LEED EBOM 2009 EA Prerequisite 2 & Credit 1 - ACP

Jutta,
The documentation is constantly changing and conflicting, but the original ACP EBOM documentation released around October 9th states the following:
CASE 1. Projects Eligible for Energy Star Rating-This CASE is not available to Projects outside the U.S.
CASE 2. Projects Not Eligible for Energy Star Rating OPTION 1-This CASE is not available to Projects outside the U.S.
CASE 2. Projects Not Eligible for Energy Star Rating OPTION 2-Note for Projects Outside the U.S. - Projects outside the U.S. can use Option 2 but are limited to Option 2B or 2C, as outlined in the LEED Reference Guide for Green Building Operations & Maintenance, 2009 Edition.
The original LEED EBOM manual states this:
"For building types covered by ENERGY STAR but located outside the United States, use Case 1 to obtain an ENERGY STAR rating. The Portfolio Manager tool provides a list of locations outside the United States, but it is not complete. If the location for an international project is not listed, consult ASHRAE 90.1-2007 Appendices B and D to determine a comparable US city."
The issue is that there is no national energy data available outside the US, like CBECS. See the excerpt from an EU energy research committee.
"Breakdown of Energy Consumption
Information on the average breakdown of total energy consumption for different end-uses in nonresidential buildings is not available for most countries or is limited for the other countries. In cases when information is available, most of the data refer to the last decade.
Breakdown of Energy Consumption in Different End-Use Buildings
Information on the average breakdown of total energy consumption for different end-uses in nonresidential buildings is not available for most countries or is limited for the other countries."

The problem with Options 2B and 2C is the following:
"Enter at least 3 consecutive years of historical energy use data into Portfolio Manager, in addition to the current year's data."
ACP Problems:
OPTION 1. Benchmark Against Comparable Typical Building CASE 1. National Energy Data Available - No Data available
OPTION 1. Benchmark Against Comparable Typical Building CASE 2. National Energy Data Not Available - Finding three typical, comparable buildings with permission to use their energy bills. Requires 12 months of data.
OPTION 2. Demonstrated Energy Efficiency Improvement-The building must have at least four consecutive years of site energy data.
The certification process for some buildings just jumped from 12 months to 48 months or longer for buildings that are a few years old but didn't LEED certify previously....

Jutta,
I plan on submitting a rather lengthy document to the USGBC once I review all of the conflicting documentation detailing my view on the impacts.
The current ACP document is totally different from the previous form. It would be nice if they would put version numbers on documents rather than October 2011.

Good news. Looks like it was just a mix up.
"Thanks for your question about EAp2 and EAc1 for EB projects outside of the U.S. The language stating that Case 1 was not available to projects outside of the U.S. was erroneously included in the Rating System with ACPs. The case IS available to projects outside of the U.S. and the box stating otherwise has been removed from the Rating System."

Sean,
Thanks for the quick response.