EE Credit: System Energy Efficiency Coefficient Improvement

(1-3 points)

Applicable to: Cities & Utilities, Campuses, Transit

INTENT

To reduce fossil fuel consumption and encourage investments that capture waste energy, improve efficiency, and lower operating costs.

REQUIREMENTS

All projects

Evaluate the project’s SEEC performance based on the SEEC improvement percentage achieved in the prerequisite. Points are awarded according to the thresholds listed in Table 1.

Table 1. Points for SEEC improvement

Cities & Utilities		Campuses & Transit
SEEC Improvement (%)	Points	SEEC Improvement (%)	Points
≥ 10	1	≥ 5	1
15	2	10	2
20	3	15	3

Projects whose SEEC improvement exceeds 30% (cities and utilities) or 20% (campuses and transit) earn 1 additional point for exemplary performance under the Innovation credit category.

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