8709 Kerns Street
Distribution Center in California, CA · 8709 Kerns Street, San Diego · 92154
At a glance
8709 Kerns Street is a 59,760-square-foot distribution center at 8709 Kerns Street, San Diego in San Diego, California, built in 2001. In its 2023 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 4.3 kBtu/ft².
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 4.3 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | — |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 75,511 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 59,760 sq ft |
| Source record | california:10176503:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | — | 4.3 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 2022 | 84 | +7 | 5.8 kBtu/ft² | 23 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 77 | 7.1 kBtu/ft² | 26 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | — | — | |
| 2018 | — | — | — |
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
No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.
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Location
- Address
- 8709 Kerns Street, San Diego
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 92154
- Coordinates
- 32.55009, -116.95525
Within ~1 km
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How does 8709 Kerns Street compare with other distribution center buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 3,121 distribution center buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 4.3 kBtu/ft² is about 78% below the average of 19.8 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 59,760 sq ft, it is about 75% below the average floor area of 238,298 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2001, 7 years later than the group's average year built (1994). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 4,082 distribution center buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 65 and a site EUI of 24.2 kBtu/ft².
How has 8709 Kerns Street's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 5 California disclosures for 8709 Kerns Street, covering report years 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 77 in 2020 to 84 in 2022 (+7 points). Site EUI moved from 7.1 kBtu/ft² (2020) to 4.3 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 39% decrease. Reported emissions went from 26 tCO₂e to 23 tCO₂e over the same span (down 9%).
What does a site EUI of 4.3 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. 8709 Kerns Street's 4.3 kBtu/ft² across 59,760 sq ft works out to about 0.3 billion Btu (75 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. The disclosure also reports 75,511 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires 8709 Kerns Street to report its energy use?
8709 Kerns Street 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 2023 disclosure (source record california:10176503:2023). 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 8709 Kerns Street's energy grade?
8709 Kerns Street did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2023 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 4.3 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 8709 Kerns Street use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 4.3 kBtu/ft² across 59,760 sq ft, including 75,511 kWh of electricity.
What are 8709 Kerns Street's carbon emissions?
No greenhouse-gas emissions figure was reported for 2023.
Where is 8709 Kerns Street?
8709 Kerns Street is at 8709 Kerns Street, San Diego, in San Diego, California 92154. Its coordinates are 32.55009, -116.95525 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is 8709 Kerns Street and when was it built?
8709 Kerns Street has 59,760 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2001 as its year built. It is classed as distribution center.
Is 8709 Kerns Street covered by AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)?
Yes — it appears in the 2023 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, “8709 Kerns Street, San Diego, California — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/8709-kerns-street-f6866ebc (data as of July 9, 2026).