Plaza Bonita
Enclosed Mall in California, CA · 3030 Plaza Bonita Road, National City · 91950
At a glance
Plaza Bonita is a 816,000-square-foot enclosed mall building at 3030 Plaza Bonita Road, National City in National City, California, built in 1981. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 57.8 kBtu/ft² and 2,868 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 57.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 2,868 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 3.5 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 9,436,221 kWh |
| Natural gas | 137,716 therms |
| Gross floor area | 816,000 sq ft |
| Source record | california:6331455:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 57.8 kBtu/ft² | 2,868 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 52.4 kBtu/ft² | 2,758 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 56.4 kBtu/ft² | 2,967 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 49.4 kBtu/ft² | 2,357 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 41.1 kBtu/ft² | 2,088 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 59.1 kBtu/ft² | 3,220 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
- 3030 Plaza Bonita Road, National City
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 91950
- Coordinates
- 32.65621, -117.06580
Within ~1 km
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How does Plaza Bonita compare with other enclosed mall buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 126 enclosed mall buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 57.8 kBtu/ft² is about 43% above the average of 40.5 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 3.5 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 35% above the group average of 2.6 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 816,000 sq ft, it is about 12% above the average floor area of 726,038 sq ft for those buildings. Its 1981 construction date is close to the group's average year built (1980).
How has Plaza Bonita's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 6 California disclosures for Plaza Bonita, covering report years 2019–2024. Site EUI moved from 59.1 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 57.8 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 2% decrease. Reported emissions went from 3,220 tCO₂e to 2,868 tCO₂e over the same span (down 11%).
What does a site EUI of 57.8 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. Plaza Bonita's 57.8 kBtu/ft² across 816,000 sq ft works out to about 47.2 billion Btu (13,823 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 9,436,221 kWh of electricity and 137,716 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Plaza Bonita to report its energy use?
Plaza Bonita 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:6331455:2024). 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.
More enclosed mall buildings in California
- (Landlord Controlled) 4645-Fashion Valley, San Diego,Ca· 795,944 sq ft · EUI 79.6 kBtu/ft²
- Inland Center· 768,772 sq ft · EUI 21.9 kBtu/ft²
- West Valley Mall· 750,000 sq ft · EUI 22.3 kBtu/ft²
- Bayshore Mall· 730,000 sq ft · EUI 31.4 kBtu/ft²
- South Coast Plaza- Scp West· 687,451 sq ft · EUI 56.4 kBtu/ft²
- Sunvalley· 672,502 sq ft · EUI 62.1 kBtu/ft²
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Frequently asked questions
What is Plaza Bonita's energy grade?
Plaza Bonita did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 57.8 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Plaza Bonita use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 57.8 kBtu/ft² across 816,000 sq ft, including 9,436,221 kWh of electricity and 137,716 therms of natural gas.
What are Plaza Bonita's carbon emissions?
Plaza Bonita reported 2,868 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (3.5 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Plaza Bonita?
Plaza Bonita is at 3030 Plaza Bonita Road, National City, in National City, California 91950. Its coordinates are 32.65621, -117.06580 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Plaza Bonita and when was it built?
Plaza Bonita has 816,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1981 as its year built. It is classed as enclosed mall.
Is Plaza Bonita 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, “Plaza Bonita, National City, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/plaza-bonita-0b8c3023 (data as of July 9, 2026).