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RENEWABLE ENERGY CRITERIA
Contract Length
Project shall demonstrate a minimum of a three-year contractual commitment that begins no later than the project’s reporting period start date. Contract length shall be three years or prorated across three years for shorter contract lengths.
Environmental Attributes
Ownership All environmental attributes (energy attribute certificates, EACs) or renewable energy certificates, RECs) associated with renewable energy generation must be retired on behalf of the LEED project for the renewable energy procurement to contribute to credit achievement.
Vintage EACs/RECs credited to the project must be generated no earlier than 18 months before the LEED project’s initial submission date.
Location Tier 2 and Tier 3 renewable assets must be in the same country or region where the LEED project is located.
AND/OR
Option 3. Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Building Energy Use (1–3 points)
Demonstrate a percentage improvement in project GHG emissions from building energy use below the total GHG emissions target. Points are awarded according to Table 3.
Calculate the project GHG emissions for the 12-month reporting period using the project energy consumption for each energy source and the project GHG emissions factors for each energy source. Report project electricity use with a GHG emissions factor of zero when the electricity is supplied or offset by Tier 1, on-site renewable energy generation or social impact project, and/or Tier 2, new off-site renewable electricity, documented in Option 2. Renewable Energy.
Calculate GHG emissions targets using one of the following:
PATH 1. PERFORMANCE RELATIVE TO SIMILAR BUILDINGS (1–3 POINTS)
GHG emissions targets shall be calculated based on the site energy use intensity targets for fuel and electricity for the project’s building type and climate zone in Appendix II. For all project locations, multiply these targets by the published U.S. Environmental Protection Agency national CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions factors for natural gas and electricity from the most recently published year.
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