6971 - Yucca Valley
Retail Store in California, CA · 58705 Twentynine Palms Highway, Yucca Valley · 92284
At a glance
6971 - Yucca Valley is a 102,629-square-foot retail store at 58705 Twentynine Palms Highway, Yucca Valley in Yucca Valley, California, built in 2007. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 7 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 192.5 kBtu/ft² and 1,344 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 5% 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 | 7 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 192.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 1,344 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 13.1 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,846,361 kWh |
| Natural gas | 130,216 therms |
| Gross floor area | 102,629 sq ft |
| Source record | california:6570356:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 7 | -3 | 192.5 kBtu/ft² | 1,344 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 10 | -36 | 174.1 kBtu/ft² | 1,261 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 46 | ±0 | 74.2 kBtu/ft² | 751 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 46 | -9 | 73.8 kBtu/ft² | 833 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 55 | -3 | 62.1 kBtu/ft² | 818 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 58 | +3 | 61.5 kBtu/ft² | 816 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 55 | 59.1 kBtu/ft² | 827 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
- 58705 Twentynine Palms Highway, Yucca Valley
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 92284
- Coordinates
- 34.13228, -116.38158
Within ~1 km
Nearby benchmarked buildings
- Walmart Supercenter #1915score 83
Wholesale Club/Supercenter · 206,965 sq ft
See also: most efficient in California · biggest emitters
How does 6971 - Yucca Valley 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. 6971 - Yucca Valley's ENERGY STAR score of 7 compares with an average of 76 across the 1,305 that report a score; it scores higher than 5% of them and lower than 95%. Its site EUI of 192.5 kBtu/ft² is about 262% above the average of 53.2 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 13.1 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 297% above the group average of 3.3 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 102,629 sq ft, it is about 17% below the average floor area of 124,053 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2007, 16 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 6971 - Yucca Valley's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 7 California disclosures for 6971 - Yucca Valley, covering report years 2018–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 55 in 2018 to 7 in 2024 (-48 points); its best year on file was 2019, at 58. Site EUI moved from 59.1 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 192.5 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 226% increase. Reported emissions went from 827 tCO₂e to 1,344 tCO₂e over the same span (up 63%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 7 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 7 means the building performs better than about 7% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 7 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 68 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. 6971 - Yucca Valley's 192.5 kBtu/ft² across 102,629 sq ft works out to about 19.8 billion Btu (5,790 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 1,846,361 kWh of electricity and 130,216 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 6971 - Yucca Valley to report its energy use?
6971 - Yucca Valley 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:6570356:2024). 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
- Fairfield (0675)· 102,612 sq ft · score 95 (A)
- 6966-Arden Arcade· 102,513 sq ft · score 69 (C)
- 1842 - Riverbank,Ca· 102,513 sq ft · score 82 (B)
- 1846 - W Sacramento· 102,513 sq ft · score 79 (B)
- 6947 - Ceres· 102,513 sq ft · score 86 (A)
- 1076 - Brentwood,Ca· 102,513 sq ft · score 23 (D)
- 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 6971 - Yucca Valley's energy grade?
6971 - Yucca Valley scores 7 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band D, lowest band (1–54) — in its 2024 California disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 6971 - Yucca Valley use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 192.5 kBtu/ft² across 102,629 sq ft, including 1,846,361 kWh of electricity and 130,216 therms of natural gas.
What are 6971 - Yucca Valley's carbon emissions?
6971 - Yucca Valley reported 1,344 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (13.1 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 6971 - Yucca Valley?
6971 - Yucca Valley is at 58705 Twentynine Palms Highway, Yucca Valley, in Yucca Valley, California 92284. Its coordinates are 34.13228, -116.38158 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is 6971 - Yucca Valley and when was it built?
6971 - Yucca Valley has 102,629 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2007 as its year built. It is classed as retail store.
Is 6971 - Yucca Valley 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, “6971 - Yucca Valley, Yucca Valley, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/6971-yucca-valley-a9c604d9 (data as of July 9, 2026).