Embassy Suites Palm Desert
Hotel in California, CA · 74-700 Ca-111, Palm Desert · 92260
At a glance
Embassy Suites Palm Desert is a 118,800-square-foot hotel at 74-700 Ca-111, Palm Desert in Palm Desert, California, built in 1984. In its 2018 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 10 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 134.7 kBtu/ft² and 954 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 4% of the 1,525 scored hotel buildings in California.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2018
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 10 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 134.7 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 954 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 8.0 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,819,049 kWh |
| Natural gas | 97,283 therms |
| Gross floor area | 118,800 sq ft |
| Source record | california:6338311:2018 |
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
- 74-700 Ca-111, Palm Desert
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 92260
- Coordinates
- 33.72191, -116.36242
Within ~1 km
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How does Embassy Suites Palm Desert compare with other hotel buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 1,599 hotel buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Embassy Suites Palm Desert's ENERGY STAR score of 10 compares with an average of 74 across the 1,525 that report a score; it scores higher than 4% of them and lower than 96%. Its site EUI of 134.7 kBtu/ft² is about twice 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 8.0 kgCO₂e/ft² is about twice the group average of 4.0 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 118,800 sq ft, it is about 29% below the average floor area of 167,786 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1984, 4 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.
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 10 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 10 means the building performs better than about 10% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 10 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 65 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. Embassy Suites Palm Desert's 134.7 kBtu/ft² across 118,800 sq ft works out to about 16 billion Btu (4,690 MWh-equivalent) in 2018. The disclosure also reports 1,819,049 kWh of electricity and 97,283 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Embassy Suites Palm Desert to report its energy use?
Embassy Suites Palm Desert 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 2018 disclosure (source record california:6338311:2018). 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 Embassy Suites Palm Desert's energy grade?
Embassy Suites Palm Desert scores 10 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band D, lowest band (1–54) — in its 2018 California disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Embassy Suites Palm Desert use?
Its 2018 site energy-use intensity was 134.7 kBtu/ft² across 118,800 sq ft, including 1,819,049 kWh of electricity and 97,283 therms of natural gas.
What are Embassy Suites Palm Desert's carbon emissions?
Embassy Suites Palm Desert reported 954 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (8.0 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2018.
Where is Embassy Suites Palm Desert?
Embassy Suites Palm Desert is at 74-700 Ca-111, Palm Desert, in Palm Desert, California 92260. Its coordinates are 33.72191, -116.36242 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Embassy Suites Palm Desert and when was it built?
Embassy Suites Palm Desert has 118,800 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2018 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1984 as its year built. It is classed as hotel.
Is Embassy Suites Palm Desert covered by AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)?
Yes — it appears in the 2018 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, “Embassy Suites Palm Desert, Palm Desert, California — 2018 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/embassy-suites-palm-desert-d8ed3398 (data as of July 9, 2026).