NC-v4.1 EAc3: Advanced Energy Metering

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Requirements

Install advanced energy metering for the following:

• all whole-building energy sources used by the building; and
• any individual energy end uses that represent 10% or more of the total annual consumption of the building.

• Meters must be permanently installed, record at intervals of one hour or less, and transmit data to a remote location.
• Electricity meters must record both consumption and demand. Whole-building electricity meters should record the power factor, if appropriate.
• The data collection system must use a local area network, building automation system, wireless network, or comparable communication infrastructure.
• The system must be capable of storing all meter data for at least 36 months.
• The data must be remotely accessible.
• All meters in the system must be capable of reporting hourly, daily, monthly, and annual energy use.

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What does it cost?

Cost estimates for this credit

On each BD+C v4 credit, LEEDuser offers the wisdom of a team of architects, engineers, cost estimators, and LEED experts with hundreds of LEED projects between then. They analyzed the sustainable design strategies associated with each LEED credit, but also to assign actual costs to those strategies.

Our tab contains overall cost guidance, notes on what “soft costs” to expect, and a strategy-by-strategy breakdown of what to consider and what it might cost, in percentage premiums, actual costs, or both.

This information is also available in a full PDF download in The Cost of LEED v4 report.

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