LEED-NC 2.1 Letter Template EA Credit 6 Green Power

							                                                                                                      LEED-NC 2.1 Letter Template
                                                                                                         EA Credit 6: Green Power



 (Owner, Tenant or Responsible Party)
   Nathan Gauthier
I,                                      , declare to USGBC that the supplied renewable power is equal to 50% of the project’s
energy consumption and the sources meet the Green-e definition of renewable energy. The power was procured from:

   a Green-e certified power marketer

   a Green-e accredited utility program

   a Green-e certified Tradable Renewable Certificate

   other power supply that meets the Green-e renewable power definition

AND

I have provided the following supplementary documentation to support the declaration:

   a copy of the two-year electric utility purchase contract for power generated from renewable sources.




Project Name:   HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL - WYSS

Credit:         EA Credit 6 (1 Point): Green Power                                                 Points Documented:          1


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                                             HARVARD UNIVERSITY
                                          Harvard Green Campus Initiative
46 Blackstone Street                                                                                      Phone 617.495.4980
Fourth Floor – Blackstone South                                                                             Fax 617.495.9409
Cambridge, MA 02139                                                                                www.greencampus.harvard.edu

                                                                                                           October 16, 2007

                                   Wyss Hall SS Credit EA6 – Green Power


Construction Application Review:

        The LEED Submittal Template has been provided declaring that the project has purchased
        green power, equal to 50% of the project's energy consumption that meets the Green-E
        definition for renewable energy for a minimum two years. The submitted documentation
        includes an unsigned copy of the two-year purchase agreement from Sterling Planet to
        provide green power equal to 100% of the building’s reported total annual regulated electric
        energy usage. It appears that a blank scanned copy was edited with the values that would
        be purchased, but there is no documentation to show that these amounts were purchased,
        that the contract was agreed to, or that the dates listed on the contract are valid. Please
        submit a signed two-year contract confirming that the project has purchased the
        appropriate amount of Green Power. Also please confirm that this green power will be
        allocated only to Wyss Hall, and will not be re-used for other LEED submittal projects.

        Please be sure that any increases in energy listed in the final energy model submittal are
        reflected in the Green Power purchase amount.

Technical Advice:

        1. Provide a signed copy of the actual contract for green power purchase.
        2. Confirm that the green power will only be allocated to Wyss Hall.
        3. Confirm that any increases in energy listed in the final energy model submittal are
           reflected in the Green Power purchase amount.

Response:

        Please see the attached certificates from Sterling Planet for Green-E certified Renewable
        Energy Credits (RECs) from wind energy. The first certificate, purchased via the completed
        purchase order submitted with our initial LEED submittal, is for 132,000 kWh and the
        second is for 6,000 kWh. The second purchase was made to cover the additional energy
        required based on the updated energy model results for EA credit 1. When the project
        engineer updated the energy model in response to the initial review by the USGBC, the
        new model predicted 137,330 kWh of regulated electricity consumption. HBS has made a
        combined purchase of RECs for 138,000 kWh to offset 50% of the building’s energy over
        the first two years.



                          The first rule of intelligent tinkering is to save all the parts. Aldo Leopold
Energy costs have been removed from this submittal. The original document, on file with
the Harvard Green Campus Initiative, includes costs.