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We are purchasing green power through the local utility but it is not able to provide or sign a two-year contract because of restrictions applied to the utility. Can we still meet the credit requirements with our current purchased green power covering the

We’d like to wait to pursue the option for off-site renewable energy until after the results of the preliminary review. Is it ok to pursue this credit after the preliminary review is complete or as an appeal should we need additional points?

What time period do purchased RECs and offsets need to cover? Do we need to cover the performance period plus an additional two years after that?

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EBOM-2009 EAc4:On-Site and Off-Site Renewable Energy

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

My buildings roof is covered in solar panels that generate at least 20% of the building's annual energy. However these solar panels are owned by a third party and the REC's are sold to help finance the panels (through a PPA). Do I have to purchase REC's to offset my buildings total energy use regardless of the energy generated by the solar panels or is there a way to get a discount since a large portion of the energy is generated on site?

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Ben Stanley
Senior Sustainability Manager
WSP - Built Ecology
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Tue, 12/01/2015 - 16:43

Hi Edmee, Yes, the renewable energy attributes must be retained and owned by the building owner in order to apply that energy generation to the credit. The LEED v4 reference guide has some additional guidance for third party systems that could be useful for you.
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Erin Holdenried
Sustainable Design Director
Bell Architects
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Wed, 12/23/2015 - 17:35

LEED NC 2009 allows projects to purchase RECs equivalent to the amount generated by the third-party owned onsite renewables as a path to counting the onsite renewables for LEED credit. Is this not also allowed for LEED EBOM?

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