Woman'S Jail
Prison/Incarceration in California, CA · 550 N Flower St, Santa Ana · 92703
At a glance
Woman'S Jail is a 76,030-square-foot prison/incarceration building at 550 N Flower St, Santa Ana in Santa Ana, California, built in 1969. In its 2019 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 120.8 kBtu/ft² and 622 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2019
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 120.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 622 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 8.2 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 899,085 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 76,030 sq ft |
| Source record | california:6869266:2019 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019latest | — | 120.8 kBtu/ft² | 622 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 119.1 kBtu/ft² | 647 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
- 550 N Flower St, Santa Ana
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 92703
- Coordinates
- 33.74872, -117.87717
Within ~1 km
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How does Woman'S Jail compare with other prison/incarceration buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 117 prison/incarceration buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 120.8 kBtu/ft² is about 30% above the average of 92.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 8.2 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 54% above the group average of 5.3 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 76,030 sq ft, it is about 88% below the average floor area of 632,966 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1969, 13 years earlier than the group's average year built (1982).
How has Woman'S Jail's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 California disclosures for Woman'S Jail, covering report years 2018–2019. Site EUI moved from 119.1 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 120.8 kBtu/ft² (2019), an 1% increase. Reported emissions went from 647 tCO₂e to 622 tCO₂e over the same span (down 4%).
What does a site EUI of 120.8 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. Woman'S Jail's 120.8 kBtu/ft² across 76,030 sq ft works out to about 9.2 billion Btu (2,692 MWh-equivalent) in 2019. The disclosure also reports 899,085 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires Woman'S Jail to report its energy use?
Woman'S Jail 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 2019 disclosure (source record california:6869266:2019). 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.
More prison/incarceration buildings in California
- Sutter County - Jail/Sheriff'S Office· 75,525 sq ft · EUI 122.5 kBtu/ft²
- Satellite Jail· 72,066 sq ft · EUI 14.1 kBtu/ft²
- Nevada Co. Jail· 69,086 sq ft · EUI 89.7 kBtu/ft²
- Wayne Brown Correctional Facility· 69,086 sq ft · EUI 107.6 kBtu/ft²
- Pic42 - Women'S Jail Housing Bldg· 62,723 sq ft · EUI 34.8 kBtu/ft²
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Frequently asked questions
What is Woman'S Jail's energy grade?
Woman'S Jail did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2019 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 120.8 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Woman'S Jail use?
Its 2019 site energy-use intensity was 120.8 kBtu/ft² across 76,030 sq ft, including 899,085 kWh of electricity.
What are Woman'S Jail's carbon emissions?
Woman'S Jail reported 622 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (8.2 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2019.
Where is Woman'S Jail?
Woman'S Jail is at 550 N Flower St, Santa Ana, in Santa Ana, California 92703. Its coordinates are 33.74872, -117.87717 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Woman'S Jail and when was it built?
Woman'S Jail has 76,030 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2019 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1969 as its year built. It is classed as prison/incarceration.
Is Woman'S Jail covered by AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)?
Yes — it appears in the 2019 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, “Woman'S Jail, Santa Ana, California — 2019 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/woman-s-jail-0e9bd873 (data as of July 9, 2026).