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CI-v4 EAc4:Renewable energy production

Renewable Energy

See quotation from LEED-CI. "Use tenant renewable energy systems to offset the project’s energy cost. Calculate the project’s percentage of renewable energy by the following equation: % renewable energy = Equivalent cost of usable energy produced by renewable energy system/ Total building annual energy cost" If the CS project fulfills the criteria for meeting maximum points on this credit and a lot of photovoltaics are installed, are the tenant obliged to install even more renewable energy sources? This doesn't seem correct.

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Mon, 08/28/2017 - 14:22

From the Reference Guide. Projects whose base building uses renewable energy are eligible to receive credit for the percentage of its contribution. Use Equation 2 to determine this amount. Equation 2. Equivalent cost of renewable energy from base building system Equivalent cost of base building renewable energy = ($ value of renewable energy used in base building x % of base building energy delivered to project)

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