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Equipment category	Applicable equipment	Criteria
loads and small appliances	Other (e.g., vending machines, pool pumps, water coolers)	least 0.1 W/sq. ft. (1.1 W/sq. m.) of total rated load
ENERGY STAR® products: process loads	Commercial food service equipment Data center/server equipment Commercial laundry equipment Electric vehicle chargers (EVSE) Other (e.g., laboratory-grade refrigerators and freezers)	ENERGY STAR® rated or approved equivalent with at least 0.1 W/sq. ft. (1.1 W/sq. m.) of total rated load
People conveyance	Elevators Escalators Moving walkways	ISO 25745 At least Class A-rated
Data center electrical system	Electrical system design	ASHRAE 90.4-2022 Design electrical loss component (ELC) is at least 20% lower than the maximum design electrical loss
Refrigeration systems	Referenced in_ASHRAE_ 90.1, Section 6.8, tables AND not ENERGY STAR®® eligible	10% improvement beyond ASHRAE 90.1, Section 6.8, tables
Refrigeration systems	Refrigerated warehouse	California Title 24-2022, Section 120.6, refrigerated warehouse requirements
Airport equipment	Baggage handling equipment	Individual carrier systems (ICS) with variable frequency drive
Airport equipment	Aircraft and jetway air-conditioning	Preconditioned air (PCA) systems with efficiencies meeting_ASHRAE 90.1_ prescriptive efficiencies for HVAC equipment

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Case 3. Plug and Process Load Exceptional Calculation (1–5 points)

Using the ASHRAE 90.1, Section G2.5, exceptional calculation method, demonstrate a minimum percentage improvement in total project plug and process, refrigeration, and conveyance loads. Points are awarded according to Table 4 below.

Table 4. Points for percent improvement in plug and process loads

Percent improvement	Points
8%	1
16%	2
24%	3
32%	4
40%	5

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