Hotel Palomar San Diego
Hotel in California, CA · 1047 5Th Avenue, San Diego · 92101
At a glance
Hotel Palomar San Diego is a 220,683-square-foot hotel at 1047 5Th Avenue, San Diego in San Diego, California, built in 2008. In its 2019 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 41 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 107.1 kBtu/ft² and 1,389 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 13% of the 1,525 scored hotel buildings in California.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2019
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 41 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 107.1 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 1,389 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 6.3 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 2,186,238 kWh |
| Natural gas | 93,007 therms |
| Gross floor area | 220,683 sq ft |
| Source record | california:4127274:2019 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019latest | 41 | -2 | 107.1 kBtu/ft² | 1,389 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 43 | 101.9 kBtu/ft² | 1,361 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
- 1047 5Th Avenue, San Diego
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 92101
- Coordinates
- 32.71620, -117.16015
Within ~1 km
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How does Hotel Palomar San Diego compare with other hotel buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 1,599 hotel buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Hotel Palomar San Diego's ENERGY STAR score of 41 compares with an average of 74 across the 1,525 that report a score; it scores higher than 13% of them and lower than 86%. Its site EUI of 107.1 kBtu/ft² is about 63% above the average of 65.6 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 6.3 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 57% above the group average of 4.0 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 220,683 sq ft, it is about 32% above the average floor area of 167,786 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2008, 20 years later than the group's average year built (1988). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 3,812 hotel buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 65 and a site EUI of 77.8 kBtu/ft².
How has Hotel Palomar San Diego's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 California disclosures for Hotel Palomar San Diego, covering report years 2018–2019. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 43 in 2018 to 41 in 2019 (-2 points); its best year on file was 2018, at 43. Site EUI moved from 101.9 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 107.1 kBtu/ft² (2019), an 5% increase. Reported emissions went from 1,361 tCO₂e to 1,389 tCO₂e over the same span (up 2%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 41 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 41 means the building performs better than about 41% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 41 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 34 points below 75, the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification. 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. Hotel Palomar San Diego's 107.1 kBtu/ft² across 220,683 sq ft works out to about 23.6 billion Btu (6,927 MWh-equivalent) in 2019. The disclosure also reports 2,186,238 kWh of electricity and 93,007 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Hotel Palomar San Diego to report its energy use?
Hotel Palomar San Diego 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 2019 disclosure (source record california:4127274:2019). 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 Hotel Palomar San Diego's energy grade?
Hotel Palomar San Diego scores 41 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band D, lowest band (1–54) — in its 2019 California disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Hotel Palomar San Diego use?
Its 2019 site energy-use intensity was 107.1 kBtu/ft² across 220,683 sq ft, including 2,186,238 kWh of electricity and 93,007 therms of natural gas.
What are Hotel Palomar San Diego's carbon emissions?
Hotel Palomar San Diego reported 1,389 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (6.3 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2019.
Where is Hotel Palomar San Diego?
Hotel Palomar San Diego is at 1047 5Th Avenue, San Diego, in San Diego, California 92101. Its coordinates are 32.71620, -117.16015 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Hotel Palomar San Diego and when was it built?
Hotel Palomar San Diego has 220,683 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2019 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2008 as its year built. It is classed as hotel.
Is Hotel Palomar San Diego covered by AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)?
Yes — it appears in the 2019 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, “Hotel Palomar San Diego, San Diego, California — 2019 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/hotel-palomar-san-diego-20487b3f (data as of July 9, 2026).