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<br />P.O. Box 8181 * Hillsborough, North Carolina 27278 <br />Telephone: 919 245-2626 <br /> <br />Project Information <br />*Please submit for each project if applying for funding for more than one project. <br /> <br />6. Project Name: <br />Program for low-income Orange County homeowners to replace <br />inefficient furnaces with energy efficient, electric heat pump HVAC <br />systems <br />7. Please briefly describe the <br />proposed project and the target <br />population to benefit from the <br />program. How many people will <br />benefit? (100-300 words) <br />This project was designed to help low-income, Orange County <br />households to transition from inefficient, greenhouse gas <br />generating furnaces to highly efficient, greenhouse gas minimizing <br />heat pump HVAC systems. Applicants to the Orange County Home <br />Preservation Coalition(OCHCP) for weatherization, energy <br />efficiency, urgent repair, or other related services constitute the <br />target population for this project. During application intake the <br />applicant's house is evaluated for potential benefit from this <br />project. Benefits of this project, lower utility bills and lower <br />greenhouse gas emissions, are then explained to the chosen <br />applicants. With agreement of the chosen applicant appropriate <br />modifications are made to the house to transition from an <br />inefficient HVAC system to an efficient heat pump HVAC System. <br />This project was also designed to cost effectively reduce <br />greenhouse gas emissions. The cost for each pound of yearly CO2e <br />emissions reduction by a $25k electric automobile is about $5. The <br />cost for each pound of yearly CO2e emissions reduction by rooftop <br />solar is about $4. The cost for each pound of yearly CO2e emissions <br />reduction by a heat-pump HVAC system is about $2. <br />8. Please choose the best <br />description for the type of <br />project: <br /> <br />☐ Infrastructure/Clean Tech: New <br />☐ Infrastructure/Clean Tech: Repair <br />X Infrastructure/Clean Tech: Replacement <br />☐ Communication/Education <br />☐ Natural Systems Management/Restoration <br />☐ Circular Economy/Waste reduction <br />☐ Analysis/Plan <br />☐ Other (Please describe): <br />9. Please choose the primary <br />climate change mitigation focus <br />for this project (select all that <br />apply): <br />☐ Energy Efficiency <br />☐ Renewable Energy <br />X Beneficial Electrification <br />☐ Carbon Sequestration <br />☐ Other (Please describe): <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: E86DD11C-7C3F-4DD6-97F0-CADB5D52D35A