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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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NC-2009 EAc6:Green power

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Jean Marais
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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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Kathryn West
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Tue, 04/08/2014 - 14:53

I haven't received comments about this but I think it would be a best practice to include the facility name in the contract.

Tue, 04/08/2014 - 15:00

I have done a single bulk purchase of RECs for seven projects. The RECs were in the name of the owner and were for "multiple LEED Projects." Specific projects were not named for the REC.
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Marcus Sheffer
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Tue, 04/08/2014 - 15:02

If it is a matter of allocation of the RECs to a particular project as part of a larger purchase of RECs then you will need a letter from the owner allocating the appropriate number of RECs to that particular project. If it is not a matter of allocation then ideally the RECs would indicate the owner and the project.

Tue, 04/08/2014 - 15:24

For the case I mentioned, I found that an project specific allocating from the owner wasn't necessary. Maybe that case was unusual. The seven projects were for a single owner and all of the projects were certified within a several months of each other. I provided a common set of documentation for green power for all seven projects. The documentation included a breakdown of how the bulk purchase of green power was split for the projects.
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Jean Marais
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Tue, 04/08/2014 - 15:35

So this is an online purchase, but I have taken up contact with the seller. Online I can specify the billing address (which has to be that of the credit card) and the shipping address (which has to that of our office for tax purposes). We are the owner's adjent, so I guess that is okay. I will ask if they can include the project name on the REC documentation. We are not actually setting up a contract as we are just buying both years worth now.

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