Carmel Mission Inn
Hotel in California, CA · 3665 Rio Road, Carmel-By-The-Sea · 93923
At a glance
Carmel Mission Inn is a 140,442-square-foot hotel at 3665 Rio Road, Carmel-By-The-Sea in Carmel-By-The-Sea, California, built in 1970. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 93 out of 100 (grade A), a site energy-use intensity of 61.1 kBtu/ft² and 488 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 71% of the 1,525 scored hotel buildings in California.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 93 (band A) |
| Site EUI | 61.1 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 488 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 3.5 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 649,852 kWh |
| Natural gas | 64,094 therms |
| Gross floor area | 140,442 sq ft |
| Source record | california:19375568:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 93 | ±0 | 61.1 kBtu/ft² | 488 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 93 | ±0 | 59.6 kBtu/ft² | 490 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 93 | -4 | 58.5 kBtu/ft² | 472 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 97 | 49.0 kBtu/ft² | 375 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
- 3665 Rio Road, Carmel-By-The-Sea
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 93923
- Coordinates
- 36.53969, -121.90869
Within ~1 km
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How does Carmel Mission Inn compare with other hotel buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 1,599 hotel buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Carmel Mission Inn's ENERGY STAR score of 93 compares with an average of 74 across the 1,525 that report a score; it scores higher than 71% of them and lower than 27%. Its site EUI of 61.1 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 65.6 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 3.5 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 13% below the group average of 4.0 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 140,442 sq ft, it is about 16% below the average floor area of 167,786 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1970, 18 years earlier than the group's average year built (1988). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 3,812 hotel buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 65 and a site EUI of 77.8 kBtu/ft².
How has Carmel Mission Inn's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 4 California disclosures for Carmel Mission Inn, covering report years 2021–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 97 in 2021 to 93 in 2024 (-4 points); its best year on file was 2021, at 97. Site EUI moved from 49.0 kBtu/ft² (2021) to 61.1 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 25% increase. Reported emissions went from 375 tCO₂e to 488 tCO₂e over the same span (up 30%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 93 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 93 means the building performs better than about 93% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 93 falls in band A — high performer (85–100). Scores of 75 or higher meet the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification; certification itself is a separate, verified application that the disclosure does not record. 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. Carmel Mission Inn's 61.1 kBtu/ft² across 140,442 sq ft works out to about 8.6 billion Btu (2,515 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 649,852 kWh of electricity and 64,094 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Carmel Mission Inn to report its energy use?
Carmel Mission Inn 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:19375568:2024). 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 Carmel Mission Inn's energy grade?
Carmel Mission Inn scores 93 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band A, high performer (85–100) — in its 2024 California disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Carmel Mission Inn use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 61.1 kBtu/ft² across 140,442 sq ft, including 649,852 kWh of electricity and 64,094 therms of natural gas.
What are Carmel Mission Inn's carbon emissions?
Carmel Mission Inn reported 488 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (3.5 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Carmel Mission Inn?
Carmel Mission Inn is at 3665 Rio Road, Carmel-By-The-Sea, in Carmel-By-The-Sea, California 93923. Its coordinates are 36.53969, -121.90869 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Carmel Mission Inn and when was it built?
Carmel Mission Inn has 140,442 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1970 as its year built. It is classed as hotel.
Is Carmel Mission Inn 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, “Carmel Mission Inn, Carmel-By-The-Sea, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/carmel-mission-inn-8fe30c56 (data as of July 9, 2026).