Santana Row - 300 Santana Row
Office in California, CA · 300 Santana Row, San Jose · 95128
At a glance
Santana Row - 300 Santana Row is a 79,203-square-foot office building at 300 Santana Row, San Jose in San Jose, California, built in 2011. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 32 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 145.5 kBtu/ft² and 685 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 10% of the 4,912 scored office buildings in California.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 32 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 145.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 685 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 8.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,679,995 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 79,203 sq ft |
| Source record | california:6296382:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 32 | +5 | 145.5 kBtu/ft² | 685 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 27 | ±0 | 152.6 kBtu/ft² | 752 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 27 | -26 | 157.5 kBtu/ft² | 756 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 53 | -7 | 75.3 kBtu/ft² | 361 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 60 | +41 | 68.5 kBtu/ft² | 360 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 19 | +3 | 87.9 kBtu/ft² | 455 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 16 | 92.3 kBtu/ft² | 505 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
- 300 Santana Row, San Jose
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 95128
- Coordinates
- 37.32287, -121.94764
Within ~1 km
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How does Santana Row - 300 Santana Row compare with other office buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 6,214 office buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Santana Row - 300 Santana Row's ENERGY STAR score of 32 compares with an average of 75 across the 4,912 that report a score; it scores higher than 10% of them and lower than 90%. Its site EUI of 145.5 kBtu/ft² is about 158% above the average of 56.4 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 8.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 140% above the group average of 3.6 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 79,203 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 151,937 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2011, 26 years later than the group's average year built (1985). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 15,264 office buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 73 and a site EUI of 59.3 kBtu/ft².
How has Santana Row - 300 Santana Row's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 7 California disclosures for Santana Row - 300 Santana Row, covering report years 2018–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 16 in 2018 to 32 in 2024 (+16 points); its best year on file was 2020, at 60. Site EUI moved from 92.3 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 145.5 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 58% increase. Reported emissions went from 505 tCO₂e to 685 tCO₂e over the same span (up 35%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 32 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 32 means the building performs better than about 32% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 32 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 43 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. Santana Row - 300 Santana Row's 145.5 kBtu/ft² across 79,203 sq ft works out to about 11.5 billion Btu (3,377 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 1,679,995 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires Santana Row - 300 Santana Row to report its energy use?
Santana Row - 300 Santana Row 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:6296382:2024). 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 Santana Row - 300 Santana Row's energy grade?
Santana Row - 300 Santana Row scores 32 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 Santana Row - 300 Santana Row use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 145.5 kBtu/ft² across 79,203 sq ft, including 1,679,995 kWh of electricity.
What are Santana Row - 300 Santana Row's carbon emissions?
Santana Row - 300 Santana Row reported 685 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (8.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Santana Row - 300 Santana Row?
Santana Row - 300 Santana Row is at 300 Santana Row, San Jose, in San Jose, California 95128. Its coordinates are 37.32287, -121.94764 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Santana Row - 300 Santana Row and when was it built?
Santana Row - 300 Santana Row has 79,203 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2011 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is Santana Row - 300 Santana Row 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, “Santana Row - 300 Santana Row, San Jose, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/santana-row-300-santana-row-5056fbb3 (data as of July 9, 2026).