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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Hi,
All<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>I
have a question about the purchased heat.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>I
looked at the standard 2004 Appendix G3.1.1.1 Purchased Heat. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>It is
said: For systems using purchased hot water or steam, hot water or steam costs
shall be based on actual utility rates, <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>and
on-site boilers shall not be modeled in the baseline building design</span></b>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>However
in Standard 2004 User Manual, about the purchased heat, it is said: <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Purchased
Heat (§ G3.1.1.1) For proposed building systems using purchased hot water or
steam, the baseline building shall use the same hot water or steam source as
used for the proposed building, <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>but with
on-site boilers.</span></b> Costs shall be based on actual utility rates for
the purchased steam or hot water.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>So
which one is correct? Definitely, for the baseline case, using the on-side
boiler or not would bring a huge difference to the energy consumption for the
heating and hot water because of the boiler efficiency curve. Has anyone had
this problem before? Thanks a lot. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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