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Power Purchasing Agreement (PPA) in lieu of REC

NC-2009 EAc6:Green power
posted by  Jamison Hill  on 

Here in NYC, most costumers choose to purchase supply from a third party source, such as an ESCO, that is independent of their utility provider.

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Fri Jun 27, 2014, 2:50 pm

Two-year contracts

NC-2009 EAc6:Green power
posted by  Kath Williams  on 

Seems like this question must have been asked before but I can't find the answer.

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Tue May 13, 2014, 4:07 pm

Catch

NC-2009 EAc6:Green power
posted by  Jean Marais  on 

Are there any catches to proving that the RECs that we buy are used only on a specific LEED project? Should I ask the seller to specify the facility's name or something on the REC?

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Tue Apr 8, 2014, 3:35 pm

New York State Green Energy...

NC-2009 EAc6:Green power
posted by  Rick Alfandre  on 

New York's Renewable Portfolio Standard states that as of 2013, 23% of the State's electricity came from renewable energy resources.

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Tue Apr 1, 2014, 4:15 pm

Calculating Green Power

NC-2009 EAc6:Green power
posted by  Marina Horchin  on 

I want to figure out the default number to use to calculate how much green power in RECs a building would need to purchase. The RG that I have states 11.7 kWh/SF-yr for Office.

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Tue Jan 21, 2014, 12:23 am

3 phase project - when do I need to procure Green Power?

NC-2009 EAc6:Green power
posted by  Ted Vanderlinden  on 

We've evaluated energy consumption during design phase and are working with the owner to determine who we will be purchase credits from. Question is really timing.

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Tue Dec 10, 2013, 5:04 pm

Purchasing Green Power for Client's Entire Operation

NC-2009 EAc6:Green power
posted by  Alicia Freire  on 

I am working on a project in Sweden that purchases green energy from a wind farm in Norway to cover the consumption of the entire company's operations.

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Tue Dec 3, 2013, 12:13 pm

EAc6 Implementation

NC-2009 EAc6:Green power
posted by  Cassandra Kail  on 

Does the project need to purchase Green Power from its power provider (it is provided), or is there the option of purchasing RECs on the open market from other providers (given that costs may be ch

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Mon Nov 25, 2013, 5:39 pm

Warning for net-zero projects.

NC-2009 EAc6:Green power
posted by  Hernando Miranda  on 

The GBCI has decided that net-zero projects must buy additional EAc6 green power if the actual energy use for two-years post-occupancy does not match the GBCI approved results from EAc1/EAc2.

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Wed Aug 28, 2013, 12:38 am

Company Information that sells RECs in Asia Pacific Region

NC-2009 EAc6:Green power
posted by  Sangmin An  on 

Hello, I am working on LEED project in Korea. I am looking for some companies that sells renewable energy certificates in Asia-Pacific Region. Could you please recommend RECs providers in Asia ? T

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