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NC-v4 EAc7:Green power and carbon offsets

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Vitor Tosetto
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Dear All, I have a doubt about calculation of quantity of REC. I believe you can help me. Using the Example 1 (in page 460 of v4) my project will consume 1,98 MWh per year. However, each REC is equivalent to 1 MWh. In my understanding, if I buy 2 REC I would use renewable energy for just 1 year. In Reference Guide BD+C LEED v4, I found no explanation about how long I have to buy REC. Only 1 year is enough? I just have to buy 2 REC to earn 2 points?

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Marcus Sheffer
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Wed, 11/30/2016 - 15:01

The term is 5 years. See the credit language for this requirement.

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