Palomar Health Outpatient Center
Medical Office in California, CA · 2125 Citracado Parkway, Escondido · 92029
At a glance
Palomar Health Outpatient Center is a 75,000-square-foot medical office at 2125 Citracado Parkway, Escondido in Escondido, California, built in 2018. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 67 out of 100 (grade C), a site energy-use intensity of 68.0 kBtu/ft² and 324 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 46% of the 546 scored medical office buildings in California.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 67 (band C) |
| Site EUI | 68.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 324 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.3 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,402,861 kWh |
| Natural gas | 1,216 therms |
| Gross floor area | 75,000 sq ft |
| Source record | california:6834987:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 67 | +4 | 68.0 kBtu/ft² | 324 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 63 | +22 | 60.9 kBtu/ft² | 323 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 41 | 72.9 kBtu/ft² | 375 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
- 2125 Citracado Parkway, Escondido
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 92029
- Coordinates
- 33.11925, -117.12057
Within ~1 km
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How does Palomar Health Outpatient Center compare with other medical office buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 602 medical office buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Palomar Health Outpatient Center's ENERGY STAR score of 67 compares with an average of 63 across the 546 that report a score; it scores higher than 46% of them and lower than 53%. Its site EUI of 68.0 kBtu/ft² is about 28% below the average of 94.3 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 4.3 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 23% below the group average of 5.6 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 75,000 sq ft, it is about 26% below the average floor area of 100,847 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2018, 27 years later than the group's average year built (1991). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,266 medical office buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 64 and a site EUI of 92.2 kBtu/ft².
How has Palomar Health Outpatient Center's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 California disclosures for Palomar Health Outpatient Center, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 41 in 2022 to 67 in 2024 (+26 points). Site EUI moved from 72.9 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 68.0 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 7% decrease. Reported emissions went from 375 tCO₂e to 324 tCO₂e over the same span (down 13%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 67 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 67 means the building performs better than about 67% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 67 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 8 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. Palomar Health Outpatient Center's 68.0 kBtu/ft² across 75,000 sq ft works out to about 5.1 billion Btu (1,495 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 1,402,861 kWh of electricity and 1,216 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Palomar Health Outpatient Center to report its energy use?
Palomar Health Outpatient 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:6834987:2024). 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 Palomar Health Outpatient Center's energy grade?
Palomar Health Outpatient Center scores 67 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band C, below median (55–69) — in its 2024 California disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Palomar Health Outpatient Center use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 68.0 kBtu/ft² across 75,000 sq ft, including 1,402,861 kWh of electricity and 1,216 therms of natural gas.
What are Palomar Health Outpatient Center's carbon emissions?
Palomar Health Outpatient Center reported 324 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.3 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Palomar Health Outpatient Center?
Palomar Health Outpatient Center is at 2125 Citracado Parkway, Escondido, in Escondido, California 92029. Its coordinates are 33.11925, -117.12057 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Palomar Health Outpatient Center and when was it built?
Palomar Health Outpatient Center has 75,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2018 as its year built. It is classed as medical office.
Is Palomar Health Outpatient 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, “Palomar Health Outpatient Center, Escondido, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/palomar-health-outpatient-center-c48f674c (data as of July 9, 2026).