Costco #00441 Palm Desert/Coachella Valley
Supermarket/Grocery Store in California, CA · 72800 Dinah Shore Drive, Palm Desert · 92211
At a glance
Costco #00441 Palm Desert/Coachella Valley is a 153,122-square-foot supermarket/grocery store at 72800 Dinah Shore Drive, Palm Desert in Palm Desert, California, built in 1991. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 63 out of 100 (grade C), a site energy-use intensity of 131.7 kBtu/ft² and 1,906 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 19% of the 866 scored supermarket/grocery store buildings in California.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 63 (band C) |
| Site EUI | 131.7 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 1,906 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 12.4 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 4,716,363 kWh |
| Natural gas | 45,026 therms |
| Gross floor area | 153,122 sq ft |
| Source record | california:6314386:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 63 | -13 | 131.7 kBtu/ft² | 1,906 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 76 | -5 | 127.4 kBtu/ft² | 1,945 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 81 | +5 | 125.1 kBtu/ft² | 1,990 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 76 | -2 | 131.8 kBtu/ft² | 2,316 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 78 | -3 | 126.0 kBtu/ft² | 2,424 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 81 | 132.4 kBtu/ft² | 2,595 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
- 72800 Dinah Shore Drive, Palm Desert
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 92211
- Coordinates
- 33.80492, -116.38904
Within ~1 km
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How does Costco #00441 Palm Desert/Coachella Valley compare with other supermarket/grocery store buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 975 supermarket/grocery store buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Costco #00441 Palm Desert/Coachella Valley's ENERGY STAR score of 63 compares with an average of 74 across the 866 that report a score; it scores higher than 19% of them and lower than 80%. Its site EUI of 131.7 kBtu/ft² is about 20% below the average of 164.4 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 12.4 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 20% above the group average of 10.4 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 153,122 sq ft, it is about twice the average floor area of 76,560 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1991, 5 years earlier than the group's average year built (1996). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,646 supermarket/grocery store buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 71 and a site EUI of 176.1 kBtu/ft².
How has Costco #00441 Palm Desert/Coachella Valley's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 6 California disclosures for Costco #00441 Palm Desert/Coachella Valley, covering report years 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 81 in 2018 to 63 in 2024 (-18 points); its best year on file was 2018, at 81. Site EUI moved from 132.4 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 131.7 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 1% decrease. Reported emissions went from 2,595 tCO₂e to 1,906 tCO₂e over the same span (down 27%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 63 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 63 means the building performs better than about 63% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 63 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 12 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. Costco #00441 Palm Desert/Coachella Valley's 131.7 kBtu/ft² across 153,122 sq ft works out to about 20.2 billion Btu (5,910 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 4,716,363 kWh of electricity and 45,026 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Costco #00441 Palm Desert/Coachella Valley to report its energy use?
Costco #00441 Palm Desert/Coachella Valley 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:6314386:2024). 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 Costco #00441 Palm Desert/Coachella Valley's energy grade?
Costco #00441 Palm Desert/Coachella Valley scores 63 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band C, below median (55–69) — in its 2024 California disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Costco #00441 Palm Desert/Coachella Valley use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 131.7 kBtu/ft² across 153,122 sq ft, including 4,716,363 kWh of electricity and 45,026 therms of natural gas.
What are Costco #00441 Palm Desert/Coachella Valley's carbon emissions?
Costco #00441 Palm Desert/Coachella Valley reported 1,906 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (12.4 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Costco #00441 Palm Desert/Coachella Valley?
Costco #00441 Palm Desert/Coachella Valley is at 72800 Dinah Shore Drive, Palm Desert, in Palm Desert, California 92211. Its coordinates are 33.80492, -116.38904 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Costco #00441 Palm Desert/Coachella Valley and when was it built?
Costco #00441 Palm Desert/Coachella Valley has 153,122 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1991 as its year built. It is classed as supermarket/grocery store.
Is Costco #00441 Palm Desert/Coachella Valley 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, “Costco #00441 Palm Desert/Coachella Valley, Palm Desert, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/costco-00441-palm-desert-coachella-valley-433a9a48 (data as of July 9, 2026).