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Page 14 of 21 <br /> <br />18. Please describe any other aspect of your project that is relevant to Social Justice and Racial Equity. <br /> <br />OWASA is committed to maintaining affordable rates, while making important investments in the <br />community’s water infrastructure and projects that increase the long-term resiliency of the <br />community. This project was delayed indefinitely because OWASA cut the FY21 budget to achieve a <br />0% rate increase, instead of a planned 5% increase, for the sole purpose of avoiding a rate increase <br />to all customers in a pandemic and at a time when unemployment is at an historic high. <br /> <br />Additionally, Eagle Solar and Light is using a Carrboro-based and minority-owned company, Action <br />Solar, as its major sub-contractor for the electrical work. <br /> <br /> <br />Emissions Reduced <br /> <br />19. How many tons of greenhouse gas emissions will your project reduce/avoid each year? <br /> <br />At 0.50 pounds of CO2e/kWh (as posted on the Orange County website for Duke Energy Carolinas) <br />and 524,406 kWh in Year 1, estimated annual GHG emissions avoided equals 119 metric tons per <br />year. The models are projected to degrade 0.25% in production annually. <br /> <br /> <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 /> <br />The warranted lifetime of the solar panels is twenty-five years. <br /> <br />21. Please describe the location of the emissions reduction. Where would fossil fuels have been burned <br />if not for your project? For projects creating electricity usage reductions, it can be difficult to <br />determine the location of the power produced. Please feel free to state “Grid-tied electricity <br />reduction” <br /> <br />Grid-tied electricity reduction (Duke Energy Carolinas) <br /> <br />22. Please describe any other aspect of your project that is relevant to the amount of emissions that it <br />will reduce or avoid. <br /> <br />In the future, OWASA is interested in exploring the use of battery back-up system for system <br />resiliency. Currently, the Cane Creek Reservoir has a 1,135kW generator in case the power goes out. <br />The battery back-up is not included as part of this grant. <br /> <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: 6F2DEF91-DA4B-449D-8062-2F5319D9C9CC