553 Grand Ave
Retail Store in California, CA · 553 Grand Avenue, San Marcos · 92078
At a glance
553 Grand Ave is a 58,000-square-foot retail store at 553 Grand Avenue, San Marcos in San Marcos, California, built in 2004. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 98 out of 100 (grade A), a site energy-use intensity of 20.9 kBtu/ft² and 76 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 74% of the 1,305 scored retail store buildings in California.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 98 (band A) |
| Site EUI | 20.9 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 76 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 1.3 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 319,243 kWh |
| Natural gas | 630 therms |
| Gross floor area | 58,000 sq ft |
| Source record | california:8731741:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 98 | -1 | 20.9 kBtu/ft² | 76 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 99 | +7 | 18.0 kBtu/ft² | 76 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 92 | +8 | 26.8 kBtu/ft² | 106 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 84 | -4 | 31.7 kBtu/ft² | 110 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 88 | 28.3 kBtu/ft² | 104 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.
Own or manage this building? Claim it to correct the record and get compliance alerts.
Location
- Address
- 553 Grand Avenue, San Marcos
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 92078
- Coordinates
- 33.13478, -117.17712
Within ~1 km
Nearby benchmarked buildings
- Windsor Manor Iscore 100
Multifamily Housing · 350,658 sq ft
- San Marcos Mob Campusscore 9
Medical Office · 237,911 sq ft
- Costco #01581 San Marcos Bdscore 89
Supermarket/Grocery Store · 144,000 sq ft
- Promenade At Creekside Iiscore 100
Multifamily Housing · 120,000 sq ft
- Lowes 1697score —
Retail Store · 115,928 sq ft
- 6656 - San Marcosscore 8
Retail Store · 105,700 sq ft
See also: most efficient in California · biggest emitters
How does 553 Grand Ave compare with other retail store buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 1,742 retail store buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. 553 Grand Ave's ENERGY STAR score of 98 compares with an average of 76 across the 1,305 that report a score; it scores higher than 74% of them and lower than 21%. Its site EUI of 20.9 kBtu/ft² is about 61% below the average of 53.2 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 1.3 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 61% below the group average of 3.3 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 58,000 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 124,053 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2004, 13 years later than the group's average year built (1991). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 3,025 retail store buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 73 and a site EUI of 57.7 kBtu/ft².
How has 553 Grand Ave's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 5 California disclosures for 553 Grand Ave, covering report years 2020–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 88 in 2020 to 98 in 2024 (+10 points); its best year on file was 2023, at 99. Site EUI moved from 28.3 kBtu/ft² (2020) to 20.9 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 26% decrease. Reported emissions went from 104 tCO₂e to 76 tCO₂e over the same span (down 27%).
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. 553 Grand Ave's 20.9 kBtu/ft² across 58,000 sq ft works out to about 1.2 billion Btu (355 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 319,243 kWh of electricity and 630 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 553 Grand Ave to report its energy use?
553 Grand Ave 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:8731741:2024). 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.
More retail store buildings in California
- 11415-Encinitas· 57,947 sq ft · score 97 (A)
- Winfield Shopping Ctr, 942 - 966 Blossom Hi [Brnd040646]· 57,866 sq ft · score 96 (A)
- 752 E Pico Blvd, Los Angeles, L A, Ca 90021· 57,753 sq ft · score 100 (A)
- J11 1287 N Hacienda Blvd. La Puente 91744· 57,750 sq ft · EUI 113.4 kBtu/ft²
- 1705, 34295 Monterey Avenue, Rancho Mirage· 57,741 sq ft · score 97 (A)
- 178 Carmel Mountain· 57,726 sq ft · score 80 (B)
- Retail Store buildings in California· 1,742 benchmarked
- All California benchmarked buildings· AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)
- Most efficient large buildings in California
- Least efficient large buildings in California
- Biggest emitters in California
Frequently asked questions
What is 553 Grand Ave's energy grade?
553 Grand Ave scores 98 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band A, high performer (85–100) — in its 2024 California disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 553 Grand Ave use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 20.9 kBtu/ft² across 58,000 sq ft, including 319,243 kWh of electricity and 630 therms of natural gas.
What are 553 Grand Ave's carbon emissions?
553 Grand Ave reported 76 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (1.3 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 553 Grand Ave?
553 Grand Ave is at 553 Grand Avenue, San Marcos, in San Marcos, California 92078. Its coordinates are 33.13478, -117.17712 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is 553 Grand Ave and when was it built?
553 Grand Ave has 58,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2004 as its year built. It is classed as retail store.
Is 553 Grand Ave 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).
Working with California building benchmarking records? Pro adds alerts, change history and CSV export ($49/mo); Enterprise adds full national files, the API and an MCP server for AI tools.
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, “553 Grand Ave, San Marcos, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/553-grand-ave-609509a6 (data as of July 9, 2026).