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We will have cogeneration onsite. Do the credit requirements apply to all electricity used onsite, or only that which is purchased from the grid?

My project is not located in the U.S. Should I still use the emissions factors from the Energy Star program listed in the Reference Guide, or find something closer to home?

My project is located in the U.S. Can I buy green power or offsets from another part of the world?

Can I still earn this credit through green power or RECs alone?

Do onsite renewables count?

The owner has purchased RECs for a percentage of energy use of its whole portfolio of buildings, or whole campus. Can we earn this credit for a single LEED building with this purchase?

The owner purchased RECs / carbon offsets 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-v4 EAc7:Green power and carbon offsets

Remove Process Equipment?

RDK E&S

Energy Engineer / Sustainability Specialist

NV5

LEEDuser Basic Member

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September 11, 2019

I'm working on a manufacturing facility that is attempting to achieve this credit. Are process or any other loads eligible to excluded from the total energy consumption for estimates?

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Marcus Sheffer

LEED Fellow

7group / Energy Opportunities

LEEDuser Expert

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Wed, 09/11/2019 - 16:54

No. All energy use must be included in all the energy credits.

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