2140 PALOU AVE
Commercial in San Francisco, CA · 94124
At a glance
2140 PALOU AVE is a 18,003-square-foot commercial building in San Francisco, California, built in 1976. In its 2025 San Francisco benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 18.9 kBtu/ft² and 19 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
SF Environment Code Chapter 20 · reporting year 2025
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 18.9 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 42.0 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 19 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 1.1 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 66,628 kWh |
| Natural gas | 1,135 therms |
| Gross floor area | 18,003 sq ft |
| Source record | sf:5587/003:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | — | 18.9 kBtu/ft² | 19 tCO₂e | |
| 2024 | — | 29.1 kBtu/ft² | 29 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 39.4 kBtu/ft² | 46 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | — | — | |
| 2021 | — | — | — | |
| 2020 | — | — | — | |
| 2019 | — | — | — | |
| 2018 | 57 | -3 | 20.6 kBtu/ft² | 30 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 60 | -4 | 21.6 kBtu/ft² | 34 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 64 | +10 | 20.0 kBtu/ft² | 35 tCO₂e |
| 2015 | 54 | +3 | 21.9 kBtu/ft² | 38 tCO₂e |
| 2014 | 51 | +1 | 22.4 kBtu/ft² | 39 tCO₂e |
| 2013 | 50 | 24.1 kBtu/ft² | 41 tCO₂e | |
| 2012 | — | — | — | |
| 2011 | — | — | — |
Compliance context
SF Environment Code Chapter 20
San Francisco's ordinance requires annual benchmarking for commercial buildings over 10,000 sq ft, with administrative penalties for buildings that fail to report.
Ownership
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Location
- Address
- 2140 PALOU AVE
- City
- San Francisco
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94124
- Coordinates
- 37.74026, -122.40099
Within ~1 km
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How does 2140 PALOU AVE compare with other commercial buildings in San Francisco?
The latest disclosures cover 1,683 commercial buildings in San Francisco, out of 2,509 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 18.9 kBtu/ft² is about 62% below the average of 49.2 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 1.1 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 61% below the group average of 2.7 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 18,003 sq ft, it is about 83% below the average floor area of 107,408 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1976, 35 years later than the group's average year built (1941). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 2,307 commercial buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 76 and a site EUI of 51.3 kBtu/ft².
How has 2140 PALOU AVE's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 15 San Francisco disclosures for 2140 PALOU AVE, covering report years 2011–2025. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 50 in 2013 to 57 in 2018 (+7 points); its best year on file was 2016, at 64. Site EUI moved from 24.1 kBtu/ft² (2013) to 18.9 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 22% decrease. Reported emissions went from 41 tCO₂e to 19 tCO₂e over the same span (down 54%).
What does a site EUI of 18.9 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. 2140 PALOU AVE's 18.9 kBtu/ft² across 18,003 sq ft works out to about 0.3 billion Btu (100 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 42.0 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 66,628 kWh of electricity and 1,135 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 2140 PALOU AVE to report its energy use?
2140 PALOU AVE reports under SF Environment Code Chapter 20, the legal basis of San Francisco's Existing Buildings Energy Performance Ordinance, which publishes each covered building's annual benchmarking results. The record shown here is the report-year 2025 disclosure (source record sf:5587/003:2025). San Francisco's ordinance requires annual benchmarking for commercial buildings over 10,000 sq ft, with administrative penalties for buildings that fail to report.
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Frequently asked questions
What is 2140 PALOU AVE's energy grade?
2140 PALOU AVE did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2025 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 18.9 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 2140 PALOU AVE use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 18.9 kBtu/ft² (42.0 kBtu/ft² source) across 18,003 sq ft, including 66,628 kWh of electricity and 1,135 therms of natural gas.
What are 2140 PALOU AVE's carbon emissions?
2140 PALOU AVE reported 19 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (1.1 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2025.
Where is 2140 PALOU AVE?
2140 PALOU AVE is in San Francisco, California 94124. Its coordinates are 37.74026, -122.40099 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Existing Buildings Energy Performance Ordinance file.
How big is 2140 PALOU AVE and when was it built?
2140 PALOU AVE has 18,003 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1976 as its year built. It is classed as commercial.
Is 2140 PALOU AVE covered by SF Environment Code Chapter 20?
Yes — it appears in the 2025 Existing Buildings Energy Performance Ordinance disclosure, which lists the buildings reporting under SF Environment Code Chapter 20.
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About this data
Source: Existing Buildings Energy Performance Ordinance (SF Environment Code Chapter 20), as published October 2, 2026. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: BuildingCensus, “2140 PALOU AVE, San Francisco, California — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/san-francisco/2140-palou-ave-18a5f7be (data as of October 2, 2026).