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EBOM-2009 EAp2:Minimum Energy Efficiency Performance

cooking gas

We have used a modest amount of cooking gas in the canteen of our office building. Should we be counting this in the energy use for the Energy Star rating?

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Dan Ackerstein
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Tue, 04/17/2012 - 16:01

Yes - Energy Star requires you to input all energy sources used by the building. Gas used in a commercial kitchen is part of the equation. Dan

Thu, 05/24/2012 - 21:49

As a general follow-on to Dan's response, it's also easy to overlook the need to include energy sources that are supplied to the building in discrete deliveries, rather than through a metered connection -- things like diesel for generators or fire pumps, liquid propane, or even wood pellets, etc.

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