Crowne Plaza Hotel
Hotel in California, CA · 4290 El Camino Real, Palo Alto · 94306
At a glance
Crowne Plaza Hotel is a 177,399-square-foot hotel at 4290 El Camino Real, Palo Alto in Palo Alto, California, built in 1962. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 74 out of 100 (grade B), a site energy-use intensity of 78.6 kBtu/ft² and 787 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 37% of the 1,525 scored hotel buildings in California.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 74 (band B) |
| Site EUI | 78.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 787 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.4 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,820,339 kWh |
| Natural gas | 70,543 therms |
| Gross floor area | 177,399 sq ft |
| Source record | california:9481174:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 74 | -1 | 78.6 kBtu/ft² | 787 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 75 | +9 | 78.3 kBtu/ft² | 850 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 66 | -16 | 82.4 kBtu/ft² | 887 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 82 | +5 | 67.4 kBtu/ft² | 703 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 77 | +51 | 76.4 kBtu/ft² | 792 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 26 | 126.4 kBtu/ft² | 1,345 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
- 4290 El Camino Real, Palo Alto
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94306
- Coordinates
- 37.40579, -122.12167
Within ~1 km
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How does Crowne Plaza Hotel compare with other hotel buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 1,599 hotel buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Crowne Plaza Hotel's ENERGY STAR score of 74 compares with an average of 74 across the 1,525 that report a score; it scores higher than 37% of them and lower than 62%. Its site EUI of 78.6 kBtu/ft² is about 20% above the average of 65.6 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 4.4 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 11% above the group average of 4.0 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 177,399 sq ft, it is roughly in line with the average floor area of 167,786 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1962, 26 years earlier than the group's average year built (1988). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 3,812 hotel buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 65 and a site EUI of 77.8 kBtu/ft².
How has Crowne Plaza Hotel's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 6 California disclosures for Crowne Plaza Hotel, covering report years 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 26 in 2018 to 74 in 2024 (+48 points); its best year on file was 2021, at 82. Site EUI moved from 126.4 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 78.6 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 38% decrease. Reported emissions went from 1,345 tCO₂e to 787 tCO₂e over the same span (down 42%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 74 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 74 means the building performs better than about 74% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 74 falls in band B — above median (70–84). It sits 1 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. Crowne Plaza Hotel's 78.6 kBtu/ft² across 177,399 sq ft works out to about 13.9 billion Btu (4,086 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 1,820,339 kWh of electricity and 70,543 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Crowne Plaza Hotel to report its energy use?
Crowne Plaza Hotel 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:9481174:2024). 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 Crowne Plaza Hotel's energy grade?
Crowne Plaza Hotel scores 74 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 Crowne Plaza Hotel use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 78.6 kBtu/ft² across 177,399 sq ft, including 1,820,339 kWh of electricity and 70,543 therms of natural gas.
What are Crowne Plaza Hotel's carbon emissions?
Crowne Plaza Hotel reported 787 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.4 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Crowne Plaza Hotel?
Crowne Plaza Hotel is at 4290 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, in Palo Alto, California 94306. Its coordinates are 37.40579, -122.12167 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Crowne Plaza Hotel and when was it built?
Crowne Plaza Hotel has 177,399 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1962 as its year built. It is classed as hotel.
Is Crowne Plaza Hotel 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, “Crowne Plaza Hotel, Palo Alto, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/crowne-plaza-hotel-90dfc020 (data as of July 9, 2026).