740 Hearst San Simeon Shm
Other in California, CA · Hearst Castle Road, San Simeon · 93452
At a glance
740 Hearst San Simeon Shm is a 58,706-square-foot other building at Hearst Castle Road, San Simeon in San Simeon, California, built in 1987. In its 2022 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 3.2 kBtu/ft² and 13 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2022
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 3.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 13 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 0.2 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 54,789 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 58,706 sq ft |
| Source record | california:1383655:2022 |
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
- Hearst Castle Road, San Simeon
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 93452
- Coordinates
- 35.64780, -121.18416
Within ~1 km
Nearby benchmarked buildings
- 740 San Simeon Spscore —
Other · 143,296 sq ft
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How does 740 Hearst San Simeon Shm compare with other other buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 773 other buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 3.2 kBtu/ft² is about 95% below the average of 58.3 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 0.2 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 94% below the group average of 3.5 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 58,706 sq ft, it is about 89% below the average floor area of 511,890 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1987, 14 years later than the group's average year built (1973). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,327 other buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 60 and a site EUI of 63.3 kBtu/ft².
What does a site EUI of 3.2 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. 740 Hearst San Simeon Shm's 3.2 kBtu/ft² across 58,706 sq ft works out to about 0.2 billion Btu (55 MWh-equivalent) in 2022. The disclosure also reports 54,789 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires 740 Hearst San Simeon Shm to report its energy use?
740 Hearst San Simeon Shm 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:1383655:2022). 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 740 Hearst San Simeon Shm's energy grade?
740 Hearst San Simeon Shm did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2022 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 3.2 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 740 Hearst San Simeon Shm use?
Its 2022 site energy-use intensity was 3.2 kBtu/ft² across 58,706 sq ft, including 54,789 kWh of electricity.
What are 740 Hearst San Simeon Shm's carbon emissions?
740 Hearst San Simeon Shm reported 13 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (0.2 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2022.
Where is 740 Hearst San Simeon Shm?
740 Hearst San Simeon Shm is at Hearst Castle Road, San Simeon, in San Simeon, California 93452. Its coordinates are 35.64780, -121.18416 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is 740 Hearst San Simeon Shm and when was it built?
740 Hearst San Simeon Shm has 58,706 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2022 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1987 as its year built. It is classed as other.
Is 740 Hearst San Simeon Shm 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, “740 Hearst San Simeon Shm, San Simeon, California — 2022 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/740-hearst-san-simeon-shm-b091a1f9 (data as of July 9, 2026).