St Paul's English Lutheran Church
Worship Facility in Washington, DC, DC · 4900 Connecticut Ave NW · 20008
At a glance
St Paul's English Lutheran Church is a 40,899-square-foot worship facility at 4900 Connecticut Ave NW in Washington, DC, built in 1931. In its 2024 Washington, DC benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 64 out of 100 (grade C), a site energy-use intensity of 32.0 kBtu/ft² and 94 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 75% 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 | 64 (band C) |
| Site EUI | 32.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 63.3 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 94 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.3 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 203,902 kWh |
| Natural gas | 6,120 therms |
| Water use | 148 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 40,899 sq ft |
| Source record | dc:PM19930646:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 64 | -1 | 32.0 kBtu/ft² | 94 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 65 | -1 | 32.4 kBtu/ft² | 91 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 66 | 28.1 kBtu/ft² | 87 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
ST PAUL'S ENGLISH LUTHERAN CHURCH
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Location
- Address
- 4900 Connecticut Ave NW
- City
- Washington, DC
- State
- District of Columbia
- ZIP
- 20008
- Coordinates
- 38.95379, -77.07044
Within ~1 km
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How does St Paul's English Lutheran 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. St Paul's English Lutheran Church's ENERGY STAR score of 64 compares with an average of 43 across the 72 that report a score; it scores higher than 75% of them and lower than 22%. Its site EUI of 32.0 kBtu/ft² is about 38% 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 40,899 sq ft, it is about 17% below the average floor area of 49,290 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1931, 3 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 St Paul's English Lutheran Church's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 Washington, DC disclosures for St Paul's English Lutheran Church, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 66 in 2022 to 64 in 2024 (-2 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 66. Site EUI moved from 28.1 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 32.0 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 14% increase. Reported emissions went from 87 tCO₂e to 94 tCO₂e over the same span (up 8%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 64 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 64 means the building performs better than about 64% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 64 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 11 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. St Paul's English Lutheran Church's 32.0 kBtu/ft² across 40,899 sq ft works out to about 1.3 billion Btu (384 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 63.3 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 203,902 kWh of electricity, 6,120 therms of natural gas and 148 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires St Paul's English Lutheran Church to report its energy use?
St Paul's English Lutheran 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:PM19930646:2024). 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 St Paul's English Lutheran Church's energy grade?
St Paul's English Lutheran Church scores 64 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band C, below median (55–69) — in its 2024 Washington, DC disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does St Paul's English Lutheran Church use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 32.0 kBtu/ft² (63.3 kBtu/ft² source) across 40,899 sq ft, including 203,902 kWh of electricity and 6,120 therms of natural gas.
What are St Paul's English Lutheran Church's carbon emissions?
St Paul's English Lutheran Church reported 94 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.3 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is St Paul's English Lutheran Church?
St Paul's English Lutheran Church is at 4900 Connecticut Ave NW, in Washington, DC 20008. Its coordinates are 38.95379, -77.07044 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is St Paul's English Lutheran Church and when was it built?
St Paul's English Lutheran Church has 40,899 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1931 as its year built. It is classed as worship facility.
Is St Paul's English Lutheran 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, “St Paul's English Lutheran Church, Washington, DC — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/washington-dc/st-paul-s-english-lutheran-church-c1a1f59c (data as of July 9, 2026).