Sorrento Heights - 9980 Huennekens
Office in California, CA · 9980 Huennekens St, San Diego · 92121
At a glance
Sorrento Heights - 9980 Huennekens is a 60,291-square-foot office building at 9980 Huennekens St, San Diego in San Diego, California, built in 1980. In its 2020 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 11.4 kBtu/ft² and 46 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2020
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 11.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 46 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 0.8 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 201,828 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 60,291 sq ft |
| Source record | california:6383415:2020 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020latest | — | 11.4 kBtu/ft² | 46 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 22.8 kBtu/ft² | 97 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 17.0 kBtu/ft² | 72 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
- 9980 Huennekens St, San Diego
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 92121
- Coordinates
- 32.90214, -117.18143
Within ~1 km
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How does Sorrento Heights - 9980 Huennekens compare with other office buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 6,214 office buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 11.4 kBtu/ft² is about 80% below the average of 56.4 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 0.8 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 78% below the group average of 3.6 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 60,291 sq ft, it is about 60% below the average floor area of 151,937 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1980, 5 years earlier 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 Sorrento Heights - 9980 Huennekens's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 California disclosures for Sorrento Heights - 9980 Huennekens, covering report years 2018–2020. Site EUI moved from 17.0 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 11.4 kBtu/ft² (2020), a 33% decrease. Reported emissions went from 72 tCO₂e to 46 tCO₂e over the same span (down 37%).
What does a site EUI of 11.4 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. Sorrento Heights - 9980 Huennekens's 11.4 kBtu/ft² across 60,291 sq ft works out to about 0.7 billion Btu (201 MWh-equivalent) in 2020. The disclosure also reports 201,828 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires Sorrento Heights - 9980 Huennekens to report its energy use?
Sorrento Heights - 9980 Huennekens 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 2020 disclosure (source record california:6383415:2020). 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 Sorrento Heights - 9980 Huennekens's energy grade?
Sorrento Heights - 9980 Huennekens did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2020 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 11.4 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Sorrento Heights - 9980 Huennekens use?
Its 2020 site energy-use intensity was 11.4 kBtu/ft² across 60,291 sq ft, including 201,828 kWh of electricity.
What are Sorrento Heights - 9980 Huennekens's carbon emissions?
Sorrento Heights - 9980 Huennekens reported 46 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (0.8 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2020.
Where is Sorrento Heights - 9980 Huennekens?
Sorrento Heights - 9980 Huennekens is at 9980 Huennekens St, San Diego, in San Diego, California 92121. Its coordinates are 32.90214, -117.18143 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Sorrento Heights - 9980 Huennekens and when was it built?
Sorrento Heights - 9980 Huennekens has 60,291 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2020 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1980 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is Sorrento Heights - 9980 Huennekens covered by AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)?
Yes — it appears in the 2020 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, “Sorrento Heights - 9980 Huennekens, San Diego, California — 2020 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/sorrento-heights-9980-huennekens-bdf55295 (data as of July 9, 2026).