70400779 -- Santa Maria
Supermarket/Grocery Store in California, CA · 1465 S. Broadway, Santa Maria · 93454
At a glance
70400779 -- Santa Maria is a 56,495-square-foot supermarket/grocery store at 1465 S. Broadway, Santa Maria in Santa Maria, California, built in 2001. In its 2022 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 67 out of 100 (grade C), a site energy-use intensity of 168.2 kBtu/ft² and 657 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 26% of the 866 scored supermarket/grocery store buildings in California.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2022
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 67 (band C) |
| Site EUI | 168.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 657 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 11.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 2,396,535 kWh |
| Natural gas | 14,513 therms |
| Gross floor area | 56,495 sq ft |
| Source record | california:2981029:2022 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022latest | 67 | +65 | 168.2 kBtu/ft² | 657 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 2 | -75 | 438.0 kBtu/ft² | 1,483 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 77 | +6 | 177.3 kBtu/ft² | 614 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 71 | -2 | 183.2 kBtu/ft² | 641 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 73 | 160.8 kBtu/ft² | 611 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
- 1465 S. Broadway, Santa Maria
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 93454
- Coordinates
- 34.93500, -120.43768
Within ~1 km
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How does 70400779 -- Santa Maria compare with other supermarket/grocery store buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 975 supermarket/grocery store buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. 70400779 -- Santa Maria's ENERGY STAR score of 67 compares with an average of 74 across the 866 that report a score; it scores higher than 26% of them and lower than 72%. Its site EUI of 168.2 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 164.4 kBtu/ft². Its emissions intensity of 11.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 12% above the group average of 10.4 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 56,495 sq ft, it is about 26% below the average floor area of 76,560 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2001, 5 years later than the group's average year built (1996). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,646 supermarket/grocery store buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 71 and a site EUI of 176.1 kBtu/ft².
How has 70400779 -- Santa Maria's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 5 California disclosures for 70400779 -- Santa Maria, covering report years 2018–2022. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 73 in 2018 to 67 in 2022 (-6 points); its best year on file was 2020, at 77. Site EUI moved from 160.8 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 168.2 kBtu/ft² (2022), an 5% increase. Reported emissions went from 611 tCO₂e to 657 tCO₂e over the same span (up 8%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 67 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 67 means the building performs better than about 67% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 67 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 8 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. 70400779 -- Santa Maria's 168.2 kBtu/ft² across 56,495 sq ft works out to about 9.5 billion Btu (2,785 MWh-equivalent) in 2022. The disclosure also reports 2,396,535 kWh of electricity and 14,513 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 70400779 -- Santa Maria to report its energy use?
70400779 -- Santa Maria 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 2022 disclosure (source record california:2981029:2022). 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 70400779 -- Santa Maria's energy grade?
70400779 -- Santa Maria scores 67 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band C, below median (55–69) — in its 2022 California disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 70400779 -- Santa Maria use?
Its 2022 site energy-use intensity was 168.2 kBtu/ft² across 56,495 sq ft, including 2,396,535 kWh of electricity and 14,513 therms of natural gas.
What are 70400779 -- Santa Maria's carbon emissions?
70400779 -- Santa Maria reported 657 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (11.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2022.
Where is 70400779 -- Santa Maria?
70400779 -- Santa Maria is at 1465 S. Broadway, Santa Maria, in Santa Maria, California 93454. Its coordinates are 34.93500, -120.43768 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is 70400779 -- Santa Maria and when was it built?
70400779 -- Santa Maria has 56,495 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2022 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2001 as its year built. It is classed as supermarket/grocery store.
Is 70400779 -- Santa Maria covered by AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)?
Yes — it appears in the 2022 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, “70400779 -- Santa Maria, Santa Maria, California — 2022 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/70400779-santa-maria-85121a68 (data as of July 9, 2026).