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NC-2009 EAc2:On-Site Renewable Energy

Renewable Energy Cost - Escalating Rate

Timothy Casper

Voith & Mactavish Architects

LEEDuser Basic Member

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June 21, 2013

Our project has a PV array which is leased by the building owner under a 20-year power purchase agreement. However, the agreed upon rate increases 2% each year during these 20 years. Should I use the current year rate to assign a cost to the on-site generated renewable energy, or should this be an average of the escalating rate over the 20 years?

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Marcus Sheffer

LEED Fellow

7group / Energy Opportunities

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Fri, 06/21/2013 - 17:39

To be consistent with the utility rates you use in the energy model, I would use the current year rate.

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