Plaza Vip Club
Hotel in California, CA · 2601 Golf Club Drive, Palm Springs · 92264
At a glance
Plaza Vip Club is a 86,313-square-foot hotel at 2601 Golf Club Drive, Palm Springs in Palm Springs, California, built in 1967. In its 2019 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 91 out of 100 (grade A), a site energy-use intensity of 47.4 kBtu/ft² and 247 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 2019
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 91 (band A) |
| Site EUI | 47.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 247 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.9 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 511,830 kWh |
| Natural gas | 23,337 therms |
| Gross floor area | 86,313 sq ft |
| Source record | california:1947139:2019 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019latest | 91 | +31 | 47.4 kBtu/ft² | 247 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 60 | 66.5 kBtu/ft² | 344 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
- 2601 Golf Club Drive, Palm Springs
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 92264
- Coordinates
- 33.79359, -116.48605
Within ~1 km
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How does Plaza Vip Club compare with other hotel buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 1,599 hotel buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Plaza Vip Club'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 47.4 kBtu/ft² is about 28% 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 2.9 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 28% below the group average of 4.0 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 86,313 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 167,786 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1967, 21 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.
How has Plaza Vip Club's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 California disclosures for Plaza Vip Club, covering report years 2018–2019. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 60 in 2018 to 91 in 2019 (+31 points). Site EUI moved from 66.5 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 47.4 kBtu/ft² (2019), a 29% decrease. Reported emissions went from 344 tCO₂e to 247 tCO₂e over the same span (down 28%).
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. Plaza Vip Club's 47.4 kBtu/ft² across 86,313 sq ft works out to about 4.1 billion Btu (1,199 MWh-equivalent) in 2019. The disclosure also reports 511,830 kWh of electricity and 23,337 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Plaza Vip Club to report its energy use?
Plaza Vip Club 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 2019 disclosure (source record california:1947139:2019). 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 Plaza Vip Club's energy grade?
Plaza Vip Club scores 91 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band A, high performer (85–100) — in its 2019 California disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Plaza Vip Club use?
Its 2019 site energy-use intensity was 47.4 kBtu/ft² across 86,313 sq ft, including 511,830 kWh of electricity and 23,337 therms of natural gas.
What are Plaza Vip Club's carbon emissions?
Plaza Vip Club reported 247 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.9 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2019.
Where is Plaza Vip Club?
Plaza Vip Club is at 2601 Golf Club Drive, Palm Springs, in Palm Springs, California 92264. Its coordinates are 33.79359, -116.48605 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Plaza Vip Club and when was it built?
Plaza Vip Club has 86,313 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2019 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1967 as its year built. It is classed as hotel.
Is Plaza Vip Club covered by AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)?
Yes — it appears in the 2019 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 Vip Club, Palm Springs, California — 2019 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/plaza-vip-club-cf6f6903 (data as of July 9, 2026).