Hello,
I am not sure, if I got a statement correct in the checklist / pre-design section: There is written "You can choose to purchase two years’ worth of green power at occupancy, rather than pay monthly or yearly. In this case, you would purchase double the percentage of assumed annual electricity consumption to satisfy the credit’s two-year commitment. For example, a LEED-CI project would purchase either 16 kWh per square foot or 100% of actual electricity consumption."
Does that mean that I can also show a contract for one year buying 100% green power instead of a 2-year contract with 50% for credit compliance? That would really help in one of my projects as we only have the possibility for one-year contracts with the power supplier there.
I am looking forward to an answer and I already say THANK YOU for your help!
Lana Malone
Director of Business Development- Green Building Team LeaderRenewable Choice Energy
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January 12, 2011 - 12:49 pm
Hi Christian,
To achieve the Green Power LEED credits, you can opt to purchase the total kWh needed for 100% over 2 years upfront. For instance, if you have a 100,000 ft2 project that would like to pursue the Green Power LEED credit and ID credit, 100,000 ft2 x 16 kWh/ft2 x 2 years, a total of 3,200,000 would be needed. You could sign a single contract to purchase the bulk amount needed upfront.
We have worked with nearly 2,000 LEED projects to achieve the Green Power LEED credit, and I'd be happy to help you out if interested!
LMalone@renewablechoice.com
Thanks- I hope this helped.
Lana
Renewable Choice Energy
Christian Brücher
LEED AP / LEED AP BD+CARCADIS Deutschland GmbH
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January 13, 2011 - 4:27 am
Would this also be possible for a project in the Czech Republic?
Lana Malone
Director of Business Development- Green Building Team LeaderRenewable Choice Energy
120 thumbs up
January 13, 2011 - 9:51 am
As long as the project is registered with the USGBC, the same rules apply. We have provided green power to several international projects, so please let me know if I can help.
Thanks!
Achelles DSouza
Sustainability EngineerFreelance Building Simulator
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September 22, 2011 - 4:26 am
Can you help for the project in India which is registered with IGBC (Indian Green Building Council)?
Grace Ming
Senior ESD Consultant95 thumbs up
December 19, 2012 - 10:43 pm
If the owner issue the purchase order to buy the green power for 2 years in stead of signing the contract with the Green Power provider, is it acceptable? We will upload the purchase order and the Green-e certs to LEED online. Thanks.
Marcus Sheffer
LEED Fellow7group / Energy Opportunities
LEEDuser Expert
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December 20, 2012 - 3:53 pm
As long as the PO clearly indicates the supplier and they are Green-e suppliers that should work.