Step-by-Step Guidance

1. Case 3. Load Flexibility and Management Strategies - Step 1 Analyze building load shape: In the second sentence, delete "Use", capitalize the t in "The", and add the word "hourly" before "regional grid emissions data"

Further Explanation

2. Insert new section above the "Grid Harmonization" section titled "On-Peak Electricity Demand" and insert the following text:
"On-peak electricity demand can be determined as one of the following for the purposes of credit compliance:
1. Building peak electricity demand
2. Building demand load coinciding with regional grid peak demand
3. Building demand load coinciding with regional grid peak carbon emissions"

3. In the "Grid Harmonization" section:
- In the sentence that begins "Savings to building owners accrue...", replace "increased building resilience" with "increased grid resilience"
- Insert the following text: "There are a number of methods by which projects can comply with the requirement in Case 2 and Case 3 to install equipment capable of responding to an external signal. External signals can be sent from a variety of sources such as the electric utility, the electricity Independent System Operator (ISO), or a third-party automation organization. The signal can be used to indicate specific events such as a critical price peaks, grid reliability events, high grid demand, or high grid GHG emissions factors; or a continuous signal reporting price, reliability, GHG emissions, or other factors. This equipment may be part of a building automation system, stand-alone equipment, or equipment that is directly integrated with the building system(s) used to achieve the credit, e.g. a packaged rooftop HVAC system."

4. Insert new section after the "Grid Harmonization" section titled "Load Flexibility and Management Strategies" and insert the following text:
"The reference case for demonstrating peak demand reduction via the Flexible Operating Scenarios strategy and the On-site thermal and/or electricity storage strategy is the Proposed design from the Optimize Energy Performance energy model without the peak demand reduction strategy in place."

5. Insert new section after the new "Load Flexibility and Management Strategies" section titled "Peak Load Optimization" and insert the following text:
"To demonstrate that the peak load optimization strategy reduces on-peak load by at least 10% as compared to peak electrical demand, the baseline should be referenced to the ASHRAE 90.1-2016 compliant case. The “Performance Demand Index Target” and “Performance Demand Index” shall be calculated using the same methodology as the PCIT and PCI calculated per ASHRAE 90.1-2016 Appendix G:
Performance Demand Index Target = [Baseline Building Unregulated Electric Demand + (BPF x Baseline Building Regulated Electric Demand)] / Baseline Building Demand

For example, if the ASHRAE 90.1-2016 Building Performance Factor is 0.58, the Baseline regulated demand is 75 kW, and the Baseline unregulated demand is 25 kW for an Office building in climate zone 4A, the Performance Demand Index Target would be calculated as:

Performance Demand Index Target = [25 + (0.58 x 75)]/(25+75) = 0.69

The proposed demand would need to show a 10% improvement beyond this Performance Demand Target. Therefore, for this application:
Proposed demand