Capitol Hill Baptist Church
Worship Facility in Washington, DC, DC · 525 A St NE · 20002
At a glance
Capitol Hill Baptist Church is a 42,000-square-foot worship facility at 525 A St NE in Washington, DC, built in 1940. In its 2024 Washington, DC benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 36.6 kBtu/ft² and 97 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Clean and Affordable Energy Act / BEPS · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 36.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 57.4 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 97 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.3 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 133,234 kWh |
| Natural gas | 10,821 therms |
| Water use | 335 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 42,000 sq ft |
| Source record | dc:PM20040572:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 36.6 kBtu/ft² | 97 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 34.0 kBtu/ft² | 92 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | 83 | 11.8 kBtu/ft² | 43 tCO₂e |
Compliance context
Clean and Affordable Energy Act / BEPS
DC's Building Energy Performance Standards (BEPS) require buildings below the performance standard to improve over compliance cycles (the first ends December 31, 2026; later cycles run five years), with penalties for buildings that fail to meet their pathway.
Ownership
CAPITOL HILL BAPTIST CHURCH
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Location
- Address
- 525 A St NE
- City
- Washington, DC
- State
- District of Columbia
- ZIP
- 20002
- Coordinates
- 38.89070, -76.99887
Within ~1 km
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How does Capitol Hill Baptist Church compare with other worship facility buildings in Washington, DC?
The latest disclosures cover 88 worship facility buildings in Washington, DC, out of 6,870 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 36.6 kBtu/ft² is about 29% below the average of 51.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 2.3 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 36% below the group average of 3.6 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 42,000 sq ft, it is about 15% below the average floor area of 49,290 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1940, 6 years later than the group's average year built (1934). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,035 worship facility buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 50 and a site EUI of 47.8 kBtu/ft².
How has Capitol Hill Baptist Church's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 Washington, DC disclosures for Capitol Hill Baptist Church, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 11.8 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 36.6 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 210% increase. Reported emissions went from 43 tCO₂e to 97 tCO₂e over the same span (up 125%).
What does a site EUI of 36.6 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. Capitol Hill Baptist Church's 36.6 kBtu/ft² across 42,000 sq ft works out to about 1.5 billion Btu (451 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 57.4 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 133,234 kWh of electricity, 10,821 therms of natural gas and 335 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Capitol Hill Baptist Church to report its energy use?
Capitol Hill Baptist Church reports under the Clean and Affordable Energy Act / BEPS, the legal basis of Washington, DC's Building Energy Benchmarking program, which publishes each covered building's annual benchmarking results. The record shown here is the report-year 2024 disclosure (source record dc:PM20040572:2024). DC's Building Energy Performance Standards (BEPS) require buildings below the performance standard to improve over compliance cycles (the first ends December 31, 2026; later cycles run five years), with penalties for buildings that fail to meet their pathway.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Capitol Hill Baptist Church's energy grade?
Capitol Hill Baptist Church did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 36.6 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Capitol Hill Baptist Church use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 36.6 kBtu/ft² (57.4 kBtu/ft² source) across 42,000 sq ft, including 133,234 kWh of electricity and 10,821 therms of natural gas.
What are Capitol Hill Baptist Church's carbon emissions?
Capitol Hill Baptist Church reported 97 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.3 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Capitol Hill Baptist Church?
Capitol Hill Baptist Church is at 525 A St NE, in Washington, DC 20002. Its coordinates are 38.89070, -76.99887 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Capitol Hill Baptist Church and when was it built?
Capitol Hill Baptist Church has 42,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1940 as its year built. It is classed as worship facility.
Is Capitol Hill Baptist Church covered by the Clean and Affordable Energy Act / BEPS?
Yes — it appears in the 2024 Building Energy Benchmarking disclosure, which lists the buildings reporting under the Clean and Affordable Energy Act / BEPS.
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About this data
Source: Building Energy Benchmarking (Clean and Affordable Energy Act / BEPS), as published July 9, 2026. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: BuildingCensus, “Capitol Hill Baptist Church, Washington, DC — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/washington-dc/capitol-hill-baptist-church-4b2b9965 (data as of July 9, 2026).