0090 San Diego Central Jail
Prison/Incarceration in San Diego, CA · 1173 Front St
At a glance
0090 San Diego Central Jail is a 413,168-square-foot prison/incarceration building at 1173 Front St in San Diego, California, built in 1998. In its 2022 San Diego benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 60.2 kBtu/ft².
Building Energy Benchmarking Ordinance (SDMC Ch. 14 Art. 12) · reporting year 2022
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 60.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | — |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Gross floor area | 413,168 sq ft |
| Source record | san_diego:102403:2022 |
Compliance context
Building Energy Benchmarking Ordinance (SDMC Ch. 14 Art. 12)
San Diego's ordinance requires annual benchmarking for commercial buildings over 50,000 sq ft, with civil penalties for buildings that fail to report.
Ownership
No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.
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Location
- Address
- 1173 Front St
- City
- San Diego
- State
- California
Within ~1 km
Nearby benchmarked buildings
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How does 0090 San Diego Central Jail compare with other prison/incarceration buildings in San Diego?
The latest disclosures cover 5 prison/incarceration buildings in San Diego, out of 2,567 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 60.2 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 60.5 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 413,168 sq ft, it is about twice the average floor area of 204,714 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1998, 4 years later than the group's average year built (1994).
What does a site EUI of 60.2 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. 0090 San Diego Central Jail's 60.2 kBtu/ft² across 413,168 sq ft works out to about 24.9 billion Btu (7,289 MWh-equivalent) in 2022.
Which law requires 0090 San Diego Central Jail to report its energy use?
0090 San Diego Central Jail reports under the Building Energy Benchmarking Ordinance (SDMC Ch. 14 Art. 12), the legal basis of San Diego's Building Energy Benchmarking program, which publishes each covered building's annual benchmarking results. The record shown here is the report-year 2022 disclosure (source record san_diego:102403:2022). San Diego's ordinance requires annual benchmarking for commercial buildings over 50,000 sq ft, with civil penalties for buildings that fail to report.
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Frequently asked questions
What is 0090 San Diego Central Jail's energy grade?
0090 San Diego Central Jail did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2022 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 60.2 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 0090 San Diego Central Jail use?
Its 2022 site energy-use intensity was 60.2 kBtu/ft² across 413,168 sq ft.
What are 0090 San Diego Central Jail's carbon emissions?
No greenhouse-gas emissions figure was reported for 2022.
Where is 0090 San Diego Central Jail?
0090 San Diego Central Jail is at 1173 Front St, in San Diego, California.
How big is 0090 San Diego Central Jail and when was it built?
0090 San Diego Central Jail has 413,168 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2022 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1998 as its year built. It is classed as prison/incarceration.
Is 0090 San Diego Central Jail covered by the Building Energy Benchmarking Ordinance (SDMC Ch. 14 Art. 12)?
Yes — it appears in the 2022 Building Energy Benchmarking disclosure, which lists the buildings reporting under the Building Energy Benchmarking Ordinance (SDMC Ch. 14 Art. 12).
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About this data
Source: Building Energy Benchmarking (Building Energy Benchmarking Ordinance (SDMC Ch. 14 Art. 12)), as published July 9, 2026. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: BuildingCensus, “0090 San Diego Central Jail, San Diego, California — 2022 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/san-diego/0090-san-diego-central-jail-eae29ed4 (data as of July 9, 2026).