Pic42 - Women'S Jail Housing Bldg
Prison/Incarceration in California, CA · 1585 Kansas Ave., San Luis Obispo · 93405
At a glance
Pic42 - Women'S Jail Housing Bldg is a 62,723-square-foot prison/incarceration building at 1585 Kansas Ave., San Luis Obispo in San Luis Obispo, California, built in 2017. In its 2022 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 34.8 kBtu/ft² and 38 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2022
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 34.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 38 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 0.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 163,813 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 62,723 sq ft |
| Source record | california:6418546:2022 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022latest | — | 34.8 kBtu/ft² | 38 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | — | 50 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 32.0 kBtu/ft² | 133 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
- 1585 Kansas Ave., San Luis Obispo
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 93405
- Coordinates
- 35.32060, -120.72621
Within ~1 km
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How does Pic42 - Women'S Jail Housing Bldg 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 34.8 kBtu/ft² is about 63% 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 0.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 89% below the group average of 5.3 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 62,723 sq ft, it is about 90% below the average floor area of 632,966 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2017, 35 years later than the group's average year built (1982).
How has Pic42 - Women'S Jail Housing Bldg's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 California disclosures for Pic42 - Women'S Jail Housing Bldg, covering report years 2020–2022. Site EUI moved from 32.0 kBtu/ft² (2020) to 34.8 kBtu/ft² (2022), an 9% increase. Reported emissions went from 133 tCO₂e to 38 tCO₂e over the same span (down 71%).
What does a site EUI of 34.8 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. Pic42 - Women'S Jail Housing Bldg's 34.8 kBtu/ft² across 62,723 sq ft works out to about 2.2 billion Btu (640 MWh-equivalent) in 2022. The disclosure also reports 163,813 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires Pic42 - Women'S Jail Housing Bldg to report its energy use?
Pic42 - Women'S Jail Housing Bldg 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 2022 disclosure (source record california:6418546:2022). 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.
More prison/incarceration buildings in California
- 00380 Warren E. Thornton Youth Center (Benchmarking Ref. No.: Ca043189)· 59,331 sq ft · EUI 46.2 kBtu/ft²
- Leo C. Chesney Correctional Center· 57,509 sq ft · EUI 3.9 kBtu/ft²
- Leo C. Chesney Correctional Center· 57,509 sq ft · EUI 6.1 kBtu/ft²
- Mesa Verde· 53,000 sq ft · EUI 96.8 kBtu/ft²
- Camp Glenn Rockey (Ab 802)· 52,135 sq ft · EUI 61.5 kBtu/ft²
- Public Safety Center Support Services Bldg· 50,475 sq ft · EUI 81.9 kBtu/ft²
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Frequently asked questions
What is Pic42 - Women'S Jail Housing Bldg's energy grade?
Pic42 - Women'S Jail Housing Bldg did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2022 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 34.8 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Pic42 - Women'S Jail Housing Bldg use?
Its 2022 site energy-use intensity was 34.8 kBtu/ft² across 62,723 sq ft, including 163,813 kWh of electricity.
What are Pic42 - Women'S Jail Housing Bldg's carbon emissions?
Pic42 - Women'S Jail Housing Bldg reported 38 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (0.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2022.
Where is Pic42 - Women'S Jail Housing Bldg?
Pic42 - Women'S Jail Housing Bldg is at 1585 Kansas Ave., San Luis Obispo, in San Luis Obispo, California 93405. Its coordinates are 35.32060, -120.72621 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Pic42 - Women'S Jail Housing Bldg and when was it built?
Pic42 - Women'S Jail Housing Bldg has 62,723 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2022 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2017 as its year built. It is classed as prison/incarceration.
Is Pic42 - Women'S Jail Housing Bldg covered by AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)?
Yes — it appears in the 2022 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, “Pic42 - Women'S Jail Housing Bldg, San Luis Obispo, California — 2022 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/pic42-women-s-jail-housing-bldg-c3b191dd (data as of July 9, 2026).