Costco #00475 El Camino
Supermarket/Grocery Store in California, CA · 1600 El Camino Real, San Francisco · 94123
At a glance
Costco #00475 El Camino is a 153,054-square-foot supermarket/grocery store at 1600 El Camino Real, San Francisco in San Francisco, California, built in 2000. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 79 out of 100 (grade B), a site energy-use intensity of 125.5 kBtu/ft² and 1,182 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 52% 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 | 79 (band B) |
| Site EUI | 125.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 1,182 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 7.7 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 3,576,496 kWh |
| Natural gas | 69,991 therms |
| Gross floor area | 153,054 sq ft |
| Source record | california:6314525:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 79 | +4 | 125.5 kBtu/ft² | 1,182 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 75 | -13 | 131.7 kBtu/ft² | 1,289 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 88 | +5 | 128.4 kBtu/ft² | 1,252 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 83 | -1 | 127.4 kBtu/ft² | 1,121 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 84 | -5 | 125.9 kBtu/ft² | 1,193 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 89 | 124.3 kBtu/ft² | 1,241 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
- 1600 El Camino Real, San Francisco
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94123
- Coordinates
- 37.80112, -122.42806
Within ~1 km
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How does Costco #00475 El Camino 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 #00475 El Camino's ENERGY STAR score of 79 compares with an average of 74 across the 866 that report a score; it scores higher than 52% of them and lower than 45%. Its site EUI of 125.5 kBtu/ft² is about 24% 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 7.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 26% below the group average of 10.4 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 153,054 sq ft, it is about twice the average floor area of 76,560 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2000, 4 years later 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 #00475 El Camino's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 6 California disclosures for Costco #00475 El Camino, covering report years 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 89 in 2018 to 79 in 2024 (-10 points); its best year on file was 2018, at 89. Site EUI moved from 124.3 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 125.5 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 1% increase. Reported emissions went from 1,241 tCO₂e to 1,182 tCO₂e over the same span (down 5%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 79 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 79 means the building performs better than about 79% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 79 falls in band B — above median (70–84). Scores of 75 or higher meet the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification; certification itself is a separate, verified application that the disclosure does not record. 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 #00475 El Camino's 125.5 kBtu/ft² across 153,054 sq ft works out to about 19.2 billion Btu (5,629 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 3,576,496 kWh of electricity and 69,991 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Costco #00475 El Camino to report its energy use?
Costco #00475 El Camino 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:6314525:2024). 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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- Costco #00411 Fountain Valley· 151,870 sq ft · score 69 (C)
- Costco #00775 Poway· 151,757 sq ft · score 84 (B)
- Costco #00118 San Leandro· 151,635 sq ft · score 77 (B)
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Frequently asked questions
What is Costco #00475 El Camino's energy grade?
Costco #00475 El Camino scores 79 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band B, above median (70–84) — in its 2024 California disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Costco #00475 El Camino use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 125.5 kBtu/ft² across 153,054 sq ft, including 3,576,496 kWh of electricity and 69,991 therms of natural gas.
What are Costco #00475 El Camino's carbon emissions?
Costco #00475 El Camino reported 1,182 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (7.7 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Costco #00475 El Camino?
Costco #00475 El Camino is at 1600 El Camino Real, San Francisco, in San Francisco, California 94123. Its coordinates are 37.80112, -122.42806 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Costco #00475 El Camino and when was it built?
Costco #00475 El Camino has 153,054 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2000 as its year built. It is classed as supermarket/grocery store.
Is Costco #00475 El Camino 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 #00475 El Camino, San Francisco, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/costco-00475-el-camino-a847dff5 (data as of July 9, 2026).