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8 <br /> 1 • Minimal upfront costs; can utilize Duke Energy solar rebate for down-payment <br /> 2 • Public-private partnership = lower cost overall <br /> 3 • RFP issued in July 2019 <br /> 4 -2 responses <br /> 5 -Eagle Solar and Light submitted a responsive proposal <br /> 6 <br /> 7 Cane Creek Ground Mount Solar PV SVstem <br /> 8 <br /> 9 Biosolids Application Land Ground Mount Solar PV SVstem <br /> 10 <br /> 11 Energy Management Next Steps <br /> 12 • Solar Lease <br /> 13 o Neighborhood Engagement <br /> 14 o Local Permitting <br /> 15 o Interconnection Request <br /> 16 • Energy Management Plan <br /> 17 o Identify opportunities to reduce energy use cost-effectively <br /> 18 • County Efforts <br /> 19 o Engage with and support Orange County Climate Council <br /> 20 <br /> 21 Commissioner Greene referred to the methane gas issue, and asked if the impediments <br /> 22 could be identified, as well as the gains achieved should all the methane be used. <br /> 23 Jody Eimers said the gain would be not releasing any methane into the atmosphere. <br /> 24 She said OWASA can provide a list of impediments to the BOCC. <br /> 25 Commissioner Dorosin said when the BOCC receives these reports, he starts thinking <br /> 26 how expensive it is. He said he understands that OWASA's position is that there is no flexibility <br /> 27 on the rates, based on its interpretation of the law, but referred to the care-to-share day <br /> 28 program, and asked if this could be further clarified. He said he would like to know how much <br /> 29 money gets raised; how do people that need the assistance apply; and how many costs are <br /> 30 being defrayed. He said this is likely a program of limited viability, but the County is focused on <br /> 31 affordable housing and economic diversity. <br /> 32 Ray DuBose said this program is in its infancy, and in the beginning it was a round up <br /> 33 program, but in the last couple of years the emphasis has been to ask customers to do a fixed <br /> 34 donation each month. He said these monies go to the Inter-Faith Council (IFC) to help people <br /> 35 pay their bills, and last year $10,000 was collected, which met all of the requests from the IFC. <br /> 36 Commissioner Dorosin asked if OWASA gets any data/reports on these requests. <br /> 37 Ray DuBose said OWASA met all of the requests from the IFC and does not keep any <br /> 38 records. He said he does not know this program will continue in the future, or how it may <br /> 39 change, but OWASA is exploring possible ideas. <br /> 40 Commissioner Marcoplos said he and Chair Rich last met with OWASA after the <br /> 41 discussion of the possible widening of Highway 54. He said the pipes that run from Cane Creek <br /> 42 reservoir to the plant run right down Highway 54, which is one of the implications of widening <br /> 43 the road. <br /> 44 Chair Rich said the website indicated that the reservoirs are close to full. She said the <br /> 45 OWASA area uses 6.4 million gallons of water, which indicates that conservations efforts are <br /> 46 working well. <br /> 47 The OWASA representatives submitted the following report: <br /> 48 <br /> 49 OWASA Annual Report <br />