Embassy Suites San Diego
Hotel in California, CA · 601 Pacific Highway, San Diego · 92101
At a glance
Embassy Suites San Diego is a 350,000-square-foot hotel at 601 Pacific Highway, San Diego in San Diego, California, built in 2013. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 54 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 51.0 kBtu/ft² and 1,060 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 21% 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 | 54 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 51.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 1,060 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 3.0 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 2,985,932 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 350,000 sq ft |
| Source record | california:3977392:2024 |
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
- 601 Pacific Highway, San Diego
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 92101
- Coordinates
- 32.71198, -117.17050
Within ~1 km
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How does Embassy Suites San Diego 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 San Diego's ENERGY STAR score of 54 compares with an average of 74 across the 1,525 that report a score; it scores higher than 21% of them and lower than 78%. Its site EUI of 51.0 kBtu/ft² is about 22% below the average of 65.6 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 3.0 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 24% below the group average of 4.0 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 350,000 sq ft, it is about twice the average floor area of 167,786 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2013, 25 years later 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 54 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 54 means the building performs better than about 54% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 54 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 21 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 San Diego's 51.0 kBtu/ft² across 350,000 sq ft works out to about 17.9 billion Btu (5,231 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 2,985,932 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires Embassy Suites San Diego to report its energy use?
Embassy Suites San Diego 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:3977392:2024). 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 Embassy Suites San Diego's energy grade?
Embassy Suites San Diego scores 54 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band D, lowest band (1–54) — in its 2024 California disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Embassy Suites San Diego use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 51.0 kBtu/ft² across 350,000 sq ft, including 2,985,932 kWh of electricity.
What are Embassy Suites San Diego's carbon emissions?
Embassy Suites San Diego reported 1,060 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (3.0 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Embassy Suites San Diego?
Embassy Suites San Diego is at 601 Pacific Highway, San Diego, in San Diego, California 92101. Its coordinates are 32.71198, -117.17050 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Embassy Suites San Diego and when was it built?
Embassy Suites San Diego has 350,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2013 as its year built. It is classed as hotel.
Is Embassy Suites San Diego 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, “Embassy Suites San Diego, San Diego, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/embassy-suites-san-diego-43911836 (data as of July 9, 2026).