8730 Rio San Diego Drive
Retail Store in San Diego, CA
At a glance
8730 Rio San Diego Drive is a 111,395-square-foot retail store in San Diego, California, built in 1996. In its 2022 San Diego benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 84 out of 100 (grade B) and a site energy-use intensity of 32.3 kBtu/ft². That score is higher than 47% of the 36 scored retail store buildings in San Diego.
Building Energy Benchmarking Ordinance (SDMC Ch. 14 Art. 12) · reporting year 2022
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 84 (band B) |
| Site EUI | 32.3 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | — |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Gross floor area | 111,395 sq ft |
| Source record | san_diego:101286:2022 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022latest | 84 | -8 | 32.3 kBtu/ft² | — |
| 2021 | 92 | 26.3 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
No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.
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Location
- Address
- 8730 Rio San Diego Drive
- City
- San Diego
- State
- California
Within ~1 km
Nearby benchmarked buildings
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How does 8730 Rio San Diego Drive compare with other retail store buildings in San Diego?
The latest disclosures cover 47 retail store buildings in San Diego, out of 2,567 buildings citywide. 8730 Rio San Diego Drive's ENERGY STAR score of 84 compares with an average of 73 across the 36 that report a score; it scores higher than 47% of them and lower than 47%. Its site EUI of 32.3 kBtu/ft² is about 43% below the average of 56.6 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 111,395 sq ft, it is roughly in line with the average floor area of 119,320 sq ft for those buildings. Its 1996 construction date is close to the group's average year built (1994). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 3,025 retail store buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 73 and a site EUI of 57.7 kBtu/ft².
How has 8730 Rio San Diego Drive's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 San Diego disclosures for 8730 Rio San Diego Drive, covering report years 2021–2022. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 92 in 2021 to 84 in 2022 (-8 points); its best year on file was 2021, at 92. Site EUI moved from 26.3 kBtu/ft² (2021) to 32.3 kBtu/ft² (2022), an 23% increase.
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 84 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 84 means the building performs better than about 84% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 84 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. 8730 Rio San Diego Drive's 32.3 kBtu/ft² across 111,395 sq ft works out to about 3.6 billion Btu (1,054 MWh-equivalent) in 2022.
Which law requires 8730 Rio San Diego Drive to report its energy use?
8730 Rio San Diego Drive 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:101286:2022). 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 8730 Rio San Diego Drive's energy grade?
8730 Rio San Diego Drive scores 84 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 8730 Rio San Diego Drive use?
Its 2022 site energy-use intensity was 32.3 kBtu/ft² across 111,395 sq ft.
What are 8730 Rio San Diego Drive's carbon emissions?
No greenhouse-gas emissions figure was reported for 2022.
Where is 8730 Rio San Diego Drive?
8730 Rio San Diego Drive is in San Diego, California.
How big is 8730 Rio San Diego Drive and when was it built?
8730 Rio San Diego Drive has 111,395 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2022 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1996 as its year built. It is classed as retail store.
Is 8730 Rio San Diego Drive 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, “8730 Rio San Diego Drive, San Diego, California — 2022 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/san-diego/8730-rio-san-diego-drive-aba34ff7 (data as of July 9, 2026).