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Page 12 of 27 <br /> <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 />☐ 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 />☐ Beneficial Electrification <br />☐ Carbon Sequestration <br />☐ Other (Please describe): <br />10. Has your organization or have <br />your collaborators/partners <br />completed projects of this type in <br />the past? If so, what funds were <br />used? <br />☒ Yes <br />☐ Funding used (Please describe): <br />NCSEA, Enpira and ERS have collaborated on a state-funded residential <br />energy efficiency program for N.C. State University. NCSEA and Enpira <br />are currently working with NCWAP to evaluate the program using state <br />funding from N.C. Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ). See <br />questions 29 and 30 for more on the history of these partners. <br />☐ No <br />11. If this project is not selected for <br />funding in this round, what other <br />funding might be used to support <br />it within the next 5 years? <br />☐ Other capital or operational funds <br />☒ None. This is a unique opportunity. <br />☐ Unknown (please describe): <br />12. Please select the jurisdiction(s) <br />where your project is focused <br />and briefly state how your <br />project aligns with the relevant <br />Climate Action Plans (2-4 <br />sentences). <br /> <br />Please name the action items <br />from each relevant plan that best <br />align with your proposed project: <br />☒ Carrboro: https://townofcarrboro.org/928/Community-Climate- <br />Action-Plan <br />☐ Chapel Hill: <br />https://www.sustainchapelhill.org/featured/2020/2/18/climate- <br />action-and-response-plan <br />☐ Orange County: In progress, please instead show alignment with <br />the Orange County BOCC Goals and Priorities. <br /> <br />This proposed project aligns with the above plan(s) in the following <br />ways: <br /> <br />The energy reduction impacts of this project align strongly with Carrboro’s <br />Community Climate Action Plan primary focus to reduce greenhouse gas <br />(GHG) emissions, including a goal of 50% reduction in community -wide <br />emissions by 2025. The Plan also emphasizes a focus on community <br />integration and raising awareness to residents of solutions to global climate <br />change and a post-carbon future, which aligns strongly with our team’s <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: 05316BF7-95C7-4D54-82D9-7EBD5926DA4D