Porterville College
College/University in California, CA · 100 East College Avenue, Porterville · 93257
At a glance
Porterville College is a 225,612-square-foot college/university building at 100 East College Avenue, Porterville in Porterville, California, built in 1955. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 67.5 kBtu/ft² and 932 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 67.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 932 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.1 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 2,649,362 kWh |
| Natural gas | 62,584 therms |
| Gross floor area | 225,612 sq ft |
| Source record | california:4404864:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 67.5 kBtu/ft² | 932 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 54.3 kBtu/ft² | 752 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 57.2 kBtu/ft² | 763 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 35.9 kBtu/ft² | 474 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
- 100 East College Avenue, Porterville
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 93257
- Coordinates
- 36.04906, -119.01416
Within ~1 km
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How does Porterville College compare with other college/university buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 497 college/university buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 67.5 kBtu/ft² is about 15% below the average of 79.7 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 4.1 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 14% below the group average of 4.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 225,612 sq ft, it is about 60% below the average floor area of 569,516 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1955, 13 years earlier than the group's average year built (1969). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 2,113 college/university buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 68 and a site EUI of 98.7 kBtu/ft².
How has Porterville College's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 4 California disclosures for Porterville College, covering report years 2021–2024. Site EUI moved from 35.9 kBtu/ft² (2021) to 67.5 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 88% increase. Reported emissions went from 474 tCO₂e to 932 tCO₂e over the same span (up 97%).
What does a site EUI of 67.5 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. Porterville College's 67.5 kBtu/ft² across 225,612 sq ft works out to about 15.2 billion Btu (4,463 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 2,649,362 kWh of electricity and 62,584 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Porterville College to report its energy use?
Porterville College 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:4404864:2024). 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 Porterville College's energy grade?
Porterville College did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 67.5 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Porterville College use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 67.5 kBtu/ft² across 225,612 sq ft, including 2,649,362 kWh of electricity and 62,584 therms of natural gas.
What are Porterville College's carbon emissions?
Porterville College reported 932 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.1 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Porterville College?
Porterville College is at 100 East College Avenue, Porterville, in Porterville, California 93257. Its coordinates are 36.04906, -119.01416 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Porterville College and when was it built?
Porterville College has 225,612 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1955 as its year built. It is classed as college/university.
Is Porterville College 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, “Porterville College, Porterville, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/porterville-college-80921bca (data as of July 9, 2026).