Brea Marketplace/ 90004
Retail Store in California, CA · 855 E Birch Street, Brea · 92821
At a glance
Brea Marketplace/ 90004 is a 158,648-square-foot retail store at 855 E Birch Street, Brea in Brea, California, built in 1987. In its 2022 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 10 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 90.6 kBtu/ft² and 935 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 6% of the 1,305 scored retail store buildings in California.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2022
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 10 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 90.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 935 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 5.9 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 3,341,643 kWh |
| Natural gas | 28,881 therms |
| Gross floor area | 158,648 sq ft |
| Source record | california:6354261:2022 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022latest | 10 | -1 | 90.6 kBtu/ft² | 935 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 11 | 88.1 kBtu/ft² | 826 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | — | — | |
| 2019 | 8 | +7 | 96.3 kBtu/ft² | 1,016 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 1 | 1809.4 kBtu/ft² | 11,516 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
- 855 E Birch Street, Brea
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 92821
- Coordinates
- 33.91918, -117.88743
Within ~1 km
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How does Brea Marketplace/ 90004 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. Brea Marketplace/ 90004's ENERGY STAR score of 10 compares with an average of 76 across the 1,305 that report a score; it scores higher than 6% of them and lower than 94%. Its site EUI of 90.6 kBtu/ft² is about 70% above the average of 53.2 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 5.9 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 79% above the group average of 3.3 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 158,648 sq ft, it is about 28% above the average floor area of 124,053 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1987, 4 years earlier 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 Brea Marketplace/ 90004's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 5 California disclosures for Brea Marketplace/ 90004, covering report years 2018–2022. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 1 in 2018 to 10 in 2022 (+9 points); its best year on file was 2021, at 11. Site EUI moved from 96.3 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 90.6 kBtu/ft² (2022), a 6% decrease. Reported emissions went from 1,016 tCO₂e to 935 tCO₂e over the same span (down 8%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 10 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 10 means the building performs better than about 10% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 10 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 65 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. Brea Marketplace/ 90004's 90.6 kBtu/ft² across 158,648 sq ft works out to about 14.4 billion Btu (4,212 MWh-equivalent) in 2022. The disclosure also reports 3,341,643 kWh of electricity and 28,881 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Brea Marketplace/ 90004 to report its energy use?
Brea Marketplace/ 90004 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 2022 disclosure (source record california:6354261:2022). 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 Brea Marketplace/ 90004's energy grade?
Brea Marketplace/ 90004 scores 10 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band D, lowest band (1–54) — in its 2022 California disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Brea Marketplace/ 90004 use?
Its 2022 site energy-use intensity was 90.6 kBtu/ft² across 158,648 sq ft, including 3,341,643 kWh of electricity and 28,881 therms of natural gas.
What are Brea Marketplace/ 90004's carbon emissions?
Brea Marketplace/ 90004 reported 935 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.9 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2022.
Where is Brea Marketplace/ 90004?
Brea Marketplace/ 90004 is at 855 E Birch Street, Brea, in Brea, California 92821. Its coordinates are 33.91918, -117.88743 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Brea Marketplace/ 90004 and when was it built?
Brea Marketplace/ 90004 has 158,648 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2022 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1987 as its year built. It is classed as retail store.
Is Brea Marketplace/ 90004 covered by AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)?
Yes — it appears in the 2022 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, “Brea Marketplace/ 90004, Brea, California — 2022 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/brea-marketplace-90004-bd62a868 (data as of July 9, 2026).