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Evanston technical committee debates how buildings can meet 100% renewable-electric target
Summary
The Healthy Buildings technical committee discussed options for meeting the ordinance’s 100% renewable-electricity goal — on-site solar, community solar/PPAs, RECs, and staging interim EUI targets — and asked staff to test reporting fields in Beam/Energy Star and to host expert Q&As.
The City of Evanston’s Healthy Buildings technical committee spent its meeting focused on how covered buildings could meet the ordinance’s 100% renewable-electricity target and interim energy-use-intensity (EUI) goals, debating on-site solar, community solar, power purchase agreements (PPAs) and renewable energy credits (RECs).
“We're going to depart a little bit from the syllabus, and we're gonna focus on renewables,” said Chair (S2), introducing benchmarking data for three sample properties and asking the group to identify realistic compliance “lanes” rather than engineering solutions.
Committee members and technical participants reviewed Beam and Portfolio Manager data for three representative sites — 820 Davis (a five‑story building with limited roof area and adjacent shading), 1560 Sherman (a mixed high‑rise/low‑rise with rooftop mechanicals) and Lincolnwood School (ample roof and grounds) — and discussed what each…
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