Potomac Place Shopping Center: Potomac Town Place
Strip Mall in Montgomery County, MD · 10100 River Rd · 20854
At a glance
Potomac Place Shopping Center: Potomac Town Place is a 80,361-square-foot strip mall building at 10100 River Rd in Montgomery County, Maryland, built in 1989. In its 2024 Montgomery County benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 146.9 kBtu/ft² and 963 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 | 146.9 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 365.6 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 963 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 2,843,803 kWh |
| Natural gas | 21,030 therms |
| Gross floor area | 80,361 sq ft |
| Source record | montgomery_county:5896897:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 146.9 kBtu/ft² | 963 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 157.8 kBtu/ft² | 1,030 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
- 10100 River Rd
- State
- Maryland
- ZIP
- 20854
Within ~1 km
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How does Potomac Place Shopping Center: Potomac Town Place compare with other strip mall buildings in Montgomery County?
The latest disclosures cover 33 strip mall buildings in Montgomery County, out of 1,766 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 146.9 kBtu/ft² is about 68% above the average of 87.5 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 80,361 sq ft, it is about 29% below the average floor area of 113,735 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1989, 7 years later than the group's average year built (1983). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,607 strip mall buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 68 and a site EUI of 83.1 kBtu/ft².
How has Potomac Place Shopping Center: Potomac Town Place's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 Montgomery County disclosures for Potomac Place Shopping Center: Potomac Town Place, covering report years 2023–2024. Site EUI moved from 157.8 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 146.9 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 7% decrease. Reported emissions went from 1,030 tCO₂e to 963 tCO₂e over the same span (down 7%).
What does a site EUI of 146.9 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. Potomac Place Shopping Center: Potomac Town Place's 146.9 kBtu/ft² across 80,361 sq ft works out to about 11.8 billion Btu (3,460 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 365.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 2,843,803 kWh of electricity and 21,030 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Potomac Place Shopping Center: Potomac Town Place to report its energy use?
Potomac Place Shopping Center: Potomac Town Place 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:5896897:2024). 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.
More strip mall buildings in Montgomery County
- Metro Pike· 69,600 sq ft · EUI 70.5 kBtu/ft²
- 1500 Rockville Pike· 69,363 sq ft · EUI 28.2 kBtu/ft²
- Woodmoor Shopping Center/ 90055· 67,912 sq ft · EUI 124.2 kBtu/ft²
- Olney Village Center (18143-18330)· 60,838 sq ft · EUI 86.4 kBtu/ft²
- Park Potomac G (Pg47)· 59,591 sq ft · EUI 235.4 kBtu/ft²
- Olney Shopping Center· 58,437 sq ft · EUI 213.3 kBtu/ft²
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Frequently asked questions
What is Potomac Place Shopping Center: Potomac Town Place's energy grade?
Potomac Place Shopping Center: Potomac Town Place did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 146.9 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Potomac Place Shopping Center: Potomac Town Place use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 146.9 kBtu/ft² (365.6 kBtu/ft² source) across 80,361 sq ft, including 2,843,803 kWh of electricity and 21,030 therms of natural gas.
What are Potomac Place Shopping Center: Potomac Town Place's carbon emissions?
Potomac Place Shopping Center: Potomac Town Place reported 963 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is Potomac Place Shopping Center: Potomac Town Place?
Potomac Place Shopping Center: Potomac Town Place is at 10100 River Rd, in Montgomery County, Maryland 20854.
How big is Potomac Place Shopping Center: Potomac Town Place and when was it built?
Potomac Place Shopping Center: Potomac Town Place has 80,361 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1989 as its year built. It is classed as strip mall.
Is Potomac Place Shopping Center: Potomac Town Place 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, “Potomac Place Shopping Center: Potomac Town Place, Montgomery County, Maryland — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/montgomery-county/potomac-place-shopping-center-potomac-town-place-689ea245 (data as of October 2, 2026).