A hint that dark energy enables the structure of space

It is suggested that only a small fraction of the vacuum energy predicted by the standard model contributes to the cosmological constant with the remaining portion enabling the structure of space.  For demonstration, a nearly flat spacetime is considered with a vacuum energy that partitions to both the observed cosmological constant (Λ) and to a much larger fraction (ΔΛ) contributing to a Lagrange multiplier field introduced to preserve the relationship between observable spacetime and the metric tensor.  Analysis of this Lagrange multiplier field offers a hint that the larger fraction (ΔΛ) could in principle be observed in a minimum spatial distance predicted to be (8πGℏ/ΔΛc³)^1/4 which could have consequences on interpreting experiments that depend on very sensitive spatial measurements. This contrasts with the traditional view of dark energy solely as an anti-gravity repulsive agent that accelerates the expansion of space.