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5 <br /> systems, and geothermal systems). Since 2015,the Orange County Sustainability program has pulled in <br /> more than $325,000 in grant funding to provide additional support for Orange County's investments in <br /> innovative sustainability projects. <br /> The County made an internal commitment in 2010 to aim for reductions in energy and water usage per <br /> square foot and was able to achieve a 22% reduction in energy use and a 39% reduction in water use by <br /> 2017. Here are some milestones in the recent history of Orange County's commitment to energy <br /> efficiency and renewable energy: <br /> • 2005 Greenhouse Gas Emissions inventory, 2017 update underway. <br /> • 2009 The Justice Center renovation includes County's first major geothermal installation, paving <br /> the way for 4 additional facilities to be retrofitted with geothermal HVAC systems by 2016. <br /> Combined,these systems allow the County to spend $37,000 less per year on energy bills and <br /> reduce the wear and tear on our HVAC systems. <br /> • 2010 Electric Vehicle charging network installed with 16 free chargers across 4 locations to <br /> incentivize a market transformation. <br /> • 2017 SolSmart Silver Designation attained including a solar rooftop feasibility study for County <br /> facilities, how-to checklist on solar installation for homeowners. <br /> • 2017 Commitment to Paris Climate Accord -26% reduction in total emissions by 2025. <br /> • 2017 Commitment to transition to 100% renewable energy countywide by 2050. <br /> • 2018 Triangle Regional Resilience Assessment—In 2018,the Town of Chapel Hill, City of Raleigh, <br /> City of Durham, Durham County, Orange County and the Town of Cary completed a joint <br /> assessment of our region's resilience to the hazards we all experience.This will guide plans that <br /> will help us withstand future anticipated disruptions. <br /> • 2019 Climate Action Tax—The Board of Orange County Commissioners levied a %cent property <br /> tax to accelerate priority actions on climate change. <br /> Current Projects: <br /> Orange County is building on its strong history of leadership in sustainability, and has been accelerating <br /> its efforts in several parallel projects: <br /> • Four new facilities which are currently under development will be the first County buildings to <br /> include rooftop photovoltaic systems: The Orange County Detention Center, the Environment <br /> and Agricultural Center, the Efland EMS sub-station, and the Parks Operations Base.The largest <br /> of these facilities will also be equipped with a highly efficient geothermal HVAC system. <br /> • The County has now committed to the 3 d party commissioning process for every major <br /> construction project to ensure new buildings are performing as efficiently as they were <br /> designed.This practice is estimated by the NC Department of Environmental Quality(NCDEQ) to <br /> pay for itself within 1-3 years. <br /> • More than $150,000 in grant funding has been secured in just 2018 and 2019 to support the <br /> County in procuring electric fleet vehicles and upgrading and expanding our network of electric <br /> vehicle charging stations. <br /> • The emissions for flights taken by all County staff as well as the car trips taken by the County's <br /> pool of CarShare vehicles will be offset by investments in documented carbon reduction projects <br /> being installed in North Carolina. <br />
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