75 West Watkins Mill Road
Data Center in Montgomery County, MD · 75 W Watkins Mill Rd · 20878
At a glance
75 West Watkins Mill Road is a 36,122-square-foot data center at 75 W Watkins Mill Rd in Montgomery County, Maryland, built in 1999. In its 2024 Montgomery County benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 225.6 kBtu/ft² and 697 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Benchmarking Law (Bill 2-14) / BEPS (Bill 16-21) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 225.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 606.0 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 697 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 2,233,498 kWh |
| Natural gas | 5,267 therms |
| Gross floor area | 36,122 sq ft |
| Source record | montgomery_county:30687671:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 225.6 kBtu/ft² | 697 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 234.4 kBtu/ft² | 741 tCO₂e |
Compliance context
Benchmarking Law (Bill 2-14) / BEPS (Bill 16-21)
Montgomery County's BEPS (Bill 16-21; regulations approved in 2025) sets declining site-EUI standards for buildings of 25,000+ sq ft, with interim and then final standards later this decade and into the 2030s depending on building type.
Ownership
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Location
- Address
- 75 W Watkins Mill Rd
- State
- Maryland
- ZIP
- 20878
Within ~1 km
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How does 75 West Watkins Mill Road compare with other buildings in Montgomery County?
The latest disclosures cover 1,766 benchmarked buildings in Montgomery County. Its site EUI of 225.6 kBtu/ft² is about 226% above the average of 69.3 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 36,122 sq ft, it is about 74% below the average floor area of 136,354 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1999, 14 years later than the group's average year built (1985). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 267 data center buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 68 and a site EUI of 504.4 kBtu/ft².
How has 75 West Watkins Mill Road's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 Montgomery County disclosures for 75 West Watkins Mill Road, covering report years 2023–2024. Site EUI moved from 234.4 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 225.6 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 4% decrease. Reported emissions went from 741 tCO₂e to 697 tCO₂e over the same span (down 6%).
What does a site EUI of 225.6 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. 75 West Watkins Mill Road's 225.6 kBtu/ft² across 36,122 sq ft works out to about 8.1 billion Btu (2,388 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 606.0 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 2,233,498 kWh of electricity and 5,267 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 75 West Watkins Mill Road to report its energy use?
75 West Watkins Mill Road reports under the Benchmarking Law (Bill 2-14) / BEPS (Bill 16-21), the legal basis of Montgomery County's Commercial Building Energy Benchmarking program, which publishes each covered building's annual benchmarking results. The record shown here is the report-year 2024 disclosure (source record montgomery_county:30687671:2024). Montgomery County's BEPS (Bill 16-21; regulations approved in 2025) sets declining site-EUI standards for buildings of 25,000+ sq ft, with interim and then final standards later this decade and into the 2030s depending on building type.
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Frequently asked questions
What is 75 West Watkins Mill Road's energy grade?
75 West Watkins Mill Road did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 225.6 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 75 West Watkins Mill Road use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 225.6 kBtu/ft² (606.0 kBtu/ft² source) across 36,122 sq ft, including 2,233,498 kWh of electricity and 5,267 therms of natural gas.
What are 75 West Watkins Mill Road's carbon emissions?
75 West Watkins Mill Road reported 697 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is 75 West Watkins Mill Road?
75 West Watkins Mill Road is at 75 W Watkins Mill Rd, in Montgomery County, Maryland 20878.
How big is 75 West Watkins Mill Road and when was it built?
75 West Watkins Mill Road has 36,122 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1999 as its year built. It is classed as data center.
Is 75 West Watkins Mill Road covered by the Benchmarking Law (Bill 2-14) / BEPS (Bill 16-21)?
Yes — it appears in the 2024 Commercial Building Energy Benchmarking disclosure, which lists the buildings reporting under the Benchmarking Law (Bill 2-14) / BEPS (Bill 16-21).
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About this data
Source: Commercial Building Energy Benchmarking (Benchmarking Law (Bill 2-14) / BEPS (Bill 16-21)), as published October 2, 2026. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: BuildingCensus, “75 West Watkins Mill Road, Montgomery County, Maryland — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/montgomery-county/75-west-watkins-mill-road-b95a9830 (data as of October 2, 2026).