At a glance
Sonesta ES Suites San Diego Rancho Bernardo is a 69,511-square-foot hotel at 11855 Avenue of Industry in San Diego, California, built in 2002. In its 2022 San Diego benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 66 out of 100 (grade C) and a site energy-use intensity of 49.4 kBtu/ft². That score is higher than 30% 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 | 66 (band C) |
| Site EUI | 49.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | — |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Gross floor area | 69,511 sq ft |
| Source record | san_diego:100927:2022 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022latest | 66 | ±0 | 49.4 kBtu/ft² | — |
| 2021 | 66 | 50.0 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
- 11855 Avenue of Industry
- City
- San Diego
- State
- California
Within ~1 km
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How does Sonesta ES Suites San Diego Rancho Bernardo compare with other hotel buildings in San Diego?
The latest disclosures cover 86 hotel buildings in San Diego, out of 2,567 buildings citywide. Sonesta ES Suites San Diego Rancho Bernardo's ENERGY STAR score of 66 compares with an average of 69 across the 69 that report a score; it scores higher than 30% of them and lower than 68%. Its site EUI of 49.4 kBtu/ft² is about 34% below the average of 75.3 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 69,511 sq ft, it is about 69% below the average floor area of 226,572 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2002, 11 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 Sonesta ES Suites San Diego Rancho Bernardo's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 San Diego disclosures for Sonesta ES Suites San Diego Rancho Bernardo, covering report years 2021–2022. Its ENERGY STAR score was 66 in both 2021 and 2022. Site EUI moved from 50.0 kBtu/ft² (2021) to 49.4 kBtu/ft² (2022), a 1% decrease.
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 66 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 66 means the building performs better than about 66% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 66 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 9 points below 75, the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification. 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. Sonesta ES Suites San Diego Rancho Bernardo's 49.4 kBtu/ft² across 69,511 sq ft works out to about 3.4 billion Btu (1,006 MWh-equivalent) in 2022.
Which law requires Sonesta ES Suites San Diego Rancho Bernardo to report its energy use?
Sonesta ES Suites San Diego Rancho Bernardo 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:100927:2022). 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 Sonesta ES Suites San Diego Rancho Bernardo's energy grade?
Sonesta ES Suites San Diego Rancho Bernardo scores 66 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band C, below median (55–69) — in its 2022 San Diego disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Sonesta ES Suites San Diego Rancho Bernardo use?
Its 2022 site energy-use intensity was 49.4 kBtu/ft² across 69,511 sq ft.
What are Sonesta ES Suites San Diego Rancho Bernardo's carbon emissions?
No greenhouse-gas emissions figure was reported for 2022.
Where is Sonesta ES Suites San Diego Rancho Bernardo?
Sonesta ES Suites San Diego Rancho Bernardo is at 11855 Avenue of Industry, in San Diego, California.
How big is Sonesta ES Suites San Diego Rancho Bernardo and when was it built?
Sonesta ES Suites San Diego Rancho Bernardo has 69,511 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2022 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2002 as its year built. It is classed as hotel.
Is Sonesta ES Suites San Diego Rancho Bernardo 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, “Sonesta ES Suites San Diego Rancho Bernardo, San Diego, California — 2022 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/san-diego/sonesta-es-suites-san-diego-rancho-bernardo-65277e8f (data as of July 9, 2026).