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16.Please describe any potential negative side effects of the project and describe the steps you <br />are taking/will take to eliminate or minimize these impacts to any low‐income or marginalized <br />communities/households. <br /> We do not anticipate any negative side effects of the project to the households that we serve. <br />17.Are the impacted residents already aware of the potential positive and negative impacts of <br />your project and the steps you are taking? If not, please describe your plan to engage with them <br />and how you will act based on their input. <br /> Clients of this project will most likely not be aware of the benefits of a heat-pump water <br />heater. When we introduce the project to them, we will explain with prepared literature and a <br />socially-distanced dialog not only the benefits to them but to the community. We will patiently <br />answer any questions they may have about the project. If they have any residual reservations, we <br />will not proceed. <br />18.Please describe any other aspect of your project that is relevant to Social Justice and Racial <br />Equity. <br />This project relies heavily on the participation of the Orange County Home Preservation <br />Coalition (OCHPC). The OCHPC seeks to increase communication and collaboration among home <br />repair organizations to decrease burden on clients and service seekers. Going beyond direct repair <br />service, the OCHPC seeks to advocate for solutions that address the mechanisms that cause or <br />perpetuate racial disparities in access to home repair and modifications in Orange County <br />(including tax assessments, zoning, and mobile home ownership.) <br />Emissions Reduced <br />19.How many tons of greenhouse gas emissions will your project reduce/avoid each year? <br />This project should reduce greenhouse gas emissions by about 29 short tons/year assuming a <br />grid-supplied electricity emissions of 0.5 pounds CO 2e/kwh. As grid supplied electricity emissions <br />subside with a greener grid, yearly GHG emissions reduction against a 2020 baseline will increase. <br />20.For how many years will this emissions reduction take place as a result of your project? Please <br />consider the expected lifetime of the technology/program/impact etc. <br />It depends on the lifetime of the heat-pump water heater which can vary dramatically. A <br />reasonable average lifetime for a heat-pump water heater is about 15 years. <br />21.Please describe the location of the emissions reduction. Where would fossil fuels have been <br />burned if not for your project? For projects creating electricity usage reductions, it can be <br />difficult to determine the location of the power produced. Please feel free to state “Grid-tied <br />electricity reduction” <br />For each electric water heater replaced greenhouse gas emissions from electricity generation <br />(most likely outside Orange County) will be reduced by about 1800 pounds CO 2e/year (assuming <br />P.O. Box 8181 * Hillsborough, North Carolina 27278 <br />Telephone: 919 245-2626 <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: 674071D6-B48A-4209-80A1-FCDFB6EDB134