9785 Towne Centre
Office in California, CA · 9785 Towne Centre Drive, San Diego · 92121
At a glance
9785 Towne Centre is a 75,534-square-foot office building at 9785 Towne Centre Drive, San Diego in San Diego, California, built in 1999. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 50 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 81.2 kBtu/ft² and 350 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 16% of the 4,912 scored office buildings in California.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 50 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 81.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 350 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 750,241 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 75,534 sq ft |
| Source record | california:4332543:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 50 | +3 | 81.2 kBtu/ft² | 350 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 47 | -37 | 85.7 kBtu/ft² | 387 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 84 | -8 | 41.1 kBtu/ft² | 193 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 92 | -4 | 33.5 kBtu/ft² | 143 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 96 | +22 | 39.0 kBtu/ft² | 174 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 74 | -4 | 63.6 kBtu/ft² | 315 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 78 | 58.8 kBtu/ft² | 302 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
- 9785 Towne Centre Drive, San Diego
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 92121
- Coordinates
- 32.88719, -117.21166
Within ~1 km
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How does 9785 Towne Centre compare with other office buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 6,214 office buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. 9785 Towne Centre's ENERGY STAR score of 50 compares with an average of 75 across the 4,912 that report a score; it scores higher than 16% of them and lower than 84%. Its site EUI of 81.2 kBtu/ft² is about 44% above the average of 56.4 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 4.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 29% above the group average of 3.6 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 75,534 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 151,937 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1999, 14 years later than the group's average year built (1985). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 15,264 office buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 73 and a site EUI of 59.3 kBtu/ft².
How has 9785 Towne Centre's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 7 California disclosures for 9785 Towne Centre, covering report years 2018–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 78 in 2018 to 50 in 2024 (-28 points); its best year on file was 2020, at 96. Site EUI moved from 58.8 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 81.2 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 38% increase. Reported emissions went from 302 tCO₂e to 350 tCO₂e over the same span (up 16%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 50 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 50 means the building performs better than about 50% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 50 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 25 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. 9785 Towne Centre's 81.2 kBtu/ft² across 75,534 sq ft works out to about 6.1 billion Btu (1,798 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 750,241 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires 9785 Towne Centre to report its energy use?
9785 Towne Centre 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:4332543:2024). 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 9785 Towne Centre's energy grade?
9785 Towne Centre scores 50 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band D, lowest band (1–54) — in its 2024 California disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 9785 Towne Centre use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 81.2 kBtu/ft² across 75,534 sq ft, including 750,241 kWh of electricity.
What are 9785 Towne Centre's carbon emissions?
9785 Towne Centre reported 350 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 9785 Towne Centre?
9785 Towne Centre is at 9785 Towne Centre Drive, San Diego, in San Diego, California 92121. Its coordinates are 32.88719, -117.21166 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is 9785 Towne Centre and when was it built?
9785 Towne Centre has 75,534 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1999 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is 9785 Towne Centre 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, “9785 Towne Centre, San Diego, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/9785-towne-centre-ba943cf8 (data as of July 9, 2026).