72450 Varner Road - Ab802
Self-Storage Facility in California, CA · 72450 Varner Road, Thousand Palms · 92276
At a glance
72450 Varner Road - Ab802 is a 100,000-square-foot self-storage facility at 72450 Varner Road, Thousand Palms in Thousand Palms, California, built in 2007. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 5.3 kBtu/ft² and 57 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 5.3 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 57 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 0.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 158,724 kWh |
| Natural gas | 96 therms |
| Gross floor area | 100,000 sq ft |
| Source record | california:33983385:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 5.3 kBtu/ft² | 57 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 5.0 kBtu/ft² | 56 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 5.7 kBtu/ft² | 66 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
- 72450 Varner Road, Thousand Palms
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 92276
- Coordinates
- 33.81351, -116.39839
Within ~1 km
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How does 72450 Varner Road - Ab802 compare with other self-storage facility buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 1,935 self-storage facility buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 5.3 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 5.3 kBtu/ft². Its emissions intensity of 0.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 42% above the group average of 0.4 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 100,000 sq ft, it is roughly in line with the average floor area of 99,202 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2007, 14 years later than the group's average year built (1993). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 3,050 self-storage facility buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 75 and a site EUI of 9.4 kBtu/ft².
How has 72450 Varner Road - Ab802's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 California disclosures for 72450 Varner Road - Ab802, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 5.7 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 5.3 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 7% decrease. Reported emissions went from 66 tCO₂e to 57 tCO₂e over the same span (down 14%).
What does a site EUI of 5.3 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. 72450 Varner Road - Ab802's 5.3 kBtu/ft² across 100,000 sq ft works out to about 0.5 billion Btu (155 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 158,724 kWh of electricity and 96 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 72450 Varner Road - Ab802 to report its energy use?
72450 Varner Road - Ab802 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:33983385:2024). 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 72450 Varner Road - Ab802's energy grade?
72450 Varner Road - Ab802 did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 5.3 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 72450 Varner Road - Ab802 use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 5.3 kBtu/ft² across 100,000 sq ft, including 158,724 kWh of electricity and 96 therms of natural gas.
What are 72450 Varner Road - Ab802's carbon emissions?
72450 Varner Road - Ab802 reported 57 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (0.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 72450 Varner Road - Ab802?
72450 Varner Road - Ab802 is at 72450 Varner Road, Thousand Palms, in Thousand Palms, California 92276. Its coordinates are 33.81351, -116.39839 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is 72450 Varner Road - Ab802 and when was it built?
72450 Varner Road - Ab802 has 100,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2007 as its year built. It is classed as self-storage facility.
Is 72450 Varner Road - Ab802 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, “72450 Varner Road - Ab802, Thousand Palms, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/72450-varner-road-ab802-f05cbc73 (data as of July 9, 2026).