Smart Station Recycling Center
Other - Public Services in California, CA · 301 Carl Road, Sunnyvale · 94089
At a glance
Smart Station Recycling Center is a 126,000-square-foot other - public services building at 301 Carl Road, Sunnyvale in Sunnyvale, California, built in 1993. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 27.5 kBtu/ft² and 187 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 27.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 187 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 1.5 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 937,015 kWh |
| Natural gas | 838 therms |
| Gross floor area | 126,000 sq ft |
| Source record | california:35802167:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 27.5 kBtu/ft² | 187 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | — | 381 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
- 301 Carl Road, Sunnyvale
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94089
- Coordinates
- 37.41754, -122.01243
Within ~1 km
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How does Smart Station Recycling Center compare with other other - public services buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 111 other - public services buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 27.5 kBtu/ft² is about 63% below the average of 75.0 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 1.5 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 67% below the group average of 4.5 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 126,000 sq ft, it is roughly in line with the average floor area of 121,493 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1993, 6 years later than the group's average year built (1987). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 346 other - public services buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 34 and a site EUI of 83.8 kBtu/ft².
How has Smart Station Recycling Center's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 California disclosures for Smart Station Recycling Center, covering report years 2023–2024. Reported emissions went from 381 tCO₂e to 187 tCO₂e over the same span (down 51%). Only one of those years carries energy figures.
What does a site EUI of 27.5 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. Smart Station Recycling Center's 27.5 kBtu/ft² across 126,000 sq ft works out to about 3.5 billion Btu (1,015 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 937,015 kWh of electricity and 838 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Smart Station Recycling Center to report its energy use?
Smart Station Recycling Center 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:35802167:2024). 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 Smart Station Recycling Center's energy grade?
Smart Station Recycling Center did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 27.5 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Smart Station Recycling Center use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 27.5 kBtu/ft² across 126,000 sq ft, including 937,015 kWh of electricity and 838 therms of natural gas.
What are Smart Station Recycling Center's carbon emissions?
Smart Station Recycling Center reported 187 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (1.5 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Smart Station Recycling Center?
Smart Station Recycling Center is at 301 Carl Road, Sunnyvale, in Sunnyvale, California 94089. Its coordinates are 37.41754, -122.01243 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Smart Station Recycling Center and when was it built?
Smart Station Recycling Center has 126,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1993 as its year built. It is classed as other - public services.
Is Smart Station Recycling Center 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, “Smart Station Recycling Center, Sunnyvale, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/smart-station-recycling-center-40246bf9 (data as of July 9, 2026).