College Of The Desert - Palm Desert
College/University in California, CA · 43500 Monterey Avenue, Palm Desert · 92260
At a glance
College Of The Desert - Palm Desert is a 641,839-square-foot college/university building at 43500 Monterey Avenue, Palm Desert in Palm Desert, California, built in 1963. In its 2023 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 84.5 kBtu/ft² and 3,449 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 84.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 3,449 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 5.4 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 9,626,599 kWh |
| Natural gas | 210,686 therms |
| Gross floor area | 641,839 sq ft |
| Source record | california:27444008:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | — | 84.5 kBtu/ft² | 3,449 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 80.4 kBtu/ft² | 3,016 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 78.3 kBtu/ft² | 2,818 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
- 43500 Monterey Avenue, Palm Desert
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 92260
- Coordinates
- 33.73310, -116.38757
Within ~1 km
Nearby benchmarked buildings
No other benchmarked buildings within ~1 km.
See also: most efficient in California · biggest emitters
How does College Of The Desert - Palm Desert compare with other college/university buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 497 college/university buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 84.5 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 79.7 kBtu/ft². Its emissions intensity of 5.4 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 13% above the group average of 4.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 641,839 sq ft, it is about 13% above the average floor area of 569,516 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1963, 5 years earlier than the group's average year built (1969). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 2,113 college/university buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 68 and a site EUI of 98.7 kBtu/ft².
How has College Of The Desert - Palm Desert's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 California disclosures for College Of The Desert - Palm Desert, covering report years 2021–2023. Site EUI moved from 78.3 kBtu/ft² (2021) to 84.5 kBtu/ft² (2023), an 8% increase. Reported emissions went from 2,818 tCO₂e to 3,449 tCO₂e over the same span (up 22%).
What does a site EUI of 84.5 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. College Of The Desert - Palm Desert's 84.5 kBtu/ft² across 641,839 sq ft works out to about 54.2 billion Btu (15,895 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. The disclosure also reports 9,626,599 kWh of electricity and 210,686 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires College Of The Desert - Palm Desert to report its energy use?
College Of The Desert - Palm Desert 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 2023 disclosure (source record california:27444008:2023). 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 College Of The Desert - Palm Desert's energy grade?
College Of The Desert - Palm Desert did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2023 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 84.5 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does College Of The Desert - Palm Desert use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 84.5 kBtu/ft² across 641,839 sq ft, including 9,626,599 kWh of electricity and 210,686 therms of natural gas.
What are College Of The Desert - Palm Desert's carbon emissions?
College Of The Desert - Palm Desert reported 3,449 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.4 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is College Of The Desert - Palm Desert?
College Of The Desert - Palm Desert is at 43500 Monterey Avenue, Palm Desert, in Palm Desert, California 92260. Its coordinates are 33.73310, -116.38757 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is College Of The Desert - Palm Desert and when was it built?
College Of The Desert - Palm Desert has 641,839 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1963 as its year built. It is classed as college/university.
Is College Of The Desert - Palm Desert covered by AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)?
Yes — it appears in the 2023 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, “College Of The Desert - Palm Desert, Palm Desert, California — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/college-of-the-desert-palm-desert-dbf7086b (data as of July 9, 2026).