Pepper Creek
Multifamily Housing in California, CA · 1475 Graves Avenue, El Cajon · 92021
At a glance
Pepper Creek is a 69,071-square-foot multifamily housing building at 1475 Graves Avenue, El Cajon in El Cajon, California, built in 1985. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 49 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 40.5 kBtu/ft² and 164 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 9% of the 9,612 scored multifamily housing buildings in California.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 49 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 40.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 164 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.4 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 370,396 kWh |
| Natural gas | 15,081 therms |
| Gross floor area | 69,071 sq ft |
| Source record | california:27517629:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 49 | +3 | 40.5 kBtu/ft² | 164 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 46 | +15 | 40.9 kBtu/ft² | 177 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 31 | 43.2 kBtu/ft² | 183 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
- 1475 Graves Avenue, El Cajon
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 92021
- Coordinates
- 32.81767, -116.95854
Within ~1 km
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How does Pepper Creek 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. Pepper Creek's ENERGY STAR score of 49 compares with an average of 82 across the 9,612 that report a score; it scores higher than 9% of them and lower than 90%. Its site EUI of 40.5 kBtu/ft² is about 18% 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 2.4 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 13% above the group average of 2.1 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 69,071 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 150,919 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1985, 3 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 Pepper Creek's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 California disclosures for Pepper Creek, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 31 in 2022 to 49 in 2024 (+18 points). Site EUI moved from 43.2 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 40.5 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 6% decrease. Reported emissions went from 183 tCO₂e to 164 tCO₂e over the same span (down 10%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 49 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 49 means the building performs better than about 49% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 49 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 26 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. Pepper Creek's 40.5 kBtu/ft² across 69,071 sq ft works out to about 2.8 billion Btu (820 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 370,396 kWh of electricity and 15,081 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Pepper Creek to report its energy use?
Pepper Creek 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:27517629:2024). 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 Pepper Creek's energy grade?
Pepper Creek scores 49 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band D, lowest band (1–54) — in its 2024 California disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Pepper Creek use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 40.5 kBtu/ft² across 69,071 sq ft, including 370,396 kWh of electricity and 15,081 therms of natural gas.
What are Pepper Creek's carbon emissions?
Pepper Creek reported 164 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.4 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Pepper Creek?
Pepper Creek is at 1475 Graves Avenue, El Cajon, in El Cajon, California 92021. Its coordinates are 32.81767, -116.95854 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Pepper Creek and when was it built?
Pepper Creek has 69,071 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1985 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Pepper Creek 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, “Pepper Creek, El Cajon, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/pepper-creek-7a8ec4b4 (data as of July 9, 2026).