Butte-Glenn Chico Center
College/University in California, CA · 2320 Forrest Avenue, Chico · 95928
At a glance
Butte-Glenn Chico Center is a 106,853-square-foot college/university building at 2320 Forrest Avenue, Chico in Chico, California, built in 2004. In its 2022 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 39.1 kBtu/ft² and 98 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2022
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 39.1 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 98 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 0.9 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 60,466 kWh |
| Natural gas | 15,793 therms |
| Gross floor area | 106,853 sq ft |
| Source record | california:4347182:2022 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022latest | — | 39.1 kBtu/ft² | 98 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 33.3 kBtu/ft² | 82 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 39.8 kBtu/ft² | 97 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 49.2 kBtu/ft² | 144 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 44.7 kBtu/ft² | 120 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
No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.
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Location
- Address
- 2320 Forrest Avenue, Chico
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 95928
- Coordinates
- 39.71778, -121.80187
Within ~1 km
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How does Butte-Glenn Chico Center compare with other college/university buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 497 college/university buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 39.1 kBtu/ft² is about half of the average of 79.7 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 0.9 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 81% below the group average of 4.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 106,853 sq ft, it is about 81% below the average floor area of 569,516 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2004, 36 years later than the group's average year built (1969). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 2,113 college/university buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 68 and a site EUI of 98.7 kBtu/ft².
How has Butte-Glenn Chico Center's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 5 California disclosures for Butte-Glenn Chico Center, covering report years 2018–2022. Site EUI moved from 44.7 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 39.1 kBtu/ft² (2022), a 13% decrease. Reported emissions went from 120 tCO₂e to 98 tCO₂e over the same span (down 18%).
What does a site EUI of 39.1 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. Butte-Glenn Chico Center's 39.1 kBtu/ft² across 106,853 sq ft works out to about 4.2 billion Btu (1,224 MWh-equivalent) in 2022. The disclosure also reports 60,466 kWh of electricity and 15,793 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Butte-Glenn Chico Center to report its energy use?
Butte-Glenn Chico Center 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:4347182:2022). 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 Butte-Glenn Chico Center's energy grade?
Butte-Glenn Chico Center did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2022 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 39.1 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Butte-Glenn Chico Center use?
Its 2022 site energy-use intensity was 39.1 kBtu/ft² across 106,853 sq ft, including 60,466 kWh of electricity and 15,793 therms of natural gas.
What are Butte-Glenn Chico Center's carbon emissions?
Butte-Glenn Chico Center reported 98 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (0.9 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2022.
Where is Butte-Glenn Chico Center?
Butte-Glenn Chico Center is at 2320 Forrest Avenue, Chico, in Chico, California 95928. Its coordinates are 39.71778, -121.80187 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Butte-Glenn Chico Center and when was it built?
Butte-Glenn Chico Center has 106,853 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2022 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2004 as its year built. It is classed as college/university.
Is Butte-Glenn Chico Center 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, “Butte-Glenn Chico Center, Chico, California — 2022 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/butte-glenn-chico-center-7f444714 (data as of July 9, 2026).