6825 - Kenneth E. Watts Medical Plaza
Medical Office in California, CA · 20911 Earl Street, Torrance · 90503
At a glance
6825 - Kenneth E. Watts Medical Plaza is a 60,746-square-foot medical office at 20911 Earl Street, Torrance in Torrance, California, built in 1989. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 75 out of 100 (grade B), a site energy-use intensity of 79.9 kBtu/ft² and 299 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 52% of the 546 scored medical office buildings in California.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 75 (band B) |
| Site EUI | 79.9 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 299 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.9 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 954,883 kWh |
| Natural gas | 15,608 therms |
| Gross floor area | 60,746 sq ft |
| Source record | california:3928775:2024 |
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
- 20911 Earl Street, Torrance
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 90503
- Coordinates
- 33.84045, -118.35875
Within ~1 km
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How does 6825 - Kenneth E. Watts Medical Plaza compare with other medical office buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 602 medical office buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. 6825 - Kenneth E. Watts Medical Plaza's ENERGY STAR score of 75 compares with an average of 63 across the 546 that report a score; it scores higher than 52% of them and lower than 45%. Its site EUI of 79.9 kBtu/ft² is about 15% below the average of 94.3 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 4.9 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 12% below the group average of 5.6 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 60,746 sq ft, it is about 40% below the average floor area of 100,847 sq ft for those buildings. Its 1989 construction date is close to the group's average year built (1991). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,266 medical office buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 64 and a site EUI of 92.2 kBtu/ft².
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 75 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 75 means the building performs better than about 75% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 75 falls in band B — above median (70–84). 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. 6825 - Kenneth E. Watts Medical Plaza's 79.9 kBtu/ft² across 60,746 sq ft works out to about 4.9 billion Btu (1,422 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 954,883 kWh of electricity and 15,608 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 6825 - Kenneth E. Watts Medical Plaza to report its energy use?
6825 - Kenneth E. Watts Medical Plaza 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:3928775:2024). 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 6825 - Kenneth E. Watts Medical Plaza's energy grade?
6825 - Kenneth E. Watts Medical Plaza scores 75 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band B, above median (70–84) — in its 2024 California disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 6825 - Kenneth E. Watts Medical Plaza use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 79.9 kBtu/ft² across 60,746 sq ft, including 954,883 kWh of electricity and 15,608 therms of natural gas.
What are 6825 - Kenneth E. Watts Medical Plaza's carbon emissions?
6825 - Kenneth E. Watts Medical Plaza reported 299 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.9 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 6825 - Kenneth E. Watts Medical Plaza?
6825 - Kenneth E. Watts Medical Plaza is at 20911 Earl Street, Torrance, in Torrance, California 90503. Its coordinates are 33.84045, -118.35875 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is 6825 - Kenneth E. Watts Medical Plaza and when was it built?
6825 - Kenneth E. Watts Medical Plaza has 60,746 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1989 as its year built. It is classed as medical office.
Is 6825 - Kenneth E. Watts Medical Plaza 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, “6825 - Kenneth E. Watts Medical Plaza, Torrance, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/6825-kenneth-e-watts-medical-plaza-a5a8de82 (data as of July 9, 2026).