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High Desert Detention - Ade001

Prison/Incarceration in California, CA · 9330 Commerce Way, Adelanto · 92301

At a glance

High Desert Detention - Ade001 is a 499,686-square-foot prison/incarceration building at 9330 Commerce Way, Adelanto in Adelanto, California, built in 1989. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 73.9 kBtu/ft² and 2,397 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.

ENERGY STAR score
—
not reported · 2024
Site EUI
73.9
kBtu/ft²
GHG emissions
2,397
tCO₂e
GHG intensity
4.8
kgCO₂e/ft²
Floor area
499,686
sq ft
Year built
1989
vintage
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AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024

Benchmarking record

FieldValue
ENERGY STAR score—
Site EUI73.9 kBtu/ft²
Source EUI—
GHG emissions2,397 tCO₂e
GHG intensity4.8 kgCO₂e/ft²
Electricity8,597,693 kWh
Natural gas84,675 therms
Gross floor area499,686 sq ft
Source recordcalifornia:6366773:2024

The disclosure history

Year over year

YearScoreΔSite EUIGHG emissions
2024latest—73.9 kBtu/ft²2,397 tCO₂e
2023—77.9 kBtu/ft²2,590 tCO₂e
2022—80.4 kBtu/ft²2,690 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.

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Ownership

No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.

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Location

Address
9330 Commerce Way, Adelanto
State
California
ZIP
92301
Coordinates
34.54790, -117.45757

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How does High Desert Detention - Ade001 compare with other prison/incarceration buildings in California?

The latest disclosures cover 117 prison/incarceration buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 73.9 kBtu/ft² is about 20% below the average of 92.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 4.8 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 5.3 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 499,686 sq ft, it is about 21% below the average floor area of 632,966 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1989, 7 years later than the group's average year built (1982).

How has High Desert Detention - Ade001's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 3 California disclosures for High Desert Detention - Ade001, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 80.4 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 73.9 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 8% decrease. Reported emissions went from 2,690 tCO₂e to 2,397 tCO₂e over the same span (down 11%).

What does a site EUI of 73.9 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. High Desert Detention - Ade001's 73.9 kBtu/ft² across 499,686 sq ft works out to about 36.9 billion Btu (10,822 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 8,597,693 kWh of electricity and 84,675 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires High Desert Detention - Ade001 to report its energy use?

High Desert Detention - Ade001 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:6366773:2024). 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 High Desert Detention - Ade001's energy grade?

High Desert Detention - Ade001 did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 73.9 kBtu/ft².

How much energy does High Desert Detention - Ade001 use?

Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 73.9 kBtu/ft² across 499,686 sq ft, including 8,597,693 kWh of electricity and 84,675 therms of natural gas.

What are High Desert Detention - Ade001's carbon emissions?

High Desert Detention - Ade001 reported 2,397 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.8 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.

Where is High Desert Detention - Ade001?

High Desert Detention - Ade001 is at 9330 Commerce Way, Adelanto, in Adelanto, California 92301. Its coordinates are 34.54790, -117.45757 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.

How big is High Desert Detention - Ade001 and when was it built?

High Desert Detention - Ade001 has 499,686 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1989 as its year built. It is classed as prison/incarceration.

Is High Desert Detention - Ade001 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, “High Desert Detention - Ade001, Adelanto, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/high-desert-detention-ade001-ab089301 (data as of July 9, 2026).