Snell & Branham Plaza/ 90016
Supermarket/Grocery Store in California, CA · 179 Branham Ln, San Jose · 95136
At a glance
Snell & Branham Plaza/ 90016 is a 92,352-square-foot supermarket/grocery store at 179 Branham Ln, San Jose in San Jose, California, built in 1980. In its 2022 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 175.2 kBtu/ft² and 1,016 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2022
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 175.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 1,016 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 11.0 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 3,099,131 kWh |
| Natural gas | 54,893 therms |
| Gross floor area | 92,352 sq ft |
| Source record | california:6354276:2022 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022latest | — | 175.2 kBtu/ft² | 1,016 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | 12 | +1 | 309.0 kBtu/ft² | 1,016 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 11 | -8 | 312.5 kBtu/ft² | 1,022 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 19 | -35 | 282.2 kBtu/ft² | 958 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 54 | 176.9 kBtu/ft² | 618 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
- 179 Branham Ln, San Jose
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 95136
- Coordinates
- 37.26600, -121.84058
Within ~1 km
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How does Snell & Branham Plaza/ 90016 compare with other supermarket/grocery store buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 975 supermarket/grocery store buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 175.2 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 164.4 kBtu/ft². Its emissions intensity of 11.0 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 10.4 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 92,352 sq ft, it is about 21% above the average floor area of 76,560 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1980, 16 years earlier than the group's average year built (1996). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,646 supermarket/grocery store buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 71 and a site EUI of 176.1 kBtu/ft².
How has Snell & Branham Plaza/ 90016's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 5 California disclosures for Snell & Branham Plaza/ 90016, covering report years 2018–2022. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 54 in 2018 to 12 in 2021 (-42 points); its best year on file was 2018, at 54. Site EUI moved from 176.9 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 175.2 kBtu/ft² (2022), a 1% decrease. Reported emissions went from 618 tCO₂e to 1,016 tCO₂e over the same span (up 64%).
What does a site EUI of 175.2 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. Snell & Branham Plaza/ 90016's 175.2 kBtu/ft² across 92,352 sq ft works out to about 16.2 billion Btu (4,742 MWh-equivalent) in 2022. The disclosure also reports 3,099,131 kWh of electricity and 54,893 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Snell & Branham Plaza/ 90016 to report its energy use?
Snell & Branham Plaza/ 90016 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 2022 disclosure (source record california:6354276:2022). 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 Snell & Branham Plaza/ 90016's energy grade?
Snell & Branham Plaza/ 90016 did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2022 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 175.2 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Snell & Branham Plaza/ 90016 use?
Its 2022 site energy-use intensity was 175.2 kBtu/ft² across 92,352 sq ft, including 3,099,131 kWh of electricity and 54,893 therms of natural gas.
What are Snell & Branham Plaza/ 90016's carbon emissions?
Snell & Branham Plaza/ 90016 reported 1,016 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (11.0 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2022.
Where is Snell & Branham Plaza/ 90016?
Snell & Branham Plaza/ 90016 is at 179 Branham Ln, San Jose, in San Jose, California 95136. Its coordinates are 37.26600, -121.84058 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Snell & Branham Plaza/ 90016 and when was it built?
Snell & Branham Plaza/ 90016 has 92,352 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2022 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1980 as its year built. It is classed as supermarket/grocery store.
Is Snell & Branham Plaza/ 90016 covered by AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)?
Yes — it appears in the 2022 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, “Snell & Branham Plaza/ 90016, San Jose, California — 2022 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/snell-branham-plaza-90016-7c3ec9db (data as of July 9, 2026).