San Diego Convention Center
Convention Center in San Diego, CA
At a glance
San Diego Convention Center is a 1,763,876-square-foot convention center in San Diego, California, built in 1989. In its 2022 San Diego benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 41.7 kBtu/ft².
Building Energy Benchmarking Ordinance (SDMC Ch. 14 Art. 12) · reporting year 2022
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 41.7 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | — |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Gross floor area | 1,763,876 sq ft |
| Source record | san_diego:1509034:2022 |
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
- City
- San Diego
- State
- California
Within ~1 km
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How does San Diego Convention Center compare with other buildings in San Diego?
The latest disclosures cover 2,567 benchmarked buildings in San Diego. Its site EUI of 41.7 kBtu/ft² is about 30% below the average of 59.8 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 1,763,876 sq ft, it is about 949% above the average floor area of 168,156 sq ft for those buildings. Its 1989 construction date is close to the group's average year built (1991).
What does a site EUI of 41.7 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. San Diego Convention Center's 41.7 kBtu/ft² across 1,763,876 sq ft works out to about 73.6 billion Btu (21,556 MWh-equivalent) in 2022.
Which law requires San Diego Convention Center to report its energy use?
San Diego Convention 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:1509034:2022). 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 San Diego Convention Center's energy grade?
San Diego Convention Center did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2022 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 41.7 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does San Diego Convention Center use?
Its 2022 site energy-use intensity was 41.7 kBtu/ft² across 1,763,876 sq ft.
What are San Diego Convention Center's carbon emissions?
No greenhouse-gas emissions figure was reported for 2022.
Where is San Diego Convention Center?
San Diego Convention Center is in San Diego, California.
How big is San Diego Convention Center and when was it built?
San Diego Convention Center has 1,763,876 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2022 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1989 as its year built. It is classed as convention center.
Is San Diego Convention 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, “San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, California — 2022 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/san-diego/san-diego-convention-center-5790158a (data as of July 9, 2026).