Palmdale Center
College/University in California, CA · 2301 East Palmdale Blvd, Palmdale · 93550
At a glance
Palmdale Center is a 69,083-square-foot college/university building at 2301 East Palmdale Blvd, Palmdale in Palmdale, California, built in 1980. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 61.4 kBtu/ft² and 239 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 61.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 239 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 3.5 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 734,538 kWh |
| Natural gas | 18,011 therms |
| Gross floor area | 69,083 sq ft |
| Source record | california:28734484:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 61.4 kBtu/ft² | 239 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 63.5 kBtu/ft² | 278 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 55.0 kBtu/ft² | 251 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
- 2301 East Palmdale Blvd, Palmdale
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 93550
- Coordinates
- 34.58118, -118.08661
Within ~1 km
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How does Palmdale Center compare with other college/university buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 497 college/university buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 61.4 kBtu/ft² is about 23% below the average of 79.7 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 3.5 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 28% below the group average of 4.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 69,083 sq ft, it is about 88% below the average floor area of 569,516 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1980, 12 years later than the group's average year built (1969). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 2,113 college/university buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 68 and a site EUI of 98.7 kBtu/ft².
How has Palmdale Center's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 California disclosures for Palmdale Center, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 55.0 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 61.4 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 12% increase. Reported emissions went from 251 tCO₂e to 239 tCO₂e over the same span (down 5%).
What does a site EUI of 61.4 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. Palmdale Center's 61.4 kBtu/ft² across 69,083 sq ft works out to about 4.2 billion Btu (1,243 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 734,538 kWh of electricity and 18,011 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Palmdale Center to report its energy use?
Palmdale 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:28734484:2024). 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 Palmdale Center's energy grade?
Palmdale Center did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 61.4 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Palmdale Center use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 61.4 kBtu/ft² across 69,083 sq ft, including 734,538 kWh of electricity and 18,011 therms of natural gas.
What are Palmdale Center's carbon emissions?
Palmdale Center reported 239 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (3.5 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Palmdale Center?
Palmdale Center is at 2301 East Palmdale Blvd, Palmdale, in Palmdale, California 93550. Its coordinates are 34.58118, -118.08661 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Palmdale Center and when was it built?
Palmdale Center has 69,083 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1980 as its year built. It is classed as college/university.
Is Palmdale 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, “Palmdale Center, Palmdale, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/palmdale-center-72dfeacb (data as of July 9, 2026).