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Source energy does not mean energy generated at the building. Rather, it is the total amount of energy consumed upstream (at power plants, etc.) to produce the energy used on site by the building. See, for example, https://www.energystar.gov/buildings/facility-owners-and-managers/existing-buildings/use-portfolio-manager/understand-metrics/difference for more information.

Source energy does not mean energy generated at the building. Rather, it is the total amount of energy consumed generated upstream (at power plants, etc.) to produce the energy used on site consumed by the building. See, for example, https://www.energystar.gov/buildings/facility-owners-and-managers/existing-buildings/use-portfolio-manager/understand-metrics/difference for more information.