Renewable Energy 可再生能源
Electrification alone will not eliminate a building’s carbon footprint if non-renewable energy is still being used to generate electricity. Non-renewable energy refers to energy sources that exist in finite quantities and cannot be naturally replenished or regenerated within a human timescale, such as fossil fuels (e.g., oil, coal, and gas) and nuclear energy.
如果发电仍依赖不可再生能源，仅靠建筑电气化无法消除碳足迹。不可再生能源指储量有限、无法在人类时间尺度内自然补充或再生的能源，例如化石燃料（如石油、煤炭、天然气）和核能。
Green Building Strategies 绿色建筑策略
Green buildings use integrative decision-making to plan and optimize a project’s energy sourcing. To make informed decisions, project teams need to understand the current and future fuel mix of the electrical grid that serves the project. Project teams can then explore options to use renewable energy, which is derived from sources that are replenished at a faster rate than they are consumed, such as sunlight, wind, rain, tides, waves, and geothermal heat.
绿色建筑采用整合决策流程，规划并优化项目能源来源。为做出科学决策，项目团队需了解服务项目的电网当前及未来的燃料结构，再探索使用可再生能源的方案。可再生能源指补充速度快于消耗速度的能源，例如太阳能、风能、水能、潮汐能、波浪能和地热能。
Projects can use on-site renewable energy, which is consumed at the same location where it is produced, and/or off-site renewable energy, which is generated at a location separate from where it is consumed. Off-site renewable energy can be purchased either:
项目可使用现场可再生能源（就地生产就地消纳）和 / 或场外可再生能源（异地生产、项目消纳）。场外可再生能源可通过以下两种方式获取：
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Directly, from a local source, such as a community solar farm or green power through a local utility.
直接采购，例如社区太阳能农场的电力，或通过当地公用事业单位采购绿色电力。
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Indirectly, by buying renewable energy certificates (RECs), also known as energy attribute certificates (EACs). These certificates fund the production of renewable energy. These certificates are financial instruments only — the renewable energy associated with them does not operate the building project and can take place at quite a distance away.
间接采购，通过购买 ** 可再生能源证书（RECs，又称能源属性证书 EACs）** 实现。这类证书用于资助可再生能源生产，本身仅为金融工具 —— 证书对应的可再生能源并不直接为项目供电，且发电地点可与项目相距甚远。
Example of on-site renewable energy production 现场可再生能源发电示例
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