Metropolitan AME Church
Worship Facility in Washington, DC, DC · 1518 M Street NW · 20005
At a glance
Metropolitan AME Church is a 29,833-square-foot worship facility at 1518 M Street NW in Washington, DC, built in 1890. In its 2024 Washington, DC benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 24 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 64.2 kBtu/ft² and 141 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 21% of the 72 scored worship facility buildings in Washington, DC.
Clean and Affordable Energy Act / BEPS · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 24 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 64.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 154.8 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 141 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.7 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 436,501 kWh |
| Natural gas | 4,274 therms |
| Water use | 359 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 29,833 sq ft |
| Source record | dc:PM19999837:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 24 | +2 | 64.2 kBtu/ft² | 141 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 22 | +5 | 63.9 kBtu/ft² | 157 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 17 | 76.2 kBtu/ft² | 184 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
METROPOLITAN AFRICAN METHODIST CHURCH
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Location
- Address
- 1518 M Street NW
- City
- Washington, DC
- State
- District of Columbia
- ZIP
- 20005
- Coordinates
- 38.90533, -77.03546
Within ~1 km
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How does Metropolitan AME 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. Metropolitan AME Church's ENERGY STAR score of 24 compares with an average of 43 across the 72 that report a score; it scores higher than 21% of them and lower than 78%. Its site EUI of 64.2 kBtu/ft² is about 24% above the average of 51.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 4.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 32% above the group average of 3.6 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 29,833 sq ft, it is about 39% below the average floor area of 49,290 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1890, 44 years earlier 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 Metropolitan AME Church's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 Washington, DC disclosures for Metropolitan AME Church, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 17 in 2022 to 24 in 2024 (+7 points). Site EUI moved from 76.2 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 64.2 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 16% decrease. Reported emissions went from 184 tCO₂e to 141 tCO₂e over the same span (down 23%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 24 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 24 means the building performs better than about 24% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 24 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 51 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. Metropolitan AME Church's 64.2 kBtu/ft² across 29,833 sq ft works out to about 1.9 billion Btu (561 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 154.8 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 436,501 kWh of electricity, 4,274 therms of natural gas and 359 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Metropolitan AME Church to report its energy use?
Metropolitan AME 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:PM19999837:2024). 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 Metropolitan AME Church's energy grade?
Metropolitan AME Church scores 24 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band D, lowest band (1–54) — in its 2024 Washington, DC disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Metropolitan AME Church use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 64.2 kBtu/ft² (154.8 kBtu/ft² source) across 29,833 sq ft, including 436,501 kWh of electricity and 4,274 therms of natural gas.
What are Metropolitan AME Church's carbon emissions?
Metropolitan AME Church reported 141 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.7 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Metropolitan AME Church?
Metropolitan AME Church is at 1518 M Street NW, in Washington, DC 20005. Its coordinates are 38.90533, -77.03546 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Metropolitan AME Church and when was it built?
Metropolitan AME Church has 29,833 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1890 as its year built. It is classed as worship facility.
Is Metropolitan AME 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, “Metropolitan AME Church, Washington, DC — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/washington-dc/metropolitan-ame-church-aa15b667 (data as of July 9, 2026).