You mention that you should list any and all equipment and appliances that are to be used in the project space, but LEED specifically states that you should included only "ENERGY STAR eligible equipment INSTALLED as a part of the tenants scope of work". This seems to be saying that only equipment and appliances that are installed as part of the project should be included in this calculation.

If my reading is correct, which I am not sure it is, what happens if you have a project that doesn't replace any equipment.

I looked at CIRs for this credit and they hint at your reading, but are in not in any way clear. It just doesn't seem to make sense to me why the USGBC would mention "installed as a part of the tenant's scope of work" if they actually wanted you to include all eligible equipment used in the project space.