Fort Totten Solid Waste Transfer Station
Other - Public Services in Washington, DC, DC · 4900 BATES ROAD NE · 20011
At a glance
Fort Totten Solid Waste Transfer Station is a 65,431-square-foot other - public services building at 4900 BATES ROAD NE in Washington, DC, built in 1961. In its 2024 Washington, DC benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 34.7 kBtu/ft² and 181 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Clean and Affordable Energy Act / BEPS · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 34.7 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 97.1 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 181 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.8 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 665,096 kWh |
| Natural gas | 0 therms |
| Gross floor area | 65,431 sq ft |
| Source record | dc:PM12004284:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 34.7 kBtu/ft² | 181 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 34.0 kBtu/ft² | 177 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 29.9 kBtu/ft² | 172 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 36.6 kBtu/ft² | 223 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 31.7 kBtu/ft² | 199 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 33.2 kBtu/ft² | 208 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
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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Location
- Address
- 4900 BATES ROAD NE
- City
- Washington, DC
- State
- District of Columbia
- ZIP
- 20011
- Coordinates
- 38.94725, -77.00262
Within ~1 km
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How does Fort Totten Solid Waste Transfer Station compare with other other - public services buildings in Washington, DC?
The latest disclosures cover 43 other - public services buildings in Washington, DC, out of 6,870 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 34.7 kBtu/ft² is about half of the average of 73.2 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 2.8 kgCO₂e/ft² is about half of the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 65,431 sq ft, it is roughly in line with the average floor area of 66,114 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1961, 6 years later than the group's average year built (1956). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 346 other - public services buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 34 and a site EUI of 83.8 kBtu/ft².
How has Fort Totten Solid Waste Transfer Station's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 6 Washington, DC disclosures for Fort Totten Solid Waste Transfer Station, covering report years 2019–2024. Site EUI moved from 33.2 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 34.7 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 5% increase. Reported emissions went from 208 tCO₂e to 181 tCO₂e over the same span (down 13%).
What does a site EUI of 34.7 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. Fort Totten Solid Waste Transfer Station's 34.7 kBtu/ft² across 65,431 sq ft works out to about 2.3 billion Btu (665 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 97.1 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 665,096 kWh of electricity and 0 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Fort Totten Solid Waste Transfer Station to report its energy use?
Fort Totten Solid Waste Transfer Station 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:PM12004284:2024). 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 Fort Totten Solid Waste Transfer Station's energy grade?
Fort Totten Solid Waste Transfer Station did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 34.7 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Fort Totten Solid Waste Transfer Station use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 34.7 kBtu/ft² (97.1 kBtu/ft² source) across 65,431 sq ft, including 665,096 kWh of electricity and 0 therms of natural gas.
What are Fort Totten Solid Waste Transfer Station's carbon emissions?
Fort Totten Solid Waste Transfer Station reported 181 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.8 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Fort Totten Solid Waste Transfer Station?
Fort Totten Solid Waste Transfer Station is at 4900 BATES ROAD NE, in Washington, DC 20011. Its coordinates are 38.94725, -77.00262 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Fort Totten Solid Waste Transfer Station and when was it built?
Fort Totten Solid Waste Transfer Station has 65,431 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1961 as its year built. It is classed as other - public services.
Is Fort Totten Solid Waste Transfer Station 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, “Fort Totten Solid Waste Transfer Station, Washington, DC — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/washington-dc/fort-totten-solid-waste-transfer-station-24daea9d (data as of July 9, 2026).