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Can I still earn this credit through green power or RECs alone?

Do onsite renewables count? 

The owner has purchased RECs for a percentage of energy use of its whole portfolio of buildings, or whole campus. Can we earn this credit for a single LEED building with this purchase?

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My project is not located in the U.S. Should I still use the emissions factors from the Energy Star program listed in the Reference Guide, or find something closer to home? 

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NC-v4 EAc7:Green power and carbon offsets

Green Power & Carbon Offsets with Solar

Hi,

I am assisting with the certification of a shop expansion project that will have a solar system that generates at least 50% of the required energy to run the new addition (I do not know the exact percentage at this time).

Is it still possible to get the maximum of 2 points possible for the green power & carbon offsets credit if the remaining percentage of energy is purchased as required? I did not see anything in the language or guide that stated if the required percentage of energy (50% or 100%) could be the remaining non-green energy consumption, in this case being energy not generated via the spv system.

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Marcus Sheffer
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Mon, 06/17/2024 - 20:24

Yes. You subtract off the on site renewables. You should also consider substituting the v4.1 credit as potentially more points are avalible. 

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