SUSTAINABLE BUILDINGS

Asset Classes

Focus Area

Energy and Carbon

Topic

Demand Management

Question #

E9.2 — Peak Demand Patterns

Question

Is the month with the highest heating fuel consumption known?

Applicability

Applicable to Office, Healthcare, Enclosed Shopping Centre, Universal and Multi-Unit Residential buildings

Answer

Yes or No

Description

In colder climates buildings rely on fuel heating for space heating in many situations. However, as more buildings “fuel switch” to electricity and as extreme temperatures become more frequent, additional burdens are placed on the electrical grid, particularly in peak seasons. This results in higher utility costs, less resilient infrastructure, and the potential for a dirtier grid if gas-fired power plants are required to satisfy demand during times of peak usage.

Understanding peak demand patterns and schedules in buildings will allow building operators to identify opportunities to minimize the load and cost for electricity and gas in heating and cooling seasons and other thermal heating fuel types.

Requirements

    1. Indicate highest consumption month based on the amount and type of heating fuel consumed for the past year, highlighted on utility bills or monthly utility data summary

Documentation

    • Analysis of monthly utility data, identifying the highest heating consumption month and type of fuel consumed over the past year

Adapted BB3 Question

New in BOMA BEST 4.0

Suggested Lead

In-house

References

None

Crosswalk

TBD

Other Notes

None

Scoring

1 Point

Verification