 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 4980 Great America Pkwy to report its energy use?
4980 Great America Pkwy 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:6432370:2024). 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 4980 Great America Pkwy's energy grade?
4980 Great America Pkwy scores 55 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band C, below median (55–69) — in its 2024 California disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 4980 Great America Pkwy use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 73.3 kBtu/ft² across 140,935 sq ft, including 1,841,552 kWh of electricity and 42,199 therms of natural gas.
What are 4980 Great America Pkwy's carbon emissions?
4980 Great America Pkwy reported 641 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.5 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 4980 Great America Pkwy?
4980 Great America Pkwy is at 4980 Great America Parkway, Santa Clara, in Santa Clara, California 95054. Its coordinates are 37.40167, -121.97821 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is 4980 Great America Pkwy and when was it built?
4980 Great America Pkwy has 140,935 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2000 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is 4980 Great America Pkwy 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, “4980 Great America Pkwy, Santa Clara, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/4980-great-america-pkwy-7afeeb1e (data as of July 9, 2026).