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<br /> <br />2019 Clean Fuel Advanced Technology Proposal Application <br />North Carolina Clean Energy Technology Center <br />(revised 1/23/19) 3 <br />Copies of paid invoices for all costs associated with project will be provided quarterly with quarterly <br />reports and reimbursement requests. Quarterly reports will include a brief description of what was <br />accomplished during acquisition and installation. A final cost share letter will be submitted with final <br />invoice as required. <br /> <br />Plan for Task #2: Usage tracking of project technology/fuel. <br /> <br />The Orange County Sustainability Coordinator will utilize the quarterly tracking form provided by <br />NCCETC to provide details of activities tied to the task of tracking of the EVSE usage and fuel use of the <br />PHEV lease vehicle during the project. For the first 24 months of the project actual usage data will be <br />reported and then usage estimates will be provided for the remaining 12 months. <br /> <br />Specific metrics to be reported as a minimum: <br /> Lease Vehicle PHEV Upgrade: <br />Fuel usage and mileage data will be reported based on GoEnergies fuel card data used by all County <br />fleet vehicles. <br /> <br /> Irreparable EVSE Replacement: <br />Total kWh dispensed and an estimate of electric miles will be reported. Number of charge sessions <br />will be reported as well if this data is collected by the metering installed. <br /> <br /> Standalone Solar EVSE: <br />Total kWh dispensed and an estimate of electric miles will be reported. Number of charge sessions <br />will be reported as well if this data is collected by the metering installed. <br /> <br /> <br />Plan for Task #3: Public Awareness and Education. <br /> <br />Provide detail of activities tied to the task of raising public awareness and educating others during the <br />project. See complete application instructions in Section 5 of RFP. <br /> <br />Orange County will document all public awareness and education activities on quarterly reports submitted <br />to the NC Clean Energy Technology Center, including contact information of the communication and <br />social media staff who were involved and copies of all press releases and promotional material used to <br />showcase project. All press releases will acknowledge funding support through the "NC Clean Energy <br />Technology Center at NC State University with federal Congestion Mitigation Air Quality funding provided <br />from the NC Department of Transportation." <br />As part of Orange County’s public awareness and education work under this grant, signage and decals <br />will be posted on applicable vehicles and equipment and documentation of participation in NC Smart <br />Fleet initiative will be reported in quarterly reports. <br /> <br />This 3-part project is structured to inherently increase public awareness and Orange County will further <br />disseminate information about these projects in the following ways. <br /> Lease Vehicle PHEV Upgrade: <br />The Orange County CarShare program is a telematics-enabled distributed vehicle reservation <br />program similar to ZipCar that is open to all Orange County employees with a valid license. The <br />ability for 1,400 Orange County employees to have access to a plug-in electric vehicle over a two- <br />8