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Amount of offset in multi tenanted building

EBOM-2009 EAc4:On-Site and Off-Site Renewable Energy
posted by  Peter Doo  on 

If tenants are individually metered, are the percentages of offset calculated on common area meter usage only?

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Tue Feb 9, 2016, 6:51 pm

The amount of REC's necessary if onsite solar credits are sold

EBOM-2009 EAc4:On-Site and Off-Site Renewable Energy
posted by  Edmée Knight  on 

My buildings roof is covered in solar panels that generate at least 20% of the building's annual energy.

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Wed Dec 23, 2015, 5:35 pm

Carbon Offsets (Green-e Equivalent)

EBOM-2009 EAc4:On-Site and Off-Site Renewable Energy
posted by  Henrique Mendes  on 

We have a client that wants to buy carbon credits from a project in Brazil, and since green-e do not have auditors here, there are no Brazilian companies certified under the Green-e climate standar

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Green Domus | Desenvolvimento Sustentável
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Tue Sep 1, 2015, 9:07 am

Green e equivalence

EBOM-2009 EAc4:On-Site and Off-Site Renewable Energy
posted by  David ESPAGNET  on 

Hello. In the "credit language" above is precised : " Projects in Europe may use the following approved standards in place of Green-e Energy: - EKOenergy - Guarantees of Origin (GOs) with additiona

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Lucy C. Williams, Architect
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Tue Nov 11, 2014, 5:52 pm

Confused about Perf periods and 2-yr contract for offsite REC's

EBOM-2009 EAc4:On-Site and Off-Site Renewable Energy
posted by  Wendy Parker, LEED AP  on 

We purchased REC's (Texas products) for backdates 3/13 to 3/14 AND going forward 3/14 to 3/15 to cover both the Perf Period AND the 2 yr contract requirement for the credit.

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Tue Oct 7, 2014, 1:19 pm

Natural gas use less than 1MMBtu...can't obtain carbon offsets

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posted by  Wendy Parker, LEED AP  on 

We have purchased our REC's for our building's electricity use but have been unable to find anyone that offers carbon offsets for our natural gas use because it's so low (less than 1MMBtu a year).

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Thu Jul 17, 2014, 7:00 pm

Green-e equivalent

EBOM-2009 EAc4:On-Site and Off-Site Renewable Energy
posted by  Patricia Fuertes  on 

Good morning, We are pursuing this credit and we do not have a Green-e certification for the product so we have submitted for the preliminary review all the documentation we have to stablished the

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Tue Jan 14, 2014, 3:16 pm

Green Power purchase after first review (out of the performance)

EBOM-2009 EAc4:On-Site and Off-Site Renewable Energy
posted by  Patricia Fuertes  on 

We have already submitted the certification and we have received the return review, at this point we need to activate some more points in order to reach de 40 points for the certification.

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Mon May 13, 2013, 9:29 pm

Reporting offset purchases on form EAc4

EBOM-2009 EAc4:On-Site and Off-Site Renewable Energy
posted by  Michael Miller  on 

The reference guide is explicit that if you are purchasing off-site renewable energy for fuels combusted on site (Scope 1 emissions), it needs to be done via carbon offsets ("Green-e Climate or equ

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Sat Dec 17, 2011, 4:04 am