Chico Ca-Rbg

How does Chico Ca-Rbg compare with other distribution center buildings in California?

The latest disclosures cover 3,121 distribution center buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Chico Ca-Rbg's ENERGY STAR score of 33 compares with an average of 67 across the 2,485 that report a score; it scores higher than 18% of them and lower than 82%. Its site EUI of 32.7 kBtu/ft² is about 65% above the average of 19.8 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 2.3 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 77% above the group average of 1.3 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 59,396 sq ft, it is about 75% below the average floor area of 238,298 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1979, 15 years earlier than the group's average year built (1994). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 4,082 distribution center buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 65 and a site EUI of 24.2 kBtu/ft².

How has Chico Ca-Rbg's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 4 California disclosures for Chico Ca-Rbg, covering report years 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 36 in 2020 to 33 in 2024 (-3 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 43. Site EUI moved from 33.2 kBtu/ft² (2020) to 32.7 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 2% decrease. Reported emissions went from 140 tCO₂e to 137 tCO₂e over the same span (down 3%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 33 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 33 means the building performs better than about 33% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 33 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 42 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. Chico Ca-Rbg's 32.7 kBtu/ft² across 59,396 sq ft works out to about 1.9 billion Btu (569 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 603,832 kWh of electricity for the year.

Which law requires Chico Ca-Rbg to report its energy use?

Chico Ca-Rbg 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:10174376:2024). 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.