Denver Union Station Bus Depot
Transportation Terminal/Station in Denver, CO · 1700 Wewatta Street · 80202
At a glance
Denver Union Station Bus Depot is a 33,600-square-foot transportation terminal/station at 1700 Wewatta Street in Denver, Colorado, built in 2014. In its 2021 Denver benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 480.7 kBtu/ft² and 1,739 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Energize Denver Building Performance Policy · reporting year 2021
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 480.7 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 1,739 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 2,251,827 kWh |
| Natural gas | 0 therms |
| Gross floor area | 33,600 sq ft |
| Source record | denver:2430:2021 |
Compliance context
Energize Denver Building Performance Policy
Energize Denver sets energy-use (EUI) targets for buildings of 25,000+ sq ft — for most buildings an interim target in 2028 and a final target in 2032 — with civil penalties of roughly $0.15–0.35 per kBtu over target for non-compliance.
Ownership
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Location
- Address
- 1700 Wewatta Street
- City
- Denver
- State
- Colorado
- ZIP
- 80202
Within ~1 km
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How does Denver Union Station Bus Depot compare with other transportation terminal/station buildings in Denver?
The latest disclosures cover 10 transportation terminal/station buildings in Denver, out of 3,287 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 480.7 kBtu/ft² is about 148% above the average of 193.7 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 33,600 sq ft, it is about 96% below the average floor area of 750,889 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2014, 22 years later than the group's average year built (1992). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 103 transportation terminal/station buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 4 and a site EUI of 105.1 kBtu/ft².
What does a site EUI of 480.7 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. Denver Union Station Bus Depot's 480.7 kBtu/ft² across 33,600 sq ft works out to about 16.2 billion Btu (4,734 MWh-equivalent) in 2021. The disclosure also reports 2,251,827 kWh of electricity and 0 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Denver Union Station Bus Depot to report its energy use?
Denver Union Station Bus Depot reports under the Energize Denver Building Performance Policy, the legal basis of Denver's Energize Denver Benchmarking program, which publishes each covered building's annual benchmarking results. The record shown here is the report-year 2021 disclosure (source record denver:2430:2021). Energize Denver sets energy-use (EUI) targets for buildings of 25,000+ sq ft — for most buildings an interim target in 2028 and a final target in 2032 — with civil penalties of roughly $0.15–0.35 per kBtu over target for non-compliance.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Denver Union Station Bus Depot's energy grade?
Denver Union Station Bus Depot did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2021 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 480.7 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Denver Union Station Bus Depot use?
Its 2021 site energy-use intensity was 480.7 kBtu/ft² across 33,600 sq ft, including 2,251,827 kWh of electricity and 0 therms of natural gas.
What are Denver Union Station Bus Depot's carbon emissions?
Denver Union Station Bus Depot reported 1,739 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2021.
Where is Denver Union Station Bus Depot?
Denver Union Station Bus Depot is at 1700 Wewatta Street, in Denver, Colorado 80202.
How big is Denver Union Station Bus Depot and when was it built?
Denver Union Station Bus Depot has 33,600 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2021 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2014 as its year built. It is classed as transportation terminal/station.
Is Denver Union Station Bus Depot covered by the Energize Denver Building Performance Policy?
Yes — it appears in the 2021 Energize Denver Benchmarking disclosure, which lists the buildings reporting under the Energize Denver Building Performance Policy.
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About this data
Source: Energize Denver Benchmarking (Energize Denver Building Performance Policy), as published July 9, 2026. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: BuildingCensus, “Denver Union Station Bus Depot, Denver, Colorado — 2021 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/denver/denver-union-station-bus-depot-84539fee (data as of July 9, 2026).