The Plant - 2179 Monterey Rd
Retail Store in California, CA · 2179 Monterey Road, San Jose · 95125
At a glance
The Plant - 2179 Monterey Rd is a 64,850-square-foot retail store at 2179 Monterey Road, San Jose in San Jose, California, built in 2006. In its 2021 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 4.5 kBtu/ft² and 20 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2021
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 4.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 20 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 0.3 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 84,862 kWh |
| Natural gas | 23 therms |
| Gross floor area | 64,850 sq ft |
| Source record | california:6691899:2021 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021latest | — | 4.5 kBtu/ft² | 20 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 6.9 kBtu/ft² | 28 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 3.9 kBtu/ft² | 18 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | 100 | 3.4 kBtu/ft² | 16 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
- 2179 Monterey Road, San Jose
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 95125
- Coordinates
- 37.30489, -121.86259
Within ~1 km
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How does The Plant - 2179 Monterey Rd compare with other retail store buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 1,742 retail store buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 4.5 kBtu/ft² is about 92% below the average of 53.2 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 0.3 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 91% below the group average of 3.3 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 64,850 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 124,053 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2006, 15 years later than the group's average year built (1991). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 3,025 retail store buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 73 and a site EUI of 57.7 kBtu/ft².
How has The Plant - 2179 Monterey Rd's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 4 California disclosures for The Plant - 2179 Monterey Rd, covering report years 2018–2021. Site EUI moved from 3.4 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 4.5 kBtu/ft² (2021), an 32% increase. Reported emissions went from 16 tCO₂e to 20 tCO₂e over the same span (up 27%).
What does a site EUI of 4.5 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. The Plant - 2179 Monterey Rd's 4.5 kBtu/ft² across 64,850 sq ft works out to about 0.3 billion Btu (86 MWh-equivalent) in 2021. The disclosure also reports 84,862 kWh of electricity and 23 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires The Plant - 2179 Monterey Rd to report its energy use?
The Plant - 2179 Monterey Rd 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 2021 disclosure (source record california:6691899:2021). 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 The Plant - 2179 Monterey Rd's energy grade?
The Plant - 2179 Monterey Rd did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2021 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 4.5 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does The Plant - 2179 Monterey Rd use?
Its 2021 site energy-use intensity was 4.5 kBtu/ft² across 64,850 sq ft, including 84,862 kWh of electricity and 23 therms of natural gas.
What are The Plant - 2179 Monterey Rd's carbon emissions?
The Plant - 2179 Monterey Rd reported 20 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (0.3 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2021.
Where is The Plant - 2179 Monterey Rd?
The Plant - 2179 Monterey Rd is at 2179 Monterey Road, San Jose, in San Jose, California 95125. Its coordinates are 37.30489, -121.86259 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is The Plant - 2179 Monterey Rd and when was it built?
The Plant - 2179 Monterey Rd has 64,850 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2021 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2006 as its year built. It is classed as retail store.
Is The Plant - 2179 Monterey Rd covered by AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)?
Yes — it appears in the 2021 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, “The Plant - 2179 Monterey Rd, San Jose, California — 2021 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/the-plant-2179-monterey-rd-7eddc76e (data as of July 9, 2026).