Hi,
I'm working on a project where the owner has interest in adding a roof mounted PV system that is connected to the facility and the grid in the LEED project/boundary and in the associated construction contract. However the 50kW array (approx. 33% of facility consumption) will be provided, installed, and maintained by a subcontractor who will own the system for a period of time and pay for the system through savings, participating in the local utility program that will pay a premium per kWh for onsite generation. Obviously, and regrettably, we cannot claim EAc2 credit under 2009, however is it acceptable to include the onsite generation capacity in the energy model?
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Marcus Sheffer
LEED Fellow7group / Energy Opportunities
LEEDuser Expert
5906 thumbs up
April 25, 2012 - 9:11 am
I have not seen this attempted. There is not a clear link between EAc2 and EAc1 in the Reference Guide. You could always give it a try and see if it makes it through the review process. Otherwise it sounds like a LEED Interpretation. You might check there to see if this issue has been raised before.
Ken Scalf
ArchitectOptimized Design Solutions
6 thumbs up
May 6, 2012 - 3:09 pm
Marcus, Thank you for your quick reply, I'll report the results for others.
Brooke Bogart
PrincipalEcological Environments
4 thumbs up
June 6, 2012 - 1:46 pm
Hi Ken. I am curious of the outcome, as we have the same situation. Please do keep us posted!