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<br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />CHAPEL HILL TOWN COUNCIL <br />JOINT MEETING <br />AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: March 22, 2018 <br /> <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Joint Meeting Discussion Items <br /> <br />DEPARTMENT: County Manager/Town <br />Manager/County & Town <br />Planning/County Asset <br />Management Services/County <br />Arts <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />As noted in “Background” section <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Bonnie Hammersley, 245-2300; Roger <br />Stancil, 968-2743; Travis Myren, 245-2300; <br />Ben Hitchings, 968-2731; Loryn Clark, 968- <br />2743; Craig Benedict, 245-2575; Jeff <br />Thompson, 245-2625; Katie Murray, 245- <br />2335 <br /> <br /> <br />PURPOSE: To discuss topics of mutual interest between the governing boards of Orange <br />County and the Town of Chapel Hill. <br /> <br />BACKGROUND: <br /> <br />1. Duke Energy-Neighborhood Energy Saver Program <br /> <br />Duke Energy is an electric and natural gas utility serving customers in the Southeast and <br />Midwest. The Duke Energy Neighborhood Energy Saver Program uses a community <br />approach to swiftly reduce energy bills for a large number of participants. Duke Energy <br />utilizes census and other data to identify low-income neighborhoods of approximately <br />1,000 homes. Then, working with local leaders to build neighborhood engagement and <br />buy-in, and conducting energy assessments, energy-saving improvements, and <br />participant education at no cost, the program is able to upgrade hundreds of homes in a <br />cost- and time-efficient manner while reducing carbon pollution. Program representatives <br />work with local leaders in interested neighborhoods to hold community events that explain <br />the upgrade process and its benefits. The Program’s free upgrades eliminate the barrier <br />of up-front costs, and its focus on partnering with community leaders to build <br />neighborhood engagement and buy-in overcomes common trust concerns associated <br />with utility-sponsored programs. <br /> <br />Representatives of the Program will be at the meeting to make a presentation, and the <br />governing boards can discuss this item as necessary. <br /> <br />Attachment 1 – March 8, 2018 Memo with Powerpoint Presentation <br />1