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Schools-2009 EAc6: Green Power

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Who may purchase RECs?

July 17, 2011

James Keohane

Sustainability and Commissioning Consultant
Sustainable Engineering Concepts, LLC

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July 17, 2011

Is acceptable for a member of the design team or construction team to purchase RECs?

May a project team purchase RECs using project contingency funds directed by Owner?

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Marcus Sheffer

LEED Fellow
7group / Energy Opportunities

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July 18, 2011 - 8:21 am

If the team member buys them and then gives them to the building owner that would work. The source of the funds do not matter.

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FAQs about EAc6:

Our project is outside the U.S. We would like to earn this credit by purchasing RECs, but there are no Green-e options available here. It looks like most Green-e certified power comes from the U.S. What should we do?

We are pursuing this credit outside the U.S., and the owner wants to know if we can buy green power through a provider in our country that is not Green-e certified. We started comparing our national standard to Green-e and quickly found an area where the

Our project will be net-zero energy, i.e. will produce as much or more power than it consumes. Can we earn this credit?

The owner has purchased RECs for a percentage of energy use of its whole portfolio of buildings, or campus. Can we earn this credit for a single LEED building with this purchase?

We plan on pursuing this credit only if we need to do so to meet our certification target, i.e. if another credit we are counting on gets rejected. How late can we apply for this credit?

The owner purchases RECs based on an earlier prediction, but our energy model is now showing that we are just a little short of the credit threshold. What should we do?

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