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5 <br />Cane Creek Reservoir <br />352.4kW DC Solar Array <br />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 <br />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- <br />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 />DocuSign Envelope ID: 74B52019-280F-41A8-B673-D36C5D62642B