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NC-2009 EAc6:Green power

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The client have a solar park in a land adjacent to the land on which the project will be built. The client has the ability to increase the LEED boundary and add the two lands such that this solar park can be counted as on site renewable energy however he rejects. He wants to utilize the power as a green external power. Is that possible since the two lands are adjacent and with the same owner? and can the power from the solar park be counted in the energy modeling?

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Marcus Sheffer
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Thu, 12/01/2016 - 19:10

Yes it is possible and can be counted toward EAp2, EAc1, and EAc2. On-site solar does not count directly toward EAc6 however. The renewable energy generated simply reduces the quantity of green power you need to provide as the renewable energy is subtracted from the total energy consumption of the building. If the renewable system provides more than 100% of the building's energy consumption you earn EAc6 automatically with some qualifiers - see LEED Interpretation #10219. This sounds like the campus guidance applies so see this document for more guidance -http://www.usgbc.org/resources/leed-campus-guidance

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