Md. Code Regs. 26.28.04.03

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 26, December 27, 2024

Section 26.28.04.03 - Option for Campus-Level Compliance

A. The owner of a covered building may choose to meet net direct emissions standards, as specified under this regulation, at the campus level instead of the individual building level when two or more covered buildings are:

(1) Connected to a district energy system;

(2) Served by the same electric or gas meter; or

(3) Served by the same heating or cooling system or systems, which is not a district energy system.

B. Campus-level reporting shall include energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions for all buildings and stationary equipment located on the campus, including all central plants, except as provided in §B(1) of this regulation.

(1) Campus-level reporting does not include energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions from activities/sources that are excluded from the benchmarking report requirements in COMAR 26.28.02.

(2) The owner of a campus shall report to the Department annually by June 1st:

(a) Any permits to build new buildings or change the footprint or usage of existing buildings on the campus; and

(b) Any buildings that have received new certificates of occupancy.

(3) The Department shall, in consultation with the principal owner of a campus, determine whether the affected buildings will be included in campus-level compliance following the rules established in this chapter and whether and how to adjust the campus' interim and final performance standards.

C. Performance Standards for Campus-Level Compliance.

(1) For a campus that consists of one property type, the interim and final net direct emissions standards are those that correspond with that property type.

(2) For a campus that consists of more than one property type, the interim and final net direct emissions standards are based on area-weighted standards as specified in the Department's TM 24-01 "Technical Guidance and Calculation Methodologies to Comply with Building Energy Performance Standards", which is incorporated by reference in COMAR 26.28.01.03.

(3) Reserved.

(4) Achieving and Maintaining the Standards.

(a) Campus-level energy use shall not exceed the net direct emissions standards for 2030-2034 in each calendar year including 2030, 2031, 2032, 2033, and 2034, as determined on a yearly basis.

(b) Campus-level energy use shall not exceed the net direct emissions standards for 2035-2039 in each calendar year including 2035, 2036, 2037, 2038, and 2039, as determined on a yearly basis.

(c) Campus-level energy use shall not exceed the final net direct emissions standards in calendar year 2040 and each calendar year thereafter, as determined on a yearly basis.

Md. Code Regs. 26.28.04.03

Regulation .03 adopted effective 51:25 Md. R. 1142, eff. 12/23/2024.