Country Club Plaza (Bf21)
Strip Mall in California, CA · 3701 Columbus Street, Bakersfield · 93306
At a glance
Country Club Plaza (Bf21) is a 86,189-square-foot strip mall building at 3701 Columbus Street, Bakersfield in Bakersfield, California, built in 1982. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 36.2 kBtu/ft² and 203 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 36.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 203 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.4 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 748,066 kWh |
| Natural gas | 6,351 therms |
| Gross floor area | 86,189 sq ft |
| Source record | california:3921851:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 36.2 kBtu/ft² | 203 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 38.5 kBtu/ft² | 219 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 39.5 kBtu/ft² | 227 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 38.9 kBtu/ft² | 202 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 35.9 kBtu/ft² | 201 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 39.9 kBtu/ft² | 229 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 38.8 kBtu/ft² | 230 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
- 3701 Columbus Street, Bakersfield
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 93306
- Coordinates
- 35.39909, -118.95226
Within ~1 km
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How does Country Club Plaza (Bf21) compare with other strip mall buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 937 strip mall buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 36.2 kBtu/ft² is about half of the average of 75.2 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 2.4 kgCO₂e/ft² is about half of the group average of 4.7 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 86,189 sq ft, it is about 31% below the average floor area of 125,816 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1982, 3 years earlier than the group's average year built (1985). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,607 strip mall buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 68 and a site EUI of 83.1 kBtu/ft².
How has Country Club Plaza (Bf21)'s energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 7 California disclosures for Country Club Plaza (Bf21), covering report years 2018–2024. Site EUI moved from 38.8 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 36.2 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 7% decrease. Reported emissions went from 230 tCO₂e to 203 tCO₂e over the same span (down 12%).
What does a site EUI of 36.2 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. Country Club Plaza (Bf21)'s 36.2 kBtu/ft² across 86,189 sq ft works out to about 3.1 billion Btu (914 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 748,066 kWh of electricity and 6,351 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Country Club Plaza (Bf21) to report its energy use?
Country Club Plaza (Bf21) 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:3921851:2024). 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 Country Club Plaza (Bf21)'s energy grade?
Country Club Plaza (Bf21) did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 36.2 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Country Club Plaza (Bf21) use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 36.2 kBtu/ft² across 86,189 sq ft, including 748,066 kWh of electricity and 6,351 therms of natural gas.
What are Country Club Plaza (Bf21)'s carbon emissions?
Country Club Plaza (Bf21) reported 203 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.4 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Country Club Plaza (Bf21)?
Country Club Plaza (Bf21) is at 3701 Columbus Street, Bakersfield, in Bakersfield, California 93306. Its coordinates are 35.39909, -118.95226 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Country Club Plaza (Bf21) and when was it built?
Country Club Plaza (Bf21) has 86,189 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1982 as its year built. It is classed as strip mall.
Is Country Club Plaza (Bf21) 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, “Country Club Plaza (Bf21), Bakersfield, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/country-club-plaza-bf21-e8a7715a (data as of July 9, 2026).