Ca - 5950 Balboa Ave
Supermarket/Grocery Store in California, CA · 5950 Balboa Avenue, San Diego · 92111
At a glance
Ca - 5950 Balboa Ave is a 55,000-square-foot supermarket/grocery store at 5950 Balboa Avenue, San Diego in San Diego, California, built in 1974. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 68 out of 100 (grade C), a site energy-use intensity of 184.2 kBtu/ft² and 622 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 28% of the 866 scored supermarket/grocery store buildings in California.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 68 (band C) |
| Site EUI | 184.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 622 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 11.3 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,990,801 kWh |
| Natural gas | 32,313 therms |
| Gross floor area | 55,000 sq ft |
| Source record | california:32464263:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 68 | +2 | 184.2 kBtu/ft² | 622 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 66 | 188.6 kBtu/ft² | 670 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
- 5950 Balboa Avenue, San Diego
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 92111
- Coordinates
- 32.82164, -117.17696
Within ~1 km
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How does Ca - 5950 Balboa Ave compare with other supermarket/grocery store buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 975 supermarket/grocery store buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Ca - 5950 Balboa Ave's ENERGY STAR score of 68 compares with an average of 74 across the 866 that report a score; it scores higher than 28% of them and lower than 71%. Its site EUI of 184.2 kBtu/ft² is about 12% above the average of 164.4 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 11.3 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 10.4 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 55,000 sq ft, it is about 28% below the average floor area of 76,560 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1974, 22 years earlier than the group's average year built (1996). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,646 supermarket/grocery store buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 71 and a site EUI of 176.1 kBtu/ft².
How has Ca - 5950 Balboa Ave's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 California disclosures for Ca - 5950 Balboa Ave, covering report years 2023–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 66 in 2023 to 68 in 2024 (+2 points). Site EUI moved from 188.6 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 184.2 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 2% decrease. Reported emissions went from 670 tCO₂e to 622 tCO₂e over the same span (down 7%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 68 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 68 means the building performs better than about 68% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 68 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 7 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. Ca - 5950 Balboa Ave's 184.2 kBtu/ft² across 55,000 sq ft works out to about 10.1 billion Btu (2,969 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 1,990,801 kWh of electricity and 32,313 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Ca - 5950 Balboa Ave to report its energy use?
Ca - 5950 Balboa Ave 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:32464263:2024). 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 Ca - 5950 Balboa Ave's energy grade?
Ca - 5950 Balboa Ave scores 68 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 Ca - 5950 Balboa Ave use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 184.2 kBtu/ft² across 55,000 sq ft, including 1,990,801 kWh of electricity and 32,313 therms of natural gas.
What are Ca - 5950 Balboa Ave's carbon emissions?
Ca - 5950 Balboa Ave reported 622 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (11.3 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Ca - 5950 Balboa Ave?
Ca - 5950 Balboa Ave is at 5950 Balboa Avenue, San Diego, in San Diego, California 92111. Its coordinates are 32.82164, -117.17696 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Ca - 5950 Balboa Ave and when was it built?
Ca - 5950 Balboa Ave has 55,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1974 as its year built. It is classed as supermarket/grocery store.
Is Ca - 5950 Balboa Ave 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, “Ca - 5950 Balboa Ave, San Diego, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/ca-5950-balboa-ave-64853259 (data as of July 9, 2026).