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ASHRAE 90.1-2022, Section 11 credits	Points
Minimum required by 90.1-2022 plus 38 credits	3
Minimum required by 90.1-2022 plus 50 credits	4

AND/OR

PATH 3. PLUG AND PROCESS LOADS (1–5 POINTS)

Case 1. Plug Load Management (1 point)

Implement the following:

• Provide a plug load dashboard that is accessible through an application to all regular occupants of the space.

• For tenant types with IT departments, implement policies for PCs, monitors, and visual displays to be controlled off when not in use, except scheduled maintenance periods.

AND/OR

Case 2. Efficient Plug and Process Load Equipment (1–5 points)

Implement one or more of the following:

• Install or reuse eligible plug and process equipment meeting the criteria in Table 3 for 90% of applicable equipment by quantity or rated load. Either include or exclude all eligible equipment reused in the project from the calculations. For one Table 3 equipment category (1 point)

• For two Table 3 equipment categories (2 points)

• For three or more Table 3 equipment categories (3 points)

OR

For process-intensive spaces, install or reuse eligible plug and process equipment meeting the criteria in Table 3 for at least 90% of total applicable equipment rated load. Rated load of compliant equipment must total at least:

• 0.3 W/sq. ft. (3.2 W/sq. m.) (3 points)

• 0.5 W/sq. ft. (5.4 W/sq. m.) (4 points)

• 1.0 W/sq. ft. (10.8 W/sq. m.) (5 points)

Table 3. Plug, process, refrigeration, and conveyance equipment criteria

Equipment category	Applicable equipment	Criteria
ENERGY STAR® products: plug	Office equipment Appliances Electronics	ENERGY STAR® rated or approved equivalent with at

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