GS Credit: Other Tools and Financial Incentives – Above Green

(1 point)

Applicable to: Cities & Utilities, Campuses

INTENT

To encourage users to invest in energy use reduction and electricity system improvements and to promote third-party tools and services.

REQUIREMENTS

Cities and Utilities

OPTION 1. Third-party tools and services (1 point)

Have in place equipment and programs that provide a wide array of third-party tools and service choices for all types of users. Customers must be allowed to choose among at least three providers, manufacturers, or suppliers for two or more of the following technologies:

Advanced thermostats that can communicate directly with advanced meters
Building energy management systems
Electricity or chilled water storage

OPTION 2. Market and financial incentives (1 point)

Have in place financial incentives for demand-side investments for any one of the applicable customer classes, including residential, commercial, small industrial, and large industrial, by providing financing that meets the following criteria:

Interest rate less than the market prime rate or base points
Term greater than five years
Application process that can be completed in four weeks or less
Applicability to more than one generation technology

Campuses

Offer tenants an energy clause, green lease, or other contractual language addressing energy-efficient build-outs, payment structures for energy efficiency upgrades, cost recovery or pass through for energy related capital costs, and/or utility data sharing (1 point).