San Diego Post-Acute Center (Sn315)
Senior Living Community in California, CA · 1201 South Orange Avenue, El Cajon · 92020
At a glance
San Diego Post-Acute Center (Sn315) is a 83,352-square-foot senior living community building at 1201 South Orange Avenue, El Cajon in El Cajon, California, built in 1982. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 54 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 117.6 kBtu/ft² and 610 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 12% of the 517 scored senior living community buildings in California.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 54 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 117.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 610 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 7.3 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,308,690 kWh |
| Natural gas | 59,141 therms |
| Gross floor area | 83,352 sq ft |
| Source record | california:34555268:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 54 | +21 | 117.6 kBtu/ft² | 610 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 33 | 133.1 kBtu/ft² | 698 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
- 1201 South Orange Avenue, El Cajon
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 92020
- Coordinates
- 32.77911, -116.96326
Within ~1 km
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How does San Diego Post-Acute Center (Sn315) compare with other senior living community buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 542 senior living community buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. San Diego Post-Acute Center (Sn315)'s ENERGY STAR score of 54 compares with an average of 81 across the 517 that report a score; it scores higher than 12% of them and lower than 88%. Its site EUI of 117.6 kBtu/ft² is about 128% above the average of 51.6 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 7.3 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 129% above the group average of 3.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 83,352 sq ft, it is about 20% below the average floor area of 104,319 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1982, 16 years earlier than the group's average year built (1998). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,181 senior living community buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 71 and a site EUI of 73.6 kBtu/ft².
How has San Diego Post-Acute Center (Sn315)'s energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 California disclosures for San Diego Post-Acute Center (Sn315), covering report years 2023–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 33 in 2023 to 54 in 2024 (+21 points). Site EUI moved from 133.1 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 117.6 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 12% decrease. Reported emissions went from 698 tCO₂e to 610 tCO₂e over the same span (down 13%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 54 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 54 means the building performs better than about 54% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 54 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 21 points below 75, the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification. 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. San Diego Post-Acute Center (Sn315)'s 117.6 kBtu/ft² across 83,352 sq ft works out to about 9.8 billion Btu (2,873 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 1,308,690 kWh of electricity and 59,141 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires San Diego Post-Acute Center (Sn315) to report its energy use?
San Diego Post-Acute Center (Sn315) 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:34555268:2024). 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 San Diego Post-Acute Center (Sn315)'s energy grade?
San Diego Post-Acute Center (Sn315) scores 54 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band D, lowest band (1–54) — in its 2024 California disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does San Diego Post-Acute Center (Sn315) use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 117.6 kBtu/ft² across 83,352 sq ft, including 1,308,690 kWh of electricity and 59,141 therms of natural gas.
What are San Diego Post-Acute Center (Sn315)'s carbon emissions?
San Diego Post-Acute Center (Sn315) reported 610 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (7.3 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is San Diego Post-Acute Center (Sn315)?
San Diego Post-Acute Center (Sn315) is at 1201 South Orange Avenue, El Cajon, in El Cajon, California 92020. Its coordinates are 32.77911, -116.96326 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is San Diego Post-Acute Center (Sn315) and when was it built?
San Diego Post-Acute Center (Sn315) has 83,352 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1982 as its year built. It is classed as senior living community.
Is San Diego Post-Acute Center (Sn315) 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, “San Diego Post-Acute Center (Sn315), El Cajon, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/san-diego-post-acute-center-sn315-b57f222e (data as of July 9, 2026).