(1-2 points)
Intent
To support energy management and identify opportunities for additional energy savings by tracking building-level and system-level energy use.
Requirements
Option 1. Metering (1 point)
Install new or use existing tenant-level energy meters to provide tenant-level data representing total tenant energy consumption (electricity, natural gas, chilled water, steam, fuel oil, propane,biomass, etc.). Utility-owned meters are acceptable. Commit to sharing with USGBC the resulting energy consumption data and electrical demand data (if metered) for a five-year period beginning on the date the project accepts LEED certification. At a minimum, energy consumption must be tracked at one-month intervals. This commitment must carry forward for five years or until the space changes ownership or lessee.Option 2. Advanced metering (2 points)
Install advanced energy metering for the following:- all energy sources used in the tenant space; and
- any individual energy end uses that represent 10% or more of the total annual consumption of the tenant space.
- Meters must be permanently installed, record at intervals of one hour or less, and transmit data to a remote location.
- Electricity meters must record both consumption and demand. Whole-building electricity meters should record the power factor, if appropriate.
- The data collection system must use a local area network, building automation system, wireless network, or comparable communication infrastructure.
- The system must be capable of storing all meter data for at least 18 months.
- The data must be remotely accessible.
- All meters in the system must be capable of reporting hourly, daily, monthly, and annual energy use.
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