Emmanuel Faith Community Church
Worship Facility in California, CA · 639 E 17Th Ave, Escondido · 92025
At a glance
Emmanuel Faith Community Church is a 151,000-square-foot worship facility at 639 E 17Th Ave, Escondido in Escondido, California, built in 1971. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 14.0 kBtu/ft² and 45 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 14.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 45 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 0.3 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Natural gas | 8,531 therms |
| Gross floor area | 151,000 sq ft |
| Source record | california:27564562:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 14.0 kBtu/ft² | 45 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 28.8 kBtu/ft² | 286 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
- 639 E 17Th Ave, Escondido
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 92025
- Coordinates
- 33.10738, -117.06094
Within ~1 km
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How does Emmanuel Faith Community Church compare with other worship facility buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 132 worship facility buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 14.0 kBtu/ft² is about 40% below the average of 23.4 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 0.3 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 80% below the group average of 1.5 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 151,000 sq ft, it is about 52% above the average floor area of 99,110 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1971, 8 years earlier than the group's average year built (1979). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,035 worship facility buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 50 and a site EUI of 47.8 kBtu/ft².
How has Emmanuel Faith Community Church's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 California disclosures for Emmanuel Faith Community Church, covering report years 2022, 2024. Site EUI moved from 28.8 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 14.0 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 51% decrease. Reported emissions went from 286 tCO₂e to 45 tCO₂e over the same span (down 84%).
What does a site EUI of 14.0 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. Emmanuel Faith Community Church's 14.0 kBtu/ft² across 151,000 sq ft works out to about 2.1 billion Btu (620 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 8,531 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Emmanuel Faith Community Church to report its energy use?
Emmanuel Faith Community Church 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:27564562:2024). 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 Emmanuel Faith Community Church's energy grade?
Emmanuel Faith Community Church did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 14.0 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Emmanuel Faith Community Church use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 14.0 kBtu/ft² across 151,000 sq ft and 8,531 therms of natural gas.
What are Emmanuel Faith Community Church's carbon emissions?
Emmanuel Faith Community Church reported 45 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (0.3 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Emmanuel Faith Community Church?
Emmanuel Faith Community Church is at 639 E 17Th Ave, Escondido, in Escondido, California 92025. Its coordinates are 33.10738, -117.06094 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Emmanuel Faith Community Church and when was it built?
Emmanuel Faith Community Church has 151,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1971 as its year built. It is classed as worship facility.
Is Emmanuel Faith Community Church 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, “Emmanuel Faith Community Church, Escondido, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/emmanuel-faith-community-church-4b5583cc (data as of July 9, 2026).