I have a client that is a utility company undergoing LEED EBOM for their headquarters buildings. This company is made up of many smaller energy producers, one of which produces green power. The green power is not Green-e certified nor can it be proven that the green power that is produced goes to their headquarter buildings. However, it is safe to say they own a green power utility that introduces green power to the grid. Although they don't pay the green power provider money for electricity (because they own it), is there any known way or CIR to capture any points from this credit?
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Tristan Roberts
RepresentativeVermont House of Representatives
LEEDuser Expert
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July 12, 2010 - 10:11 pm
As things stand, you can't earn points under this credit. Since the green power is not Green-e certified or the equivalent, it doesn't meet the credit threshold. Secondly, there is nothing connecting this facility with that green power. For all you know, there might be other customers who have purchased all this power specifically due to its environmental attributes, leaving nothing left to allocate to the utility HQ.You would need to establish Green-e equivalence and then find a way of "selling" that power to the building, or just buy some Green-e RECs on the open market. It's pretty cheap right now.