Camino Village Plaza
Strip Mall in California, CA · 262 North El Camino Real, Encinitas · 92024
At a glance
Camino Village Plaza is a 237,102-square-foot strip mall building at 262 North El Camino Real, Encinitas in Encinitas, California, built in 1986. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 33.7 kBtu/ft² and 506 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 33.7 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 506 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.1 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,818,808 kWh |
| Natural gas | 17,729 therms |
| Gross floor area | 237,102 sq ft |
| Source record | california:6366466:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 33.7 kBtu/ft² | 506 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 26.4 kBtu/ft² | 412 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 42.1 kBtu/ft² | 631 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 41.3 kBtu/ft² | 567 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 31.0 kBtu/ft² | 443 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 88.5 kBtu/ft² | 1,358 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
- 262 North El Camino Real, Encinitas
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 92024
- Coordinates
- 33.05132, -117.26130
Within ~1 km
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How does Camino Village Plaza compare with other strip mall buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 937 strip mall buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 33.7 kBtu/ft² is about 55% below the average of 75.2 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 2.1 kgCO₂e/ft² is about half of the group average of 4.7 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 237,102 sq ft, it is about 88% above the average floor area of 125,816 sq ft for those buildings. Its 1986 construction date is close to the group's average year built (1985). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,607 strip mall buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 68 and a site EUI of 83.1 kBtu/ft².
How has Camino Village Plaza's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 6 California disclosures for Camino Village Plaza, covering report years 2019–2024. Site EUI moved from 88.5 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 33.7 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 62% decrease. Reported emissions went from 1,358 tCO₂e to 506 tCO₂e over the same span (down 63%).
What does a site EUI of 33.7 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. Camino Village Plaza's 33.7 kBtu/ft² across 237,102 sq ft works out to about 8 billion Btu (2,342 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 1,818,808 kWh of electricity and 17,729 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Camino Village Plaza to report its energy use?
Camino Village Plaza 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:6366466:2024). 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 Camino Village Plaza's energy grade?
Camino Village Plaza did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 33.7 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Camino Village Plaza use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 33.7 kBtu/ft² across 237,102 sq ft, including 1,818,808 kWh of electricity and 17,729 therms of natural gas.
What are Camino Village Plaza's carbon emissions?
Camino Village Plaza reported 506 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.1 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Camino Village Plaza?
Camino Village Plaza is at 262 North El Camino Real, Encinitas, in Encinitas, California 92024. Its coordinates are 33.05132, -117.26130 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Camino Village Plaza and when was it built?
Camino Village Plaza has 237,102 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1986 as its year built. It is classed as strip mall.
Is Camino Village Plaza 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, “Camino Village Plaza, Encinitas, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/camino-village-plaza-2bf51b38 (data as of July 9, 2026).