Cuyamaca College
College/University in California, CA · 900 Rancho San Diego Parkway, El Cajon · 92019
At a glance
Cuyamaca College is a 526,838-square-foot college/university building at 900 Rancho San Diego Parkway, El Cajon in El Cajon, California, built in 1978. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 35.4 kBtu/ft² and 1,275 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 35.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 1,275 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.4 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 2,774,741 kWh |
| Natural gas | 121,750 therms |
| Gross floor area | 526,838 sq ft |
| Source record | california:24141409:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 35.4 kBtu/ft² | 1,275 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 49.6 kBtu/ft² | 1,697 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 51.1 kBtu/ft² | 1,661 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 44.8 kBtu/ft² | 1,442 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 37.1 kBtu/ft² | 1,213 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 39.9 kBtu/ft² | 1,240 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 33.7 kBtu/ft² | 1,104 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
No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.
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Location
- Address
- 900 Rancho San Diego Parkway, El Cajon
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 92019
- Coordinates
- 32.74559, -116.94376
Within ~1 km
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How does Cuyamaca College compare with other college/university buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 497 college/university buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 35.4 kBtu/ft² is about 56% below the average of 79.7 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 4.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 526,838 sq ft, it is roughly in line with the average floor area of 569,516 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1978, 10 years later than the group's average year built (1969). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 2,113 college/university buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 68 and a site EUI of 98.7 kBtu/ft².
How has Cuyamaca College's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 7 California disclosures for Cuyamaca College, covering report years 2018–2024. Site EUI moved from 33.7 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 35.4 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 5% increase. Reported emissions went from 1,104 tCO₂e to 1,275 tCO₂e over the same span (up 16%).
What does a site EUI of 35.4 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. Cuyamaca College's 35.4 kBtu/ft² across 526,838 sq ft works out to about 18.7 billion Btu (5,466 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 2,774,741 kWh of electricity and 121,750 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Cuyamaca College to report its energy use?
Cuyamaca College 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:24141409:2024). 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 Cuyamaca College's energy grade?
Cuyamaca College did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 35.4 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Cuyamaca College use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 35.4 kBtu/ft² across 526,838 sq ft, including 2,774,741 kWh of electricity and 121,750 therms of natural gas.
What are Cuyamaca College's carbon emissions?
Cuyamaca College reported 1,275 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.4 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Cuyamaca College?
Cuyamaca College is at 900 Rancho San Diego Parkway, El Cajon, in El Cajon, California 92019. Its coordinates are 32.74559, -116.94376 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Cuyamaca College and when was it built?
Cuyamaca College has 526,838 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1978 as its year built. It is classed as college/university.
Is Cuyamaca College 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, “Cuyamaca College, El Cajon, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/cuyamaca-college-7823246a (data as of July 9, 2026).