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Posted: Tue Jul 22nd, 2008 06:56 am |
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can someone please help?
i am quite sure it is more than just the sources from which the energy comes from??
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Posted: Tue Jul 22nd, 2008 11:35 am |
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Although not a power exprtt I believe they are the same.
For LEED credit EA2 'On-site' renewable energy is an on-site source that produces energy for your building or facility. Green Power for EA6 is purchasing power from the power grid as Renewable Energy Credits (RECs) that was produced off-site by a renewable source.
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Posted: Tue Jul 22nd, 2008 08:10 pm |
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Right.
On-site renewable energy refers to energy that is generated at your project site. For example, if you put solar powers on the roof of your building, that would be applicable to EA credit 2: On-Site Renewable Energy (and it would also help you out on EA credit 1 because you can subtract renewable energy from the energy used by your proposed model.
Green Power refers to a contract that you enter into with a utility to buy energy that they generate from "green" sources at some location remote from your project site. For example, if the utility has a solar array in the desert and gives you the option to purchase the energy from these panels at a premium, that would help you earn the Green Power credit. Note that this will not give you any advantage for credit 1.
Hope that helps.
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Posted: Wed Jul 23rd, 2008 05:54 am |
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thank you both for your posts!...much clearer now. will give another read.
so can i say that the sources which produce energy for both on-site energy and purchsed energy can technically be from the same source?
wind, biomass, PV, water....??
thanks again!!
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Posted: Wed Jul 23rd, 2008 10:54 am |
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Yes, they both can be from the same type of source.
At least in my area, when you buy REC's from the power company you can specify green-e solar, green-e wind, or green-e any. What that does is directs the money you pay for the energy (or at leas some portion of it) to the development and maintenance of a specific type of energy source.
If you choose green-e solar for your REC's for 'green power' and also have solar on site as a renewable source, then you are using solar to satisfy both credits.
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Posted: Thu Jul 24th, 2008 06:51 am |
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thanks for the clarification! green power!
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