JETU 863 21ST NE

How does JETU 863 21ST NE compare with other multifamily housing buildings in Washington, DC?

The latest disclosures cover 1,799 multifamily housing buildings in Washington, DC, out of 6,870 buildings citywide. JETU 863 21ST NE's ENERGY STAR score of 74 compares with an average of 72 across the 1,618 that report a score; it scores higher than 42% of them and lower than 56%. Its site EUI of 60.8 kBtu/ft² is about 19% above the average of 51.1 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 3.8 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 3.8 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 41,192 sq ft, it is about 70% below the average floor area of 136,346 sq ft for those buildings. Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 59,945 multifamily housing buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 70 and a site EUI of 59.0 kBtu/ft².

How has JETU 863 21ST NE's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 3 Washington, DC disclosures for JETU 863 21ST NE, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 21 in 2022 to 74 in 2024 (+53 points); its best year on file was 2023, at 75. Site EUI moved from 78.7 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 60.8 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 23% decrease. Reported emissions went from 219 tCO₂e to 158 tCO₂e over the same span (down 28%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 74 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 74 means the building performs better than about 74% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 74 falls in band B — above median (70–84). It sits 1 points below 75, the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification. In Washington, DC, 47% 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. JETU 863 21ST NE's 60.8 kBtu/ft² across 41,192 sq ft works out to about 2.5 billion Btu (734 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 94.0 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 207,907 kWh of electricity, 17,969 therms of natural gas and 2,368 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires JETU 863 21ST NE to report its energy use?

JETU 863 21ST NE 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:PM19913933:2024). 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.