San Diego Museum Of Art
Museum in California, CA · 1450 El Prado, San Diego · 92101
At a glance
San Diego Museum Of Art is a 98,121-square-foot museum building at 1450 El Prado, San Diego in San Diego, California, built in 1926. In its 2018 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 259.9 kBtu/ft² and 1,528 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2018
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 259.9 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 1,528 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 15.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 2,677,360 kWh |
| Natural gas | 166,462 therms |
| Gross floor area | 98,121 sq ft |
| Source record | california:3981427:2018 |
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
- 1450 El Prado, San Diego
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 92101
- Coordinates
- 32.73144, -117.15114
Within ~1 km
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How does San Diego Museum Of Art compare with other museum buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 48 museum buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 259.9 kBtu/ft² is about 254% above the average of 73.5 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 15.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 255% above the group average of 4.4 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 98,121 sq ft, it is about 29% below the average floor area of 137,839 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1926, 48 years earlier than the group's average year built (1974).
What does a site EUI of 259.9 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. San Diego Museum Of Art's 259.9 kBtu/ft² across 98,121 sq ft works out to about 25.5 billion Btu (7,474 MWh-equivalent) in 2018. The disclosure also reports 2,677,360 kWh of electricity and 166,462 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires San Diego Museum Of Art to report its energy use?
San Diego Museum Of Art 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 2018 disclosure (source record california:3981427:2018). 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 San Diego Museum Of Art's energy grade?
San Diego Museum Of Art did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2018 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 259.9 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does San Diego Museum Of Art use?
Its 2018 site energy-use intensity was 259.9 kBtu/ft² across 98,121 sq ft, including 2,677,360 kWh of electricity and 166,462 therms of natural gas.
What are San Diego Museum Of Art's carbon emissions?
San Diego Museum Of Art reported 1,528 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (15.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2018.
Where is San Diego Museum Of Art?
San Diego Museum Of Art is at 1450 El Prado, San Diego, in San Diego, California 92101. Its coordinates are 32.73144, -117.15114 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is San Diego Museum Of Art and when was it built?
San Diego Museum Of Art has 98,121 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2018 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1926 as its year built. It is classed as museum.
Is San Diego Museum Of Art covered by AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)?
Yes — it appears in the 2018 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, “San Diego Museum Of Art, San Diego, California — 2018 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/san-diego-museum-of-art-a8d48962 (data as of July 9, 2026).