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5 <br /> Cane Creek Reservoir <br /> 352.4kW DC Solar Array OWASA $75,000 $75,000 19.6 3 <br /> Tree Planting Program Town of Chapel Hill $40,000 $40,000 18.5 4 <br /> Solar-powered Electric <br /> Vehicle Charging Station Town of Chapel Hill $18,500 $18,500 17.7 5 <br /> Cedar Falls Park <br /> Multipurpose Field LED Town of Chapel Hill $220,000 $128,057 17.0 6 <br /> Light Conversion <br /> Forest Foundation (Green <br /> Orange County Eco- Oil Company, LLC; <br /> Innovation Park Greenway Transit Services, $700,000 $0 12.3 7 <br /> LLC; and Carolina Biodiesel, <br /> LLC) <br /> Total (Max for 2020-21: <br /> $1,270,600 $478,657 <br /> $478,657) <br /> Below is a set of expanded details on each proposed project, in rank order per HRC and CFE scoring.The quoted <br /> text was pulled directly from various sections of the submitted applications.Also summarized below are the <br /> comments from the HRC and the CFE, along with their scores and funding recommendations. <br /> #1 Ranked Project—Solar Panels on Affordable Habitat Homes <br /> Applicant (Collaborators): Habitat for Humanity of Orange County <br /> Cost Estimate: $95,000 <br /> Recommended Funding Level: $95,000 <br /> Total Score(Out of 25 pts): 21.7 <br /> Project Description: "Habitat for Humanity of Orange County proposes to use$95,000 in Orange County <br /> Community Climate Action Grant funding to install rooftop solar panels on ten newly constructed affordable <br /> Habitat homes in Orange County.This project will be undertaken in partnership with East Chapel Hill Rotary <br /> Club, who will partner with us to help raise funds and work with local solar installation companies to obtain <br /> equipment at cost...The average Habitat homeowner earns 45%of the area median income.The average <br /> Habitat household has four people." <br /> Project Benefits: "The homeowners will have approximately$73 free electricity per month and the equipment is <br /> warranted for 12-25 years... Each family will save an estimated $26,280 in electricity costs over 30 years... <br /> Energy costs disproportionately affect low-income families because energy bills account for a much higher <br /> percentage of their income. High energy costs contribute to the cycle of poverty. Low-income families cannot <br /> afford the upfront cost of solar and frequently do not qualify for loans... Home solar should not be available just <br /> for those with higher incomes. Building these homes with solar will address the lack of equity when it comes to <br /> the benefits of renewable energy." <br /> "Rooftop solar helps fight climate change and air pollution. Climate justice and racial justice are linked. In the <br /> U.S. Black people are exposed to about 1.5 times more particulate matter than white people, and Hispanics 1.2 <br /> times more. People in poverty have about 1.3 times more exposure than people out of poverty with resultant <br />