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34. Please describe any other Awarded funds will offset future CHCCS energy expenses by up to <br /> aspect of your project that is $33,000 per year for 25 years if the PV arrays are purchased,with a <br /> relevant to local economic lower annual payback if leased.Additional PV arrays installed via <br /> development. energy savings will compound until all viable sites are completed. <br /> These avoided costs will become funding sources for future <br /> sustainability and energy endeavors. <br /> Criterion 6-Amount and Duration of Engagement <br /> 35. Please describe how you will Students from each High School will have the opportunity to learn <br /> engage with and/or educate about PV system design,theory and operation.Ongoing energy <br /> project participants. monitoring will occur as well as system optimization when components <br /> are malfunctioning or performing poorly. <br /> Additionally,each student will design a SCADA system to learn about <br /> the human to machine interface and how to protect energy producing <br /> systems. <br /> Representatives from all three High Schools will be invited to host an <br /> annual summit to report on the performance of their respective PV <br /> array and provide insights to the community followed by an open <br /> forum. <br /> 36. How will you measure the Success will be measured by number of students exposed to the above <br /> success of that engagement or content as well as volunteers acting as school representatives. <br /> educational effort? <br /> 37. Please describe any other Non-energy benefits are a readily apparent outcome of the proposed <br /> aspect of your project that is project.These include but are not limited to: increasing connectivity <br /> relevant to the amount, or from the schools to our community,integration of emerging <br /> quality, or length of technologies into the classroom,increased understanding of GHG <br /> engagement and/or education reporting and equivalencies. <br /> that your project will produce. <br /> Criterion 7-Time to Complete <br /> 38. How much time will your 12-18 months to site,bid,and install arrays at Chapel Hill High School <br /> project require to demonstrate and East Chapel Hill High School, 18-36 months to site bid and install <br /> the positive impacts you array at Carrboro High School due to the potential need to use energy <br /> describe? <br /> Page 14 of 17 <br />