Monterey Townhomes (Mt59)

How does Monterey Townhomes (Mt59) compare with other multifamily housing buildings in California?

The latest disclosures cover 10,630 multifamily housing buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Monterey Townhomes (Mt59)'s ENERGY STAR score of 69 compares with an average of 82 across the 9,612 that report a score; it scores higher than 21% of them and lower than 78%. Its site EUI of 49.1 kBtu/ft² is about 43% above the average of 34.4 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 3.0 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 40% above the group average of 2.1 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 72,180 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 150,919 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1965, 23 years earlier than the group's average year built (1988). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 59,945 multifamily housing buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 70 and a site EUI of 59.0 kBtu/ft².

How has Monterey Townhomes (Mt59)'s energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 3 California disclosures for Monterey Townhomes (Mt59), covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 71 in 2022 to 69 in 2024 (-2 points); its best year on file was 2023, at 77. Site EUI moved from 52.3 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 49.1 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 6% decrease. Reported emissions went from 209 tCO₂e to 213 tCO₂e over the same span (up 2%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 69 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 69 means the building performs better than about 69% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 69 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 6 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. Monterey Townhomes (Mt59)'s 49.1 kBtu/ft² across 72,180 sq ft works out to about 3.5 billion Btu (1,039 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 204,486 kWh of electricity and 31,391 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires Monterey Townhomes (Mt59) to report its energy use?

Monterey Townhomes (Mt59) 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:5354836:2024). 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.