530 B Street
Office in California, CA · 530 B Street, San Diego · 92101
At a glance
530 B Street is a 250,181-square-foot office building at 530 B Street, San Diego in San Diego, California, built in 1966. In its 2023 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 47.6 kBtu/ft².
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 47.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | — |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 1,915,275 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 250,181 sq ft |
| Source record | california:4457419:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | — | 47.6 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 2022 | 85 | -1 | 43.3 kBtu/ft² | 695 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 86 | -7 | 42.9 kBtu/ft² | 601 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 93 | +2 | 42.2 kBtu/ft² | 612 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 91 | -2 | 40.8 kBtu/ft² | 662 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 93 | 35.0 kBtu/ft² | 662 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
No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.
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Location
- Address
- 530 B Street, San Diego
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 92101
- Coordinates
- 32.71807, -117.15961
Within ~1 km
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How does 530 B Street compare with other office buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 6,214 office buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 47.6 kBtu/ft² is about 16% below the average of 56.4 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 250,181 sq ft, it is about 65% above the average floor area of 151,937 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1966, 19 years earlier 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 530 B Street's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 6 California disclosures for 530 B Street, covering report years 2018–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 93 in 2018 to 85 in 2022 (-8 points); its best year on file was 2018, at 93. Site EUI moved from 35.0 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 47.6 kBtu/ft² (2023), an 36% increase. Reported emissions went from 662 tCO₂e to 695 tCO₂e over the same span (up 5%).
What does a site EUI of 47.6 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. 530 B Street's 47.6 kBtu/ft² across 250,181 sq ft works out to about 11.9 billion Btu (3,490 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. The disclosure also reports 1,915,275 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires 530 B Street to report its energy use?
530 B Street 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 2023 disclosure (source record california:4457419:2023). 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 530 B Street's energy grade?
530 B Street did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2023 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 47.6 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 530 B Street use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 47.6 kBtu/ft² across 250,181 sq ft, including 1,915,275 kWh of electricity.
What are 530 B Street's carbon emissions?
No greenhouse-gas emissions figure was reported for 2023.
Where is 530 B Street?
530 B Street is at 530 B Street, San Diego, in San Diego, California 92101. Its coordinates are 32.71807, -117.15961 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is 530 B Street and when was it built?
530 B Street has 250,181 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1966 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is 530 B Street covered by AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)?
Yes — it appears in the 2023 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, “530 B Street, San Diego, California — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/530-b-street-7fa3c69c (data as of July 9, 2026).