Otay Mesa Detention Center
Prison/Incarceration in California, CA · 7488 Calzada De La Fuente, San Diego · 92143
At a glance
Otay Mesa Detention Center is a 578,102-square-foot prison/incarceration building at 7488 Calzada De La Fuente, San Diego in San Diego, California, built in 2015. In its 2020 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 53.3 kBtu/ft² and 1,831 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2020
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 53.3 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 1,831 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 3.2 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 4,643,551 kWh |
| Natural gas | 147,023 therms |
| Gross floor area | 578,102 sq ft |
| Source record | california:8716261:2020 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020latest | — | 53.3 kBtu/ft² | 1,831 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 53.5 kBtu/ft² | 1,928 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 52.7 kBtu/ft² | 1,950 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
- 7488 Calzada De La Fuente, San Diego
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 92143
- Coordinates
- 32.57582, -116.91552
Within ~1 km
Nearby benchmarked buildings
- Otay Mesa Detention Centerscore —
Prison/Incarceration · 422,631 sq ft
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How does Otay Mesa Detention Center 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 53.3 kBtu/ft² is about 43% 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 3.2 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 40% below the group average of 5.3 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 578,102 sq ft, it is roughly in line with the average floor area of 632,966 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2015, 33 years later than the group's average year built (1982).
How has Otay Mesa Detention Center's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 California disclosures for Otay Mesa Detention Center, covering report years 2018–2020. Site EUI moved from 52.7 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 53.3 kBtu/ft² (2020), an 1% increase. Reported emissions went from 1,950 tCO₂e to 1,831 tCO₂e over the same span (down 6%).
What does a site EUI of 53.3 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. Otay Mesa Detention Center's 53.3 kBtu/ft² across 578,102 sq ft works out to about 30.8 billion Btu (9,030 MWh-equivalent) in 2020. The disclosure also reports 4,643,551 kWh of electricity and 147,023 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Otay Mesa Detention Center to report its energy use?
Otay Mesa Detention 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 2020 disclosure (source record california:8716261:2020). 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 Otay Mesa Detention Center's energy grade?
Otay Mesa Detention Center did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2020 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 53.3 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Otay Mesa Detention Center use?
Its 2020 site energy-use intensity was 53.3 kBtu/ft² across 578,102 sq ft, including 4,643,551 kWh of electricity and 147,023 therms of natural gas.
What are Otay Mesa Detention Center's carbon emissions?
Otay Mesa Detention Center reported 1,831 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (3.2 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2020.
Where is Otay Mesa Detention Center?
Otay Mesa Detention Center is at 7488 Calzada De La Fuente, San Diego, in San Diego, California 92143. Its coordinates are 32.57582, -116.91552 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Otay Mesa Detention Center and when was it built?
Otay Mesa Detention Center has 578,102 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2020 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2015 as its year built. It is classed as prison/incarceration.
Is Otay Mesa Detention Center covered by AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)?
Yes — it appears in the 2020 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, “Otay Mesa Detention Center, San Diego, California — 2020 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/otay-mesa-detention-center-c0f7d86b (data as of July 9, 2026).