Tracy (0738)

How does Tracy (0738) 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. Tracy (0738)'s ENERGY STAR score of 87 compares with an average of 76 across the 1,305 that report a score; it scores higher than 45% of them and lower than 53%. Its site EUI of 62.6 kBtu/ft² is about 18% above the average of 53.2 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 3.1 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 3.3 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 112,728 sq ft, it is roughly in line with the average floor area of 124,053 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1995, 4 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 Tracy (0738)'s energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 7 California disclosures for Tracy (0738), covering report years 2018–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 73 in 2018 to 87 in 2024 (+14 points). Site EUI moved from 63.8 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 62.6 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 2% decrease. Reported emissions went from 479 tCO₂e to 350 tCO₂e over the same span (down 27%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 87 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 87 means the building performs better than about 87% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 87 falls in band A — high performer (85–100). Scores of 75 or higher meet the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification; certification itself is a separate, verified application that the disclosure does not record. 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. Tracy (0738)'s 62.6 kBtu/ft² across 112,728 sq ft works out to about 7.1 billion Btu (2,068 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 1,254,493 kWh of electricity and 12,385 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires Tracy (0738) to report its energy use?

Tracy (0738) 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:1547127:2024). 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.