I have two questions regarding the inclusion of UPS in the 'Energy Star' calculation in LEED v2009. Q1. The LEEDv2009 Reference Guide language says... "Any category added to ENERGY STAR list in the future may be used in the project team's calculation". Since UPS was added as a new category in 2013... it would seem reasonable to NOT include UPS in the calculation if the project team decides to do so. Is that correct? Q2. Notwithstanding the above... IF it is now required to include the UPS in the Energy Star calculation... what is the correct 'Rated Power' for inclusion in the LEED Online table? The UPS mostly stands idle... but (potentially) has a huge 'Output Rated Power' say 200,000 Watts for a short period of time from the battery back-up power. While the maximum power drawn by the UPS is a much lower number... say 2,000 Watts! My understanding is that we would use the maximum draw power of the UPS (say 2,000Watts) rather than the maximum power output (say 200,000 Watts) of the UPS that we would input to the Energy Star calculation. Is that correct? Thanks in advance... Any advice is much appreciated. Cheers, Graeme
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