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15 <br /> 1 • Free solar assessment <br /> 2 • Vetted solar installers and financing <br /> 3 • McDougal Middle School partnership - educational 1 kW community solar photovoltaic <br /> 4 array <br /> 5 Brennan Bouma said the system at the RRCC would be around 24 kilowatts. He said it <br /> 6 would cover between 80 and 100 percent of the projected electricity use of the building. He <br /> 7 said it would have an initial cost of$90,000 to $100,000. He said once the analysis showed <br /> 8 that a PV system was feasible on Rogers Road Community Center, the team shifted focus <br /> 9 towards how it might be paid for, and how the Community might be able to benefit from such a <br /> 10 system. <br /> 11 Solar Economics <br /> 12 • No Investor <br /> 13 — 24 kilowatts <br /> 14 — 100% of energy <br /> 15 — $96,000 initial cost <br /> 16 — $2,700 annual savings <br /> 17 — Return on investment: 35 years <br /> 18 • Investor <br /> 19 — 24 kilowatts <br /> 20 — 100% of energy <br /> 21 — 96,000 initial cost <br /> 22 — $60,000 to $96,000 tax benefits <br /> 23 — $1,350 annual sales <br /> 24 — Transfer to County <br /> 25 — Return on Investment: 0 to 7 years <br /> 26 <br /> 27 Social Benefits <br /> 28 • Education <br /> 29 • Environmental Sustainability <br /> 30 • Renewable Energy <br /> 31 • Community engagement and equity <br /> 32 • Collaboration <br /> 33 • Economic development <br /> 34 <br /> 35 Solar Initiatives -Action Items <br /> 36 • Receive information <br /> 37 • Permission to continue to develop pilot solar photovoltaic system <br /> 38 • Permission to include pilot in 2015 Solarize Orange County Campaign <br /> 39 <br /> 40 Next Steps <br /> 41 • Pursue investors <br /> 42 • Develop agreement <br /> 43 • Install pilot system <br /> 44 • Manage <br /> 45 • Assess and repeat elsewhere <br /> 46 <br /> 47 If the Board agreed with the Manager's recommendation, staff would move forward with <br /> 48 the solar pilot project as a part of the 2015 Orange County "Solarize" campaigns, pursue both <br /> 49 solar investors and development partners through the appropriate statutory procurement <br />