Food 4 Less Fresno
Supermarket/Grocery Store in California, CA · 8921 North Chestnut Avenue, Fresno · 93720
At a glance
Food 4 Less Fresno is a 57,550-square-foot supermarket/grocery store at 8921 North Chestnut Avenue, Fresno in Fresno, California, built in 2004. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 82 out of 100 (grade B), a site energy-use intensity of 110.9 kBtu/ft² and 427 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 62% of the 866 scored supermarket/grocery store buildings in California.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 82 (band B) |
| Site EUI | 110.9 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 427 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 7.4 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,886,437 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 57,550 sq ft |
| Source record | california:27577221:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 82 | +1 | 110.9 kBtu/ft² | 427 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 81 | ±0 | 111.6 kBtu/ft² | 458 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 81 | 110.1 kBtu/ft² | 445 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
- 8921 North Chestnut Avenue, Fresno
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 93720
- Coordinates
- 36.86545, -119.74061
Within ~1 km
Nearby benchmarked buildings
No other benchmarked buildings within ~1 km.
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How does Food 4 Less Fresno compare with other supermarket/grocery store buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 975 supermarket/grocery store buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Food 4 Less Fresno's ENERGY STAR score of 82 compares with an average of 74 across the 866 that report a score; it scores higher than 62% of them and lower than 34%. Its site EUI of 110.9 kBtu/ft² is about 33% below the average of 164.4 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 7.4 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 29% below the group average of 10.4 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 57,550 sq ft, it is about 25% below the average floor area of 76,560 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2004, 8 years later than the group's average year built (1996). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,646 supermarket/grocery store buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 71 and a site EUI of 176.1 kBtu/ft².
How has Food 4 Less Fresno's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 California disclosures for Food 4 Less Fresno, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 81 in 2022 to 82 in 2024 (+1 points). Site EUI moved from 110.1 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 110.9 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 1% increase. Reported emissions went from 445 tCO₂e to 427 tCO₂e over the same span (down 4%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 82 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 82 means the building performs better than about 82% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 82 falls in band B — above median (70–84). Scores of 75 or higher meet the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification; certification itself is a separate, verified application that the disclosure does not record. 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. Food 4 Less Fresno's 110.9 kBtu/ft² across 57,550 sq ft works out to about 6.4 billion Btu (1,870 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 1,886,437 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires Food 4 Less Fresno to report its energy use?
Food 4 Less Fresno 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:27577221:2024). 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 Food 4 Less Fresno's energy grade?
Food 4 Less Fresno scores 82 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band B, above median (70–84) — in its 2024 California disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Food 4 Less Fresno use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 110.9 kBtu/ft² across 57,550 sq ft, including 1,886,437 kWh of electricity.
What are Food 4 Less Fresno's carbon emissions?
Food 4 Less Fresno reported 427 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (7.4 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Food 4 Less Fresno?
Food 4 Less Fresno is at 8921 North Chestnut Avenue, Fresno, in Fresno, California 93720. Its coordinates are 36.86545, -119.74061 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Food 4 Less Fresno and when was it built?
Food 4 Less Fresno has 57,550 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2004 as its year built. It is classed as supermarket/grocery store.
Is Food 4 Less Fresno 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, “Food 4 Less Fresno, Fresno, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/food-4-less-fresno-db9c8023 (data as of July 9, 2026).