6171 Santa Teresa Blvd
Food Sales in San José, CA · 95123
At a glance
6171 Santa Teresa Blvd is a 29,745-square-foot food sales building in San José, California, built in 2003. In its 2024 San José benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 132.2 kBtu/ft² and 221 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
San José Municipal Code Ch. 17.85 (Energy and Water Building Performance Ordinance) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 132.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 194.8 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 221 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 279,099 kWh |
| Natural gas | 29,795 therms |
| Water use | 1,013 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 29,745 sq ft |
| Source record | san_jose:2034-0-00:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 132.2 kBtu/ft² | 221 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 106.4 kBtu/ft² | 182 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 95.6 kBtu/ft² | 164 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 105.6 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 2020 | — | 104.8 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 2019 | — | 184.1 kBtu/ft² | — |
Compliance context
San José Municipal Code Ch. 17.85 (Energy and Water Building Performance Ordinance)
San José's BPO requires buildings over 20,000 sq ft to benchmark annually and complete beyond-benchmarking performance improvements on a rolling schedule.
Ownership
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Location
- Address
- 6171 Santa Teresa Blvd
- City
- San José
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 95123
Within ~1 km
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How does 6171 Santa Teresa Blvd compare with other buildings in San José?
The latest disclosures cover 1,790 benchmarked buildings in San José. Its site EUI of 132.2 kBtu/ft² is about 121% above the average of 59.7 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 29,745 sq ft, it is about 73% below the average floor area of 108,674 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2003, 16 years later than the group's average year built (1987). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 31 food sales buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 98 and a site EUI of 117.9 kBtu/ft².
How has 6171 Santa Teresa Blvd's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 6 San José disclosures for 6171 Santa Teresa Blvd, covering report years 2019–2024. Site EUI moved from 184.1 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 132.2 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 28% decrease. Reported emissions went from 164 tCO₂e to 221 tCO₂e over the same span (up 35%).
What does a site EUI of 132.2 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. 6171 Santa Teresa Blvd's 132.2 kBtu/ft² across 29,745 sq ft works out to about 3.9 billion Btu (1,152 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 194.8 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 279,099 kWh of electricity, 29,795 therms of natural gas and 1,013 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 6171 Santa Teresa Blvd to report its energy use?
6171 Santa Teresa Blvd reports under San José Municipal Code Ch. 17.85 (Energy and Water Building Performance Ordinance), the legal basis of San José's Energy and Water Building Performance Ordinance, which publishes each covered building's annual benchmarking results. The record shown here is the report-year 2024 disclosure (source record san_jose:2034-0-00:2024). San José's BPO requires buildings over 20,000 sq ft to benchmark annually and complete beyond-benchmarking performance improvements on a rolling schedule.
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Frequently asked questions
What is 6171 Santa Teresa Blvd's energy grade?
6171 Santa Teresa Blvd did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 132.2 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 6171 Santa Teresa Blvd use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 132.2 kBtu/ft² (194.8 kBtu/ft² source) across 29,745 sq ft, including 279,099 kWh of electricity and 29,795 therms of natural gas.
What are 6171 Santa Teresa Blvd's carbon emissions?
6171 Santa Teresa Blvd reported 221 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is 6171 Santa Teresa Blvd?
6171 Santa Teresa Blvd is in San José, California 95123.
How big is 6171 Santa Teresa Blvd and when was it built?
6171 Santa Teresa Blvd has 29,745 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2003 as its year built. It is classed as food sales.
Is 6171 Santa Teresa Blvd covered by San José Municipal Code Ch. 17.85 (Energy and Water Building Performance Ordinance)?
Yes — it appears in the 2024 Energy and Water Building Performance Ordinance disclosure, which lists the buildings reporting under San José Municipal Code Ch. 17.85 (Energy and Water Building Performance Ordinance).
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About this data
Source: Energy and Water Building Performance Ordinance (San José Municipal Code Ch. 17.85 (Energy and Water Building Performance Ordinance)), as published July 9, 2026. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: BuildingCensus, “6171 Santa Teresa Blvd, San José, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/san-jose/6171-santa-teresa-blvd-c6c49b1c (data as of July 9, 2026).