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13 <br /> 1 The Board considered a recommendation to: 1. Receive an update and provide <br /> 2 feedback on the County's discussions to further educate and develop solar energy initiatives <br /> 3 (rooftop photovoltaic, ground-mounted solar arrays, solar power storage technology, etc.) within <br /> 4 Orange County in alignment with the 2015 "Solarize" Campaigns organized by NextClimate <br /> 5 (Orange County, Carrboro, Chapel Hill, and Hillsborough); 2. Endorse the development of a <br /> 6 pilot solar photovoltaic system within County facilities, beginning with the Rogers Road <br /> 7 Community Center; and 3. Include the proposed pilot within the 2015 Orange County "Solarize" <br /> 8 campaigns. <br /> 9 Brennan Bouma is the Orange County Sustainability Coordinator, and he introduced <br /> 10 Rob Pinder, from NextClimate.org. <br /> 11 Brennan Bouma made the following PowerPoint presentation: <br /> 12 <br /> 13 County Solar Initiatives & Collaboration with "Solarize Orange County" <br /> 14 <br /> 15 Solar Initiatives -Action Items <br /> 16 • Receive information <br /> 17 • Permission to continue to develop pilot solar photovoltaic system <br /> 18 • Permission to include pilot in 2015 Solarize Orange County Campaign <br /> 19 <br /> 20 Solar Initiatives - Background <br /> 21 • History of interest <br /> 22 • Difficult economics <br /> 23 • Recent innovations <br /> 24 -New tools for initial assessments <br /> 25 -Financing <br /> 26 <br /> 27 Research <br /> 28 • Energy Storage <br /> 29 — Tesla Powerwall <br /> 30 • Ground-mounted Solar Arrays <br /> 31 — Research report from UNC School of Government <br /> 32 — Meeting with County residents <br /> 33 — Upcoming research report from UNC <br /> 34 <br /> 35 • Roof-mounted Solar Arrays <br /> 36 <br /> 37 Solar Initiatives - Guiding Principles <br /> 38 • Roof integrity <br /> 39 — New or recently replaced <br /> 40 — Adequate structural capacity <br /> 41 • Southern exposure or flat <br /> 42 • Avoid shade (present and future) <br /> 43 • Start small but visible <br /> 44 • Incentivize investment <br /> 45 <br /> 46 Initial Assessment & Rogers Road Community Solar Proposed <br /> 47 • Approached by interested group <br />