Fairbairn Water Treatment Plant
Drinking Water Treatment & Distribution in California, CA · 7501 College Town Drive, Sacramento · 95826
At a glance
Fairbairn Water Treatment Plant is a 62,822-square-foot drinking water treatment & distribution building at 7501 College Town Drive, Sacramento in Sacramento, California, built in 1961. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 762.0 kBtu/ft² and 2,931 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 762.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 2,931 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 46.7 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 12,256,268 kWh |
| Natural gas | 29,387 therms |
| Gross floor area | 62,822 sq ft |
| Source record | california:3223318:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 762.0 kBtu/ft² | 2,931 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 639.9 kBtu/ft² | 2,509 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 594.5 kBtu/ft² | 2,187 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 481.7 kBtu/ft² | 1,644 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 661.9 kBtu/ft² | 2,240 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
- 7501 College Town Drive, Sacramento
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 95826
- Coordinates
- 38.55659, -121.41649
Within ~1 km
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How does Fairbairn Water Treatment Plant compare with other buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 40,029 benchmarked buildings in California. Its site EUI of 762.0 kBtu/ft² is about 1332% above the average of 53.2 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 46.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 1314% above the group average of 3.3 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 62,822 sq ft, it is about 63% below the average floor area of 170,286 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1961, 26 years earlier than the group's average year built (1987).
How has Fairbairn Water Treatment Plant's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 5 California disclosures for Fairbairn Water Treatment Plant, covering report years 2020–2024. Site EUI moved from 661.9 kBtu/ft² (2020) to 762.0 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 15% increase. Reported emissions went from 2,240 tCO₂e to 2,931 tCO₂e over the same span (up 31%).
What does a site EUI of 762.0 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. Fairbairn Water Treatment Plant's 762.0 kBtu/ft² across 62,822 sq ft works out to about 47.9 billion Btu (14,029 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 12,256,268 kWh of electricity and 29,387 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Fairbairn Water Treatment Plant to report its energy use?
Fairbairn Water Treatment Plant 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:3223318:2024). 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 Fairbairn Water Treatment Plant's energy grade?
Fairbairn Water Treatment Plant did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 762.0 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Fairbairn Water Treatment Plant use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 762.0 kBtu/ft² across 62,822 sq ft, including 12,256,268 kWh of electricity and 29,387 therms of natural gas.
What are Fairbairn Water Treatment Plant's carbon emissions?
Fairbairn Water Treatment Plant reported 2,931 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (46.7 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Fairbairn Water Treatment Plant?
Fairbairn Water Treatment Plant is at 7501 College Town Drive, Sacramento, in Sacramento, California 95826. Its coordinates are 38.55659, -121.41649 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Fairbairn Water Treatment Plant and when was it built?
Fairbairn Water Treatment Plant has 62,822 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1961 as its year built. It is classed as drinking water treatment & distribution.
Is Fairbairn Water Treatment Plant 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, “Fairbairn Water Treatment Plant, Sacramento, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/fairbairn-water-treatment-plant-527be217 (data as of July 9, 2026).