8523-Kensington - Nicholson Ct
Self-Storage Facility in Montgomery County, MD · 4950 Nicholson Ct · 20895
At a glance
8523-Kensington - Nicholson Ct is a 90,776-square-foot self-storage facility at 4950 Nicholson Ct in Montgomery County, Maryland, built in 2009. In its 2024 Montgomery County benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 13.6 kBtu/ft² and 109 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 | 13.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 38.2 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 109 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 363,025 kWh |
| Natural gas | 0 therms |
| Gross floor area | 90,776 sq ft |
| Source record | montgomery_county:4469042:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 13.6 kBtu/ft² | 109 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 15.7 kBtu/ft² | 128 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
No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.
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Location
- Address
- 4950 Nicholson Ct
- State
- Maryland
- ZIP
- 20895
Within ~1 km
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How does 8523-Kensington - Nicholson Ct compare with other self-storage facility buildings in Montgomery County?
The latest disclosures cover 54 self-storage facility buildings in Montgomery County, out of 1,766 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 13.6 kBtu/ft² is about 36% above the average of 10.0 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 90,776 sq ft, it is roughly in line with the average floor area of 86,269 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2009, 7 years later than the group's average year built (2002). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 3,050 self-storage facility buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 75 and a site EUI of 9.4 kBtu/ft².
How has 8523-Kensington - Nicholson Ct's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 Montgomery County disclosures for 8523-Kensington - Nicholson Ct, covering report years 2023–2024. Site EUI moved from 15.7 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 13.6 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 13% decrease. Reported emissions went from 128 tCO₂e to 109 tCO₂e over the same span (down 15%).
What does a site EUI of 13.6 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. 8523-Kensington - Nicholson Ct's 13.6 kBtu/ft² across 90,776 sq ft works out to about 1.2 billion Btu (362 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 38.2 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 363,025 kWh of electricity and 0 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 8523-Kensington - Nicholson Ct to report its energy use?
8523-Kensington - Nicholson Ct 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:4469042:2024). 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 8523-Kensington - Nicholson Ct's energy grade?
8523-Kensington - Nicholson Ct did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 13.6 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 8523-Kensington - Nicholson Ct use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 13.6 kBtu/ft² (38.2 kBtu/ft² source) across 90,776 sq ft, including 363,025 kWh of electricity and 0 therms of natural gas.
What are 8523-Kensington - Nicholson Ct's carbon emissions?
8523-Kensington - Nicholson Ct reported 109 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is 8523-Kensington - Nicholson Ct?
8523-Kensington - Nicholson Ct is at 4950 Nicholson Ct, in Montgomery County, Maryland 20895.
How big is 8523-Kensington - Nicholson Ct and when was it built?
8523-Kensington - Nicholson Ct has 90,776 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2009 as its year built. It is classed as self-storage facility.
Is 8523-Kensington - Nicholson Ct 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, “8523-Kensington - Nicholson Ct, Montgomery County, Maryland — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/montgomery-county/8523-kensington-nicholson-ct-3ddfdc88 (data as of October 2, 2026).