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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

Green Power Query

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Andrei Sabater
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Barone International
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I am Andrei Sabater, employee of ecoSolutions, Right now we are currently studying the credit for the green power and carbon offsets. Is the credit applicable here in the Philippines? And what do we need to be able to be complied with this credit? Thank you Sir.

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Marcus Sheffer
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Fri, 03/20/2020 - 18:46

Yes you can earn this credit anywhere. You can buy RECs and offset from outside the country or demonstrate equivalency if using another system not currently recognized in LEED.
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Andrei Sabater
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Barone International
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Fri, 03/20/2020 - 19:02

Do you any suggestions of companies that sell RECs?
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Andrei Sabater
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Barone International
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Fri, 03/20/2020 - 19:02

Thak you sir
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Heather Schrock
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Bonneville Environmental Foundation
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Mon, 03/23/2020 - 15:48

Hi Andrei, Feel free to reach out to me at Bonneville Environmental Foundation. We are a nonprofit provider of RECs. My email is first initial, last name @b-e-f.org. Or just info@ and your email will be directed to me. Cheers, Heather Schrock Director, Environmental Partnerships Bonneville Environmental Foundation

Mon, 04/20/2020 - 20:14

does the certificate of purchase have to be at substantial completion to comply with the credit? or can it be purchased prior during construction?    
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Marcus Sheffer
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Tue, 04/21/2020 - 16:17

The timeframe of the purchase is the only issue. It can be a prior purchase but any timeframe  required by LEED starts with occupancy.
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Gino Liu
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AECOM
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Mon, 09/06/2021 - 04:01

Could RECs be purchased in countries other than the project location ?
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Olga Yuil
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Mon, 09/06/2021 - 20:04

Hi Gino Liu, From LEED Reference Guide for Building Design and Construction, LEED v4 Edition August 2020. Page 466 Green Power and Carbon Offsets, STEP-BY-STEP GUIDANCE, STEP 6: For U.S. projects, the offsets must come from greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction projects within the U.S. Page 471 Green Power and Carbon Offsets, FURTHER EXPLANATION, INTERNATIONAL TIPS: Projects outside the U.S. are not required to purchase products from the country in which the building is located.

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