County Of Santa Cruz Sheriff'S Office
Police Station in California, CA · 5200 Soquel Avenue, Santa Cruz · 95062
At a glance
County Of Santa Cruz Sheriff'S Office is a 58,000-square-foot police station at 5200 Soquel Avenue, Santa Cruz in Santa Cruz, California, built in 1981. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 14.6 kBtu/ft² and 55 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 14.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 55 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 0.9 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 155,396 kWh |
| Natural gas | 3,670 therms |
| Gross floor area | 58,000 sq ft |
| Source record | california:36368548:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 14.6 kBtu/ft² | 55 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 14.5 kBtu/ft² | 58 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
- 5200 Soquel Avenue, Santa Cruz
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 95062
- Coordinates
- 36.98461, -121.97862
Within ~1 km
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How does County Of Santa Cruz Sheriff'S Office compare with other police station buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 68 police station buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 14.6 kBtu/ft² is about 82% below the average of 81.5 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 0.9 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 82% below the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 58,000 sq ft, it is about 30% below the average floor area of 82,281 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1981, 7 years earlier than the group's average year built (1989).
How has County Of Santa Cruz Sheriff'S Office's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 California disclosures for County Of Santa Cruz Sheriff'S Office, covering report years 2023–2024. Site EUI moved from 14.5 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 14.6 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 1% increase. Reported emissions went from 58 tCO₂e to 55 tCO₂e over the same span (down 6%).
What does a site EUI of 14.6 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. County Of Santa Cruz Sheriff'S Office's 14.6 kBtu/ft² across 58,000 sq ft works out to about 0.8 billion Btu (248 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 155,396 kWh of electricity and 3,670 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires County Of Santa Cruz Sheriff'S Office to report its energy use?
County Of Santa Cruz Sheriff'S Office 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:36368548:2024). 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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- City Of Roseville Police Department· 57,142 sq ft · EUI 87.1 kBtu/ft²
- Fresno Police Department· 57,000 sq ft · EUI 29.3 kBtu/ft²
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- West Valley Police - Main· 55,206 sq ft · EUI 83.1 kBtu/ft²
- Buena Park Police Department· 55,060 sq ft · EUI 101.4 kBtu/ft²
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Frequently asked questions
What is County Of Santa Cruz Sheriff'S Office's energy grade?
County Of Santa Cruz Sheriff'S Office did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 14.6 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does County Of Santa Cruz Sheriff'S Office use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 14.6 kBtu/ft² across 58,000 sq ft, including 155,396 kWh of electricity and 3,670 therms of natural gas.
What are County Of Santa Cruz Sheriff'S Office's carbon emissions?
County Of Santa Cruz Sheriff'S Office reported 55 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (0.9 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is County Of Santa Cruz Sheriff'S Office?
County Of Santa Cruz Sheriff'S Office is at 5200 Soquel Avenue, Santa Cruz, in Santa Cruz, California 95062. Its coordinates are 36.98461, -121.97862 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is County Of Santa Cruz Sheriff'S Office and when was it built?
County Of Santa Cruz Sheriff'S Office has 58,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1981 as its year built. It is classed as police station.
Is County Of Santa Cruz Sheriff'S Office 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, “County Of Santa Cruz Sheriff'S Office, Santa Cruz, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/county-of-santa-cruz-sheriff-s-office-1ec6cac3 (data as of July 9, 2026).