8251-8351 Garden Grove Blvd
Strip Mall in California, CA · 8251 Garden Grove Boulevard, Garden Grove · 92844
At a glance
8251-8351 Garden Grove Blvd is a 89,000-square-foot strip mall building at 8251 Garden Grove Boulevard, Garden Grove in Garden Grove, California, built in 1964. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 45.8 kBtu/ft² and 232 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 45.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 232 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 338,208 kWh |
| Natural gas | 29,192 therms |
| Gross floor area | 89,000 sq ft |
| Source record | california:13405779:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 45.8 kBtu/ft² | 232 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 23.4 kBtu/ft² | 125 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 3.5 kBtu/ft² | 21 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 5.5 kBtu/ft² | 29 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 17.9 kBtu/ft² | 93 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
- 8251 Garden Grove Boulevard, Garden Grove
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 92844
- Coordinates
- 33.77423, -117.98645
Within ~1 km
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How does 8251-8351 Garden Grove Blvd compare with other strip mall buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 937 strip mall buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 45.8 kBtu/ft² is about 39% below the average of 75.2 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 2.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 45% below the group average of 4.7 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 89,000 sq ft, it is about 29% below the average floor area of 125,816 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1964, 21 years earlier than the group's average year built (1985). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,607 strip mall buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 68 and a site EUI of 83.1 kBtu/ft².
How has 8251-8351 Garden Grove Blvd's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 5 California disclosures for 8251-8351 Garden Grove Blvd, covering report years 2020–2024. Site EUI moved from 17.9 kBtu/ft² (2020) to 45.8 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 156% increase. Reported emissions went from 93 tCO₂e to 232 tCO₂e over the same span (up 150%).
What does a site EUI of 45.8 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. 8251-8351 Garden Grove Blvd's 45.8 kBtu/ft² across 89,000 sq ft works out to about 4.1 billion Btu (1,195 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 338,208 kWh of electricity and 29,192 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 8251-8351 Garden Grove Blvd to report its energy use?
8251-8351 Garden Grove Blvd 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:13405779:2024). 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 8251-8351 Garden Grove Blvd's energy grade?
8251-8351 Garden Grove Blvd did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 45.8 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 8251-8351 Garden Grove Blvd use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 45.8 kBtu/ft² across 89,000 sq ft, including 338,208 kWh of electricity and 29,192 therms of natural gas.
What are 8251-8351 Garden Grove Blvd's carbon emissions?
8251-8351 Garden Grove Blvd reported 232 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 8251-8351 Garden Grove Blvd?
8251-8351 Garden Grove Blvd is at 8251 Garden Grove Boulevard, Garden Grove, in Garden Grove, California 92844. Its coordinates are 33.77423, -117.98645 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is 8251-8351 Garden Grove Blvd and when was it built?
8251-8351 Garden Grove Blvd has 89,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1964 as its year built. It is classed as strip mall.
Is 8251-8351 Garden Grove Blvd 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, “8251-8351 Garden Grove Blvd, Garden Grove, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/8251-8351-garden-grove-blvd-40cf349c (data as of July 9, 2026).