PEER: New Rating System for Sustainable Power Systems

Washington, D.C. – (April 29, 2015) – Green Business Certification Inc. (GBCI) officially launched PEER. For it’s a rating system designed to measure and improve sustainable power system performance.

Standard

Modeled after the U.S. Green Building Council’s (USGBC) LEED green building rating system.  For PEER, or Performance Excellence in Electricity Renewal, evaluates power generation. Also, transmission and distribution systems. It’s through the lens of the customer. Thereby focusing on efficiency, quality, reliability, resiliency and the environment.

GBCI will serve as the independent, third party, global certification and credentialing body for PEER.

Buildings don’t exist in a vacuum. So integration with other industries is essential. For that’s such as energy and power. Because it is crucial if we are to create a more sustainable built environment.

PEER is a transformative tool for power systems regulation, design and operation.  That was said by Rick Fedrizzi, CEO & Founding Chair of the USGBC. He is also CEO of GBCI. 

“It is a great complement to the array of rating systems already administered by GBCI, in particular LEED. For it’s the most widely used green building rating system in the world.”

Convergence

The convergence of policies and technologies driving transformation in green buildings and the power sector. For it provides USGBC with an unprecedented opportunity. That’s to launch the Energy Innovation at USGBC. For the evolution of a leadership initiative conceived by the Robert F. Galvin Foundation. All to leverage emerging technologies.

So with a focus on performance and better consumer understanding. Because Energy Innovation at USGBC provides a collaborative space for industry leaders. Thereby looking to transform the power sector.

Through PEER, Energy Innovation at USGBC provides a core set of principles. That’s for making the electricity delivered to buildings more environmentally sustainable. Also economically efficient and socially equitable.

“Through LEED, USGBC has created a common language, standard and platform for advancing knowledge, technology and innovation in green building. It now aims to do the same in the power sector with PEER,” said John Kelly, program lead of the PEER rating system, “and we anticipate similar transformative results.”

PEER helps project teams deliver best-in-class electricity supply performance that reduces cost, increases productivity, mitigates risks and leverages customer resources. For more information, visit peer.usgbc.org.