Cognac Pacific Gateway Center #15
Refrigerated Warehouse in California, CA · 20051 South Vermont Avenue, Torrance · 90502
At a glance
Cognac Pacific Gateway Center #15 is a 118,118-square-foot refrigerated warehouse at 20051 South Vermont Avenue, Torrance in Torrance, California, built in 1980. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 30.2 kBtu/ft² and 237 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 30.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 237 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.0 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,044,877 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 118,118 sq ft |
| Source record | california:18753941:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 30.2 kBtu/ft² | 237 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | 94 | -6 | 10.7 kBtu/ft² | 90 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 100 | +7 | 5.9 kBtu/ft² | 47 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 93 | +17 | 10.9 kBtu/ft² | 88 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 76 | 21.8 kBtu/ft² | 152 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
- 20051 South Vermont Avenue, Torrance
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 90502
- Coordinates
- 33.84828, -118.29121
Within ~1 km
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How does Cognac Pacific Gateway Center #15 compare with other refrigerated warehouse buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 297 refrigerated warehouse buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 30.2 kBtu/ft² is about 58% below the average of 71.8 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 2.0 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 57% below the group average of 4.6 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 118,118 sq ft, it is about 38% below the average floor area of 189,524 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1980, 11 years earlier than the group's average year built (1991). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 472 refrigerated warehouse buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 52 and a site EUI of 76.3 kBtu/ft².
How has Cognac Pacific Gateway Center #15's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 5 California disclosures for Cognac Pacific Gateway Center #15, covering report years 2020–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 76 in 2020 to 94 in 2023 (+18 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 100. Site EUI moved from 21.8 kBtu/ft² (2020) to 30.2 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 39% increase. Reported emissions went from 152 tCO₂e to 237 tCO₂e over the same span (up 56%).
What does a site EUI of 30.2 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. Cognac Pacific Gateway Center #15's 30.2 kBtu/ft² across 118,118 sq ft works out to about 3.6 billion Btu (1,045 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 1,044,877 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires Cognac Pacific Gateway Center #15 to report its energy use?
Cognac Pacific Gateway Center #15 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:18753941:2024). 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 Cognac Pacific Gateway Center #15's energy grade?
Cognac Pacific Gateway Center #15 did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 30.2 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Cognac Pacific Gateway Center #15 use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 30.2 kBtu/ft² across 118,118 sq ft, including 1,044,877 kWh of electricity.
What are Cognac Pacific Gateway Center #15's carbon emissions?
Cognac Pacific Gateway Center #15 reported 237 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.0 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Cognac Pacific Gateway Center #15?
Cognac Pacific Gateway Center #15 is at 20051 South Vermont Avenue, Torrance, in Torrance, California 90502. Its coordinates are 33.84828, -118.29121 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Cognac Pacific Gateway Center #15 and when was it built?
Cognac Pacific Gateway Center #15 has 118,118 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1980 as its year built. It is classed as refrigerated warehouse.
Is Cognac Pacific Gateway Center #15 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, “Cognac Pacific Gateway Center #15, Torrance, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/cognac-pacific-gateway-center-15-77a5dbf8 (data as of July 9, 2026).