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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Hopefully you can use a
time-of-day or demand rate schedule from the local utility in place of the
state average pricing, which will give credits to your proposed design for
demand management -- depending on the difference between peak/off-peak from the
utility, and the other large demand users in the building of course.</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">As another poster or two
mentioned, the ID credits won’t cover those items included in existing credits –
except in the case of exemplary performance.  You don’t mention if this is the
11<sup>th</sup> EAC1 credit your are pursuing, you may have a chance then?</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Or else if you can get a letter
from the utility talking about how your demand management strategies have
benefitted the local grid, even though no cost savings is associated with the
measures on-site due to the tariff in place.</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">You may find this document helpful: 
<a href="http://www.usgbc.org/ShowFile.aspx?DocumentID=3569">http://www.usgbc.org/ShowFile.aspx?DocumentID=3569</a></span></p>

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<a href="mailto:bldg-sim-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org">bldg-sim-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:bldg-sim-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org">bldg-sim-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b><a href="mailto:dlombard@earthlink.net">dlombard@earthlink.net</a><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, July 09, 2010 9:47 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:bldg-sim@lists.onebuilding.org">bldg-sim@lists.onebuilding.org</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Bldg-sim] LEED-NC v2.2 innovation in design credit for
reduction in peak energy load</span></p>

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<h1><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">RE: innovation
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Has
anyone applied for and/ or gotten an innovation in design credit for reduction
in peak energy load for any version of LEED? We're working on a project under
LEED NC v2.2 and have significant reduction in lighting load during peak hours
by using solatubes.</span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Please
provide any contact info and details if you can.</span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">I
appreciate the assistance. It seems like the energy model can be manipulated to
show the project savings during peak times and that would be enough information
needed for a submittal to the GBCI.</span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">THANKS
for being LEEDers!!</span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Debra
Lombard</span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><a href="mailto:dlombard@earthlink.net">dlombard@earthlink.net</a></span></p>

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