At a glance
Embassy Suites San Diego is a 350,000-square-foot hotel at 601 Pacific Highway in San Diego, California, built in 2013. In its 2022 San Diego benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 75 out of 100 (grade B) and a site energy-use intensity of 40.3 kBtu/ft². That score is higher than 48% 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 | 75 (band B) |
| Site EUI | 40.3 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | — |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Gross floor area | 350,000 sq ft |
| Source record | san_diego:101422:2022 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022latest | 75 | -9 | 40.3 kBtu/ft² | — |
| 2021 | 84 | 56.3 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
- 601 Pacific Highway
- City
- San Diego
- State
- California
Within ~1 km
Nearby benchmarked buildings
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How does Embassy Suites San Diego compare with other hotel buildings in San Diego?
The latest disclosures cover 86 hotel buildings in San Diego, out of 2,567 buildings citywide. Embassy Suites San Diego's ENERGY STAR score of 75 compares with an average of 69 across the 69 that report a score; it scores higher than 48% of them and lower than 51%. Its site EUI of 40.3 kBtu/ft² is about half of the average of 75.3 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 350,000 sq ft, it is about 54% above the average floor area of 226,572 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2013, 22 years later than 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 Embassy Suites San Diego's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 San Diego disclosures for Embassy Suites San Diego, covering report years 2021–2022. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 84 in 2021 to 75 in 2022 (-9 points); its best year on file was 2021, at 84. Site EUI moved from 56.3 kBtu/ft² (2021) to 40.3 kBtu/ft² (2022), a 28% decrease.
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 75 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 75 means the building performs better than about 75% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 75 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. Embassy Suites San Diego's 40.3 kBtu/ft² across 350,000 sq ft works out to about 14.1 billion Btu (4,134 MWh-equivalent) in 2022.
Which law requires Embassy Suites San Diego to report its energy use?
Embassy Suites San Diego 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:101422:2022). 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 Embassy Suites San Diego's energy grade?
Embassy Suites San Diego scores 75 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 Embassy Suites San Diego use?
Its 2022 site energy-use intensity was 40.3 kBtu/ft² across 350,000 sq ft.
What are Embassy Suites San Diego's carbon emissions?
No greenhouse-gas emissions figure was reported for 2022.
Where is Embassy Suites San Diego?
Embassy Suites San Diego is at 601 Pacific Highway, in San Diego, California.
How big is Embassy Suites San Diego and when was it built?
Embassy Suites San Diego has 350,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2022 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2013 as its year built. It is classed as hotel.
Is Embassy Suites San Diego 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, “Embassy Suites San Diego, San Diego, California — 2022 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/san-diego/embassy-suites-san-diego-ce0bd840 (data as of July 9, 2026).