Pea Soup Andersen'S Inn
Hotel in California, CA · 51 East Highway 246, Buellton · 93427
At a glance
Pea Soup Andersen'S Inn is a 30,000-square-foot hotel at 51 East Highway 246, Buellton in Buellton, California, built in 1972. In its 2023 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 91 out of 100 (grade A), a site energy-use intensity of 26.9 kBtu/ft² and 54 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 65% of the 1,525 scored hotel buildings in California.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 91 (band A) |
| Site EUI | 26.9 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 54 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 1.8 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 238,464 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 30,000 sq ft |
| Source record | california:36067816:2023 |
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
- 51 East Highway 246, Buellton
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 93427
- Coordinates
- 34.61348, -120.19182
Within ~1 km
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How does Pea Soup Andersen'S Inn compare with other hotel buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 1,599 hotel buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Pea Soup Andersen'S Inn's ENERGY STAR score of 91 compares with an average of 74 across the 1,525 that report a score; it scores higher than 65% of them and lower than 33%. Its site EUI of 26.9 kBtu/ft² is about 59% below the average of 65.6 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 1.8 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 55% below the group average of 4.0 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 30,000 sq ft, it is about 82% below the average floor area of 167,786 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1972, 16 years earlier 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.
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 91 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 91 means the building performs better than about 91% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 91 falls in band A — high performer (85–100). Scores of 75 or higher meet the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification; certification itself is a separate, verified application that the disclosure does not record. 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. Pea Soup Andersen'S Inn's 26.9 kBtu/ft² across 30,000 sq ft works out to about 0.8 billion Btu (237 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. The disclosure also reports 238,464 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires Pea Soup Andersen'S Inn to report its energy use?
Pea Soup Andersen'S Inn 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 2023 disclosure (source record california:36067816:2023). 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 Pea Soup Andersen'S Inn's energy grade?
Pea Soup Andersen'S Inn scores 91 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band A, high performer (85–100) — in its 2023 California disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Pea Soup Andersen'S Inn use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 26.9 kBtu/ft² across 30,000 sq ft, including 238,464 kWh of electricity.
What are Pea Soup Andersen'S Inn's carbon emissions?
Pea Soup Andersen'S Inn reported 54 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (1.8 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is Pea Soup Andersen'S Inn?
Pea Soup Andersen'S Inn is at 51 East Highway 246, Buellton, in Buellton, California 93427. Its coordinates are 34.61348, -120.19182 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Pea Soup Andersen'S Inn and when was it built?
Pea Soup Andersen'S Inn has 30,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1972 as its year built. It is classed as hotel.
Is Pea Soup Andersen'S Inn covered by AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)?
Yes — it appears in the 2023 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, “Pea Soup Andersen'S Inn, Buellton, California — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/pea-soup-andersen-s-inn-1a3cb53f (data as of July 9, 2026).