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span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Put the PV sale annual total in Table L-1 and Table EAp2-12 – the form does not directly transfer the energy cost from L-1 to EAp2-12. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#1F497D'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>         </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Make sure you include a short narrative explaining the situation and the rates for purchased and renewable energy.  The form does not allow you to indicate the PV sale rate, and the reviewer may attempt to verify your Table L-1 numbers using the grid-purchase virtual rate reported in EAp2-3.  Reference your ES-D report since it will show all rates separately.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>In short, LEED currently allows you to take credit for your project’s situation since it is based on net energy cost, not actual building consumption.  Yay for capitalism, go Huskers, and long live Texas!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shapetype id="_x0000_t75" coordsize="21600,21600" o:spt="75" o:preferrelative="t" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" filled="f" stroked="f">
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