842 Palm Street Parking Structure
Parking in California, CA · 842 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo · 93401
At a glance
842 Palm Street Parking Structure is a 122,600-square-foot parking building at 842 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo in San Luis Obispo, California, built in 1988. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 1.9 kBtu/ft² and 12 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 1.9 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 12 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 0.1 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 51,184 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 122,600 sq ft |
| Source record | california:3232285:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 1.9 kBtu/ft² | 12 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 1.6 kBtu/ft² | 10 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 1.7 kBtu/ft² | 11 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 1.7 kBtu/ft² | 10 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 3.5 kBtu/ft² | 21 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
- 842 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 93401
- Coordinates
- 35.28175, -120.66395
Within ~1 km
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How does 842 Palm Street Parking Structure compare with other parking buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 440 parking buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 1.9 kBtu/ft² is about 94% below the average of 32.8 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 0.1 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 94% below the group average of 2.1 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 122,600 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 238,274 sq ft for those buildings. Its 1988 construction date is close to the group's average year built (1990). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,071 parking buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 67 and a site EUI of 40.3 kBtu/ft².
How has 842 Palm Street Parking Structure's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 5 California disclosures for 842 Palm Street Parking Structure, covering report years 2020–2024. Site EUI moved from 3.5 kBtu/ft² (2020) to 1.9 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 46% decrease. Reported emissions went from 21 tCO₂e to 12 tCO₂e over the same span (down 46%).
What does a site EUI of 1.9 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. 842 Palm Street Parking Structure's 1.9 kBtu/ft² across 122,600 sq ft works out to about 0.2 billion Btu (68 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 51,184 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires 842 Palm Street Parking Structure to report its energy use?
842 Palm Street Parking Structure 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:3232285:2024). 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 842 Palm Street Parking Structure's energy grade?
842 Palm Street Parking Structure did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 1.9 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 842 Palm Street Parking Structure use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 1.9 kBtu/ft² across 122,600 sq ft, including 51,184 kWh of electricity.
What are 842 Palm Street Parking Structure's carbon emissions?
842 Palm Street Parking Structure reported 12 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (0.1 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 842 Palm Street Parking Structure?
842 Palm Street Parking Structure is at 842 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, in San Luis Obispo, California 93401. Its coordinates are 35.28175, -120.66395 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is 842 Palm Street Parking Structure and when was it built?
842 Palm Street Parking Structure has 122,600 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1988 as its year built. It is classed as parking.
Is 842 Palm Street Parking Structure 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, “842 Palm Street Parking Structure, San Luis Obispo, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/842-palm-street-parking-structure-86284371 (data as of July 9, 2026).