EE Credit: Environmental Performance Improvement

(1-10 points)

Applicable to: Cities & Utilities, Campuses, Transit

INTENT

To reduce the environmental consequences of energy generation, transmission, and distribution by improving source energy, air emissions, water use, and solid waste performance.

REQUIREMENTS

All projects

Evaluate the project’s energy efficiency performance based on the PEER EE index score achieved in the prerequisite.

Points are awarded according to Table 1.

Table 1. Points for PEER EE index score

EE Index	Points
≥ 30	1
40	2
50	3
60	4
70	5

Projects with an EE index score greater than the benchmark may earn up to 5 points based on following formula:

Benchmark EE values for the United States are given in Table 2. For projects in India, contact the PEER team.

Table 2. EE benchmarks for U.S. projects

State	Benchmark
Alabama	54
Alaska	46
Arizona	52
Arkansas	44
California	69
Colorado	40
Connecticut	66
Delaware	63
Florida	64
Georgia	51
Hawaii	45
Idaho	75
Illinois	44
Indiana	25
Iowa	42
Kansas	36
Kentucky	19
Louisiana	49
Maine	73
Maryland	39
Massachusetts	69
Michigan	35
Minnesota	48
Mississippi	63
Missouri	27
Montana	48
Nebraska	26
Nevada	73
New Hampshire	67
New Jersey	65
New Mexico	34
New York	69
North Carolina	46
North Dakota	26
Ohio	32
Oklahoma	51
Oregon	78
Pennsylvania	45
Rhode Island	77
South Carolina	51
South Dakota	60
Tennessee	44
Texas	57
Utah	29
Vermont	60
Virginia	53
Washington	78
West Virginia	26
Wisconsin	38
Wyoming	23

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