Fresno Convention & Entertainment Center
Convention Center in California, CA · 848 M Street, Fresno · 93721
At a glance
Fresno Convention & Entertainment Center is a 77,999-square-foot convention center at 848 M Street, Fresno in Fresno, California, built in 1966. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 207.9 kBtu/ft² and 990 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 207.9 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 990 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 12.7 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 3,302,676 kWh |
| Natural gas | 45,535 therms |
| Gross floor area | 77,999 sq ft |
| Source record | california:7542764:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 207.9 kBtu/ft² | 990 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 230.5 kBtu/ft² | 1,150 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 99.9 kBtu/ft² | 460 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 53.3 kBtu/ft² | 236 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 71.3 kBtu/ft² | 315 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 134.9 kBtu/ft² | 602 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 239.9 kBtu/ft² | 1,177 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
- 848 M Street, Fresno
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 93721
- Coordinates
- 36.73515, -119.78485
Within ~1 km
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How does Fresno Convention & Entertainment Center compare with other convention center buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 17 convention center buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 207.9 kBtu/ft² is about 241% above the average of 60.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 12.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 225% above the group average of 3.9 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 77,999 sq ft, it is about 80% below the average floor area of 392,186 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1966, 13 years earlier than the group's average year built (1979).
How has Fresno Convention & Entertainment Center's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 7 California disclosures for Fresno Convention & Entertainment Center, covering report years 2018–2024. Site EUI moved from 239.9 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 207.9 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 13% decrease. Reported emissions went from 1,177 tCO₂e to 990 tCO₂e over the same span (down 16%).
What does a site EUI of 207.9 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. Fresno Convention & Entertainment Center's 207.9 kBtu/ft² across 77,999 sq ft works out to about 16.2 billion Btu (4,752 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 3,302,676 kWh of electricity and 45,535 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Fresno Convention & Entertainment Center to report its energy use?
Fresno Convention & Entertainment Center 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:7542764:2024). 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 Fresno Convention & Entertainment Center's energy grade?
Fresno Convention & Entertainment Center did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 207.9 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Fresno Convention & Entertainment Center use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 207.9 kBtu/ft² across 77,999 sq ft, including 3,302,676 kWh of electricity and 45,535 therms of natural gas.
What are Fresno Convention & Entertainment Center's carbon emissions?
Fresno Convention & Entertainment Center reported 990 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (12.7 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Fresno Convention & Entertainment Center?
Fresno Convention & Entertainment Center is at 848 M Street, Fresno, in Fresno, California 93721. Its coordinates are 36.73515, -119.78485 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Fresno Convention & Entertainment Center and when was it built?
Fresno Convention & Entertainment Center has 77,999 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1966 as its year built. It is classed as convention center.
Is Fresno Convention & Entertainment Center 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, “Fresno Convention & Entertainment Center, Fresno, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/fresno-convention-entertainment-center-9c195fa5 (data as of July 9, 2026).