Comic-Con Center (Federal Building)
Museum in California, CA · 2131 Pan American Plaza, San Diego · 92101
At a glance
Comic-Con Center (Federal Building) is a 71,777-square-foot museum building at 2131 Pan American Plaza, San Diego in San Diego, California, built in 1999. In its 2018 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 17.2 kBtu/ft² and 82 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2018
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 17.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 82 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 1.1 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 302,393 kWh |
| Natural gas | 1,704 therms |
| Gross floor area | 71,777 sq ft |
| Source record | california:6417736:2018 |
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
- 2131 Pan American Plaza, San Diego
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 92101
- Coordinates
- 32.72729, -117.15236
Within ~1 km
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How does Comic-Con Center (Federal Building) compare with other museum buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 48 museum buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 17.2 kBtu/ft² is about 77% below the average of 73.5 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 1.1 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 74% below the group average of 4.4 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 71,777 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 137,839 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1999, 25 years later than the group's average year built (1974).
What does a site EUI of 17.2 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. Comic-Con Center (Federal Building)'s 17.2 kBtu/ft² across 71,777 sq ft works out to about 1.2 billion Btu (362 MWh-equivalent) in 2018. The disclosure also reports 302,393 kWh of electricity and 1,704 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Comic-Con Center (Federal Building) to report its energy use?
Comic-Con Center (Federal Building) 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 2018 disclosure (source record california:6417736:2018). 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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- County Museum - Red003· 69,633 sq ft · EUI 170.8 kBtu/ft²
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- George C. Page Museum At The La Brea Tar Pits (Ab 802)· 61,529 sq ft · EUI 43.2 kBtu/ft²
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Frequently asked questions
What is Comic-Con Center (Federal Building)'s energy grade?
Comic-Con Center (Federal Building) did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2018 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 17.2 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Comic-Con Center (Federal Building) use?
Its 2018 site energy-use intensity was 17.2 kBtu/ft² across 71,777 sq ft, including 302,393 kWh of electricity and 1,704 therms of natural gas.
What are Comic-Con Center (Federal Building)'s carbon emissions?
Comic-Con Center (Federal Building) reported 82 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (1.1 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2018.
Where is Comic-Con Center (Federal Building)?
Comic-Con Center (Federal Building) is at 2131 Pan American Plaza, San Diego, in San Diego, California 92101. Its coordinates are 32.72729, -117.15236 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Comic-Con Center (Federal Building) and when was it built?
Comic-Con Center (Federal Building) has 71,777 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2018 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1999 as its year built. It is classed as museum.
Is Comic-Con Center (Federal Building) covered by AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)?
Yes — it appears in the 2018 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, “Comic-Con Center (Federal Building), San Diego, California — 2018 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/comic-con-center-federal-building-305176e8 (data as of July 9, 2026).