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CI-2009 EAc4:Green Power

Actual Power Usage

Hi, We are in the midst of our final submission and we have decided to submit for this credit. The building just went online end of January. We have actual energy usage for past 4 months (Feb- End of May) when the building first went online. We were wondering if we can extrapolate the energy usage for the year and use that as the baseline for "EAc4: Option 1: Actual Usage." Let me know when you get a chance, thanks!

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Tristan Roberts
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Thu, 05/26/2011 - 11:33

Richard, it sounds like you're complicating things for youself. Why not use the results of EAc1 energy consumption expectations, as Option 1 calls for?
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Thu, 05/26/2011 - 18:18

If you don't have an energy simulation for the space than you might want to use a green power contractor, which does green power supply based on percentage of your actual consumption. So what every you consume in a month, you will be purchasing 50% green power. I'm guessing you don't want to use the 8 kWh/sf year, because it's more than you actually will be using?

Thu, 01/26/2012 - 23:48

I am trying to document this credit and we have not occupied the building for more than 3 months. So we are not able to document via the "Actual Consumption" route. However, to use the "Design Electricity Consumption" route, "The project space regulated electricity use for green power calculations are based on the design energy cost from the Lighting Power Density section of EA Prerequisite 2 and the Design Case Energy Use from EA Credit1.3 Option 2. (Note: this option shall only be selected if EA Prerequisite 2 and EA Credit 1.3 are complete)." However, we did not complete EAc1.3. We have our Title 24/Energy Model since we are in CA. But this LEED Template explicitly says I have to have completed EAc1.3, which I have not. How do I document this credit since my project is purchasing 100% RECs for two years?

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