Otay Mesa Detention Center
Prison/Incarceration in San Diego, CA · 7488 Calzada De La Fuente
At a glance
Otay Mesa Detention Center is a 422,631-square-foot prison/incarceration building at 7488 Calzada De La Fuente in San Diego, California, built in 2015. In its 2022 San Diego benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 58.1 kBtu/ft².
Building Energy Benchmarking Ordinance (SDMC Ch. 14 Art. 12) · reporting year 2022
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 58.1 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | — |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Gross floor area | 422,631 sq ft |
| Source record | san_diego:102220:2022 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022latest | — | 58.1 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 2021 | — | 72.9 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
- 7488 Calzada De La Fuente
- City
- San Diego
- State
- California
Within ~1 km
Nearby benchmarked buildings
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How does Otay Mesa Detention Center 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 58.1 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 422,631 sq ft, it is about twice the average floor area of 204,714 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2015, 21 years later than the group's average year built (1994).
How has Otay Mesa Detention Center's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 San Diego disclosures for Otay Mesa Detention Center, covering report years 2021–2022. Site EUI moved from 72.9 kBtu/ft² (2021) to 58.1 kBtu/ft² (2022), a 20% decrease.
What does a site EUI of 58.1 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. Otay Mesa Detention Center's 58.1 kBtu/ft² across 422,631 sq ft works out to about 24.6 billion Btu (7,196 MWh-equivalent) in 2022.
Which law requires Otay Mesa Detention Center to report its energy use?
Otay Mesa Detention Center 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:102220:2022). 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 Otay Mesa Detention Center's energy grade?
Otay Mesa Detention Center did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2022 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 58.1 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Otay Mesa Detention Center use?
Its 2022 site energy-use intensity was 58.1 kBtu/ft² across 422,631 sq ft.
What are Otay Mesa Detention Center's carbon emissions?
No greenhouse-gas emissions figure was reported for 2022.
Where is Otay Mesa Detention Center?
Otay Mesa Detention Center is at 7488 Calzada De La Fuente, in San Diego, California.
How big is Otay Mesa Detention Center and when was it built?
Otay Mesa Detention Center has 422,631 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2022 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2015 as its year built. It is classed as prison/incarceration.
Is Otay Mesa Detention Center 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, “Otay Mesa Detention Center, San Diego, California — 2022 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/san-diego/otay-mesa-detention-center-f686b630 (data as of July 9, 2026).