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Option 2. Energy Storage (1–2 points)

Provide on-site electric storage and/or thermal storage meeting the criteria in Table 2.

Include automatic load management controls capable of storing the electric or thermal energy during off-peak periods or periods with low grid carbon intensity, as well as using stored energy during on-peak periods or periods of high grid carbon intensity.

Table 2. Peak storage capacity relative to peak demand

Storage	1 point	2 points
Electric storage capacity Relative to peak electric demand	0.2 kWh / kW	0.4 kWh / kW
Thermal storage capacity Relative to peak coincident thermal demand (heating + cooling + SWH + process heat)	1.0 kWh / kW or Btu / Btu/hr or ton-hr / ton	2.0 kWh / kW or Btu / Btu/hr or ton-hr / ton

AND/OR

Option 3. Demand Response Program (1 point)

Enroll in a minimum one-year demand response (DR) contract with a qualified DR program provider, with the intention of multiyear renewal.

On-site combustion-based electricity cannot be used to meet the demand-side management criteria.

AND/OR

Option 4. Automated Demand-Side Management (1 point)

On-site combustion-based electricity cannot be used to meet the demand-side management criteria.

PATH 1. SYSTEM-LEVEL CONTROLS (1 POINT)

Provide automated demand response controls for at least two of the following systems installed within the project scope of work:

• HVAC systems (50% of rated capacity)

• Lighting systems (50% of power)

• Automatic receptacle controls (50% of number of receptacles)

• Service water heating (90% of capacity)

• Electric vehicle supply equipment

OR

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