At a glance
1276 - Sonesta ES Suites Carmel Mountain 11002 Rancho Carmel Dr - SVC is a 82,142-square-foot hotel in San Diego, California, built in 1990. In its 2022 San Diego benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 83 out of 100 (grade B) and a site energy-use intensity of 52.4 kBtu/ft². That score is higher than 67% of the 69 scored hotel buildings in San Diego.
Building Energy Benchmarking Ordinance (SDMC Ch. 14 Art. 12) · reporting year 2022
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 83 (band B) |
| Site EUI | 52.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | — |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Gross floor area | 82,142 sq ft |
| Source record | san_diego:101911:2022 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022latest | 83 | 52.4 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 2021 | — | 46.7 kBtu/ft² | — |
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
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Location
- Address
- 11002 Rancho Carmel Dr
- City
- San Diego
- State
- California
Within ~1 km
Nearby benchmarked buildings
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How does 1276 - Sonesta ES Suites Carmel Mountain 11002 Rancho Carmel Dr - SVC compare with other hotel buildings in San Diego?
The latest disclosures cover 86 hotel buildings in San Diego, out of 2,567 buildings citywide. 1276 - Sonesta ES Suites Carmel Mountain 11002 Rancho Carmel Dr - SVC's ENERGY STAR score of 83 compares with an average of 69 across the 69 that report a score; it scores higher than 67% of them and lower than 30%. Its site EUI of 52.4 kBtu/ft² is about 30% below the average of 75.3 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 82,142 sq ft, it is about 64% below the average floor area of 226,572 sq ft for those buildings. Its 1990 construction date is close to the group's average year built (1991). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 3,812 hotel buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 65 and a site EUI of 77.8 kBtu/ft².
How has 1276 - Sonesta ES Suites Carmel Mountain 11002 Rancho Carmel Dr - SVC's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 San Diego disclosures for 1276 - Sonesta ES Suites Carmel Mountain 11002 Rancho Carmel Dr - SVC, covering report years 2021–2022. Site EUI moved from 46.7 kBtu/ft² (2021) to 52.4 kBtu/ft² (2022), an 12% increase.
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 83 mean?
ENERGY STAR scores run from 1 to 100 and are computed by the EPA's Portfolio Manager as a percentile against similar buildings nationwide, adjusted for climate, size and use: a score of 83 means the building performs better than about 83% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 83 falls in band B — above median (70–84). Scores of 75 or higher meet the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification; certification itself is a separate, verified application that the disclosure does not record. In San Diego, 73% of scored buildings are at 75 or above.
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. 1276 - Sonesta ES Suites Carmel Mountain 11002 Rancho Carmel Dr - SVC's 52.4 kBtu/ft² across 82,142 sq ft works out to about 4.3 billion Btu (1,261 MWh-equivalent) in 2022.
Which law requires 1276 - Sonesta ES Suites Carmel Mountain 11002 Rancho Carmel Dr - SVC to report its energy use?
1276 - Sonesta ES Suites Carmel Mountain 11002 Rancho Carmel Dr - SVC 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:101911:2022). 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 1276 - Sonesta ES Suites Carmel Mountain 11002 Rancho Carmel Dr - SVC's energy grade?
1276 - Sonesta ES Suites Carmel Mountain 11002 Rancho Carmel Dr - SVC scores 83 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band B, above median (70–84) — in its 2022 San Diego disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 1276 - Sonesta ES Suites Carmel Mountain 11002 Rancho Carmel Dr - SVC use?
Its 2022 site energy-use intensity was 52.4 kBtu/ft² across 82,142 sq ft.
What are 1276 - Sonesta ES Suites Carmel Mountain 11002 Rancho Carmel Dr - SVC's carbon emissions?
No greenhouse-gas emissions figure was reported for 2022.
Where is 1276 - Sonesta ES Suites Carmel Mountain 11002 Rancho Carmel Dr - SVC?
1276 - Sonesta ES Suites Carmel Mountain 11002 Rancho Carmel Dr - SVC is in San Diego, California.
How big is 1276 - Sonesta ES Suites Carmel Mountain 11002 Rancho Carmel Dr - SVC and when was it built?
1276 - Sonesta ES Suites Carmel Mountain 11002 Rancho Carmel Dr - SVC has 82,142 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2022 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1990 as its year built. It is classed as hotel.
Is 1276 - Sonesta ES Suites Carmel Mountain 11002 Rancho Carmel Dr - SVC 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, “1276 - Sonesta ES Suites Carmel Mountain 11002 Rancho Carmel Dr - SVC, San Diego, California — 2022 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/san-diego/1276-sonesta-es-suites-carmel-mountain-11002-rancho-carmel-dr-svc-ac9cb90d (data as of July 9, 2026).