Poplar Building
Other in California, CA · 194 West Poplar Avenue, Porterville · 93257
At a glance
Poplar Building is a 91,988-square-foot other building at 194 West Poplar Avenue, Porterville in Porterville, California, built in 2011. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 11.6 kBtu/ft² and 64 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 11.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 64 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 0.7 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 168,895 kWh |
| Natural gas | 4,858 therms |
| Gross floor area | 91,988 sq ft |
| Source record | california:35801567:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 11.6 kBtu/ft² | 64 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 13.7 kBtu/ft² | 77 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
- 194 West Poplar Avenue, Porterville
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 93257
- Coordinates
- 36.05188, -119.02144
Within ~1 km
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How does Poplar Building compare with other other buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 773 other buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 11.6 kBtu/ft² is about 80% below the average of 58.3 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 0.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 80% below the group average of 3.5 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 91,988 sq ft, it is about 82% below the average floor area of 511,890 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2011, 38 years later than the group's average year built (1973). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,327 other buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 60 and a site EUI of 63.3 kBtu/ft².
How has Poplar Building's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 California disclosures for Poplar Building, covering report years 2023–2024. Site EUI moved from 13.7 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 11.6 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 15% decrease. Reported emissions went from 77 tCO₂e to 64 tCO₂e over the same span (down 17%).
What does a site EUI of 11.6 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. Poplar Building's 11.6 kBtu/ft² across 91,988 sq ft works out to about 1.1 billion Btu (313 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 168,895 kWh of electricity and 4,858 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Poplar Building to report its energy use?
Poplar Building 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:35801567:2024). 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 Poplar Building's energy grade?
Poplar Building did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 11.6 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Poplar Building use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 11.6 kBtu/ft² across 91,988 sq ft, including 168,895 kWh of electricity and 4,858 therms of natural gas.
What are Poplar Building's carbon emissions?
Poplar Building reported 64 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (0.7 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Poplar Building?
Poplar Building is at 194 West Poplar Avenue, Porterville, in Porterville, California 93257. Its coordinates are 36.05188, -119.02144 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Poplar Building and when was it built?
Poplar Building has 91,988 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2011 as its year built. It is classed as other.
Is Poplar Building 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, “Poplar Building, Porterville, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/poplar-building-1e0172be (data as of July 9, 2026).