8526 - Palm Springs
Retail Store in California, CA · 5200 Ramon Road, Palm Springs · 92264
At a glance
8526 - Palm Springs is a 114,927-square-foot retail store at 5200 Ramon Road, Palm Springs in Palm Springs, California, built in 2008. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 55 out of 100 (grade C), a site energy-use intensity of 57.5 kBtu/ft² and 447 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 21% of the 1,305 scored retail store buildings in California.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 55 (band C) |
| Site EUI | 57.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 447 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 3.9 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,973,511 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 114,927 sq ft |
| Source record | california:6570457:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 55 | -12 | 57.5 kBtu/ft² | 447 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 67 | +4 | 50.8 kBtu/ft² | 425 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 63 | -4 | 51.2 kBtu/ft² | 428 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 67 | +25 | 48.3 kBtu/ft² | 363 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 42 | -7 | 61.9 kBtu/ft² | 513 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 49 | +9 | 62.5 kBtu/ft² | 514 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 40 | 65.2 kBtu/ft² | 553 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
- 5200 Ramon Road, Palm Springs
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 92264
- Coordinates
- 33.81767, -116.49091
Within ~1 km
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How does 8526 - Palm Springs compare with other retail store buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 1,742 retail store buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. 8526 - Palm Springs's ENERGY STAR score of 55 compares with an average of 76 across the 1,305 that report a score; it scores higher than 21% of them and lower than 79%. Its site EUI of 57.5 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 53.2 kBtu/ft². Its emissions intensity of 3.9 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 18% above the group average of 3.3 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 114,927 sq ft, it is roughly in line with the average floor area of 124,053 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2008, 17 years later than the group's average year built (1991). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 3,025 retail store buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 73 and a site EUI of 57.7 kBtu/ft².
How has 8526 - Palm Springs's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 7 California disclosures for 8526 - Palm Springs, covering report years 2018–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 40 in 2018 to 55 in 2024 (+15 points); its best year on file was 2021, at 67. Site EUI moved from 65.2 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 57.5 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 12% decrease. Reported emissions went from 553 tCO₂e to 447 tCO₂e over the same span (down 19%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 55 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 55 means the building performs better than about 55% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 55 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 20 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. 8526 - Palm Springs's 57.5 kBtu/ft² across 114,927 sq ft works out to about 6.6 billion Btu (1,937 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 1,973,511 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires 8526 - Palm Springs to report its energy use?
8526 - Palm Springs 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:6570457:2024). 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 8526 - Palm Springs's energy grade?
8526 - Palm Springs scores 55 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band C, below median (55–69) — in its 2024 California disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 8526 - Palm Springs use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 57.5 kBtu/ft² across 114,927 sq ft, including 1,973,511 kWh of electricity.
What are 8526 - Palm Springs's carbon emissions?
8526 - Palm Springs reported 447 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (3.9 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 8526 - Palm Springs?
8526 - Palm Springs is at 5200 Ramon Road, Palm Springs, in Palm Springs, California 92264. Its coordinates are 33.81767, -116.49091 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is 8526 - Palm Springs and when was it built?
8526 - Palm Springs has 114,927 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2008 as its year built. It is classed as retail store.
Is 8526 - Palm Springs 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, “8526 - Palm Springs, Palm Springs, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/8526-palm-springs-5a856ebf (data as of July 9, 2026).