El Camino Promenade
Strip Mall in California, CA · 204 N El Camino Real, Encinitas · 92024
At a glance
El Camino Promenade is a 129,676-square-foot strip mall building at 204 N El Camino Real, Encinitas in Encinitas, California, built in 1980. In its 2020 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 58.2 kBtu/ft² and 468 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2020
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 58.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 468 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 3.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,494,900 kWh |
| Natural gas | 24,409 therms |
| Gross floor area | 129,676 sq ft |
| Source record | california:6374290:2020 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020latest | — | 58.2 kBtu/ft² | 468 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 75.3 kBtu/ft² | 627 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 8.5 kBtu/ft² | 75 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
- 204 N El Camino Real, Encinitas
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 92024
- Coordinates
- 33.04904, -117.26043
Within ~1 km
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How does El Camino Promenade 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 58.2 kBtu/ft² is about 23% below 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 3.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 23% below the group average of 4.7 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 129,676 sq ft, it is roughly in line with the average floor area of 125,816 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1980, 5 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 El Camino Promenade's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 California disclosures for El Camino Promenade, covering report years 2018–2020. Site EUI moved from 8.5 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 58.2 kBtu/ft² (2020), an 585% increase. Reported emissions went from 75 tCO₂e to 468 tCO₂e over the same span (up 522%).
What does a site EUI of 58.2 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. El Camino Promenade's 58.2 kBtu/ft² across 129,676 sq ft works out to about 7.5 billion Btu (2,212 MWh-equivalent) in 2020. The disclosure also reports 1,494,900 kWh of electricity and 24,409 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires El Camino Promenade to report its energy use?
El Camino Promenade 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 2020 disclosure (source record california:6374290:2020). 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 El Camino Promenade's energy grade?
El Camino Promenade did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2020 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 58.2 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does El Camino Promenade use?
Its 2020 site energy-use intensity was 58.2 kBtu/ft² across 129,676 sq ft, including 1,494,900 kWh of electricity and 24,409 therms of natural gas.
What are El Camino Promenade's carbon emissions?
El Camino Promenade reported 468 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (3.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2020.
Where is El Camino Promenade?
El Camino Promenade is at 204 N El Camino Real, Encinitas, in Encinitas, California 92024. Its coordinates are 33.04904, -117.26043 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is El Camino Promenade and when was it built?
El Camino Promenade has 129,676 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2020 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1980 as its year built. It is classed as strip mall.
Is El Camino Promenade covered by AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)?
Yes — it appears in the 2020 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, “El Camino Promenade, Encinitas, California — 2020 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/el-camino-promenade-ce88335b (data as of July 9, 2026).