Watsonville Migrant Center
Other in California, CA · 113 Tierra Alta, Watsonville · 95076
At a glance
Watsonville Migrant Center is a 87,500-square-foot other building at 113 Tierra Alta, Watsonville in Watsonville, California, built in 1977. In its 2022 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 32.6 kBtu/ft² and 151 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2022
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 32.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 151 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 1.7 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 156,355 kWh |
| Natural gas | 21,248 therms |
| Gross floor area | 87,500 sq ft |
| Source record | california:1331095:2022 |
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
- 113 Tierra Alta, Watsonville
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 95076
- Coordinates
- 36.91309, -121.80643
Within ~1 km
Nearby benchmarked buildings
No other benchmarked buildings within ~1 km.
See also: most efficient in California · biggest emitters
How does Watsonville Migrant Center compare with other other buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 773 other buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 32.6 kBtu/ft² is about 44% below the average of 58.3 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 1.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is about half of the group average of 3.5 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 87,500 sq ft, it is about 83% below the average floor area of 511,890 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1977, 4 years later than the group's average year built (1973). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,327 other buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 60 and a site EUI of 63.3 kBtu/ft².
What does a site EUI of 32.6 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. Watsonville Migrant Center's 32.6 kBtu/ft² across 87,500 sq ft works out to about 2.9 billion Btu (836 MWh-equivalent) in 2022. The disclosure also reports 156,355 kWh of electricity and 21,248 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Watsonville Migrant Center to report its energy use?
Watsonville Migrant 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 2022 disclosure (source record california:1331095:2022). 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 Watsonville Migrant Center's energy grade?
Watsonville Migrant Center did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2022 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 32.6 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Watsonville Migrant Center use?
Its 2022 site energy-use intensity was 32.6 kBtu/ft² across 87,500 sq ft, including 156,355 kWh of electricity and 21,248 therms of natural gas.
What are Watsonville Migrant Center's carbon emissions?
Watsonville Migrant Center reported 151 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (1.7 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2022.
Where is Watsonville Migrant Center?
Watsonville Migrant Center is at 113 Tierra Alta, Watsonville, in Watsonville, California 95076. Its coordinates are 36.91309, -121.80643 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Watsonville Migrant Center and when was it built?
Watsonville Migrant Center has 87,500 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2022 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1977 as its year built. It is classed as other.
Is Watsonville Migrant Center 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, “Watsonville Migrant Center, Watsonville, California — 2022 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/watsonville-migrant-center-5469bedd (data as of July 9, 2026).