We are working on a hospitality project that is attempting LEED Gold, and is part of a larger campus. Installing the PV array on our roof is not ideal from a resiliency perspective, since we are in a high wind area, so we are evaluating installing the array as a shade structure in the parking lot.

The owner is building an educational facility on campus that also pursuing LEED Platinum certification. That facility is located a short distance down the road from this project. The owner would prefer to group the solar required for both projects in this one public location dedicated to education around sustainable living.

While these projects are on a shared campus, with common ownership, there is not a campus grid between the buildings, and the buildings will have separate electrical feeds from the public grid. The array would be net metered, and the power contributing to the LEED certification of each building would be allocated solely for that purpose and would not overlap.

I can't find a specific requirement for campus projects to be tied together with a campus grid, but it may be assumed that they are. Please advise if our shared solar approach meets the requirements of EAC2.