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Page 18 of 27 <br /> <br />Criterion 2 - Emissions Reduced <br /> <br />20. How many tons of greenhouse <br />gas emissions will your project <br />reduce/avoid each year? Please <br />list any data sources used and <br />show the steps of any <br />calculations. Feel free to submit <br />in a separate document if <br />clearly labelled: <br />Preliminarily, these homes can be expected to save about 1,000 lbs of <br />carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) per year in electric-generated emissions <br />and about 500 lbs CO2e per year in site-produced natural gas emissions. <br />As such, 15 homes are expected to save about 11.3 tons CO2e per year. <br />Note that this is a preliminary estimate only, and energy and emissions <br />savings will be calculated based on annualized energy savings one year <br />following improvements. See the Appendix (NERP CO2 Reduction <br />Estimator) to view the values used for this calculation. <br />Sources: 2015 Residential Energy Consumption Survey; U.S. EPA; <br />Enpira; RECS <br />21. For how many years will this <br />emissions reduction take place <br />as a result of your project? <br />Please consider the expected <br />lifetime of the <br />technology/program/impact <br />etc. <br />The emissions reduction will last as long as the air sealing, duct sealing, <br />and insulation remain intact and not disturbed by renovation, <br />deterioration, or pests. For energy savings program evaluation purposes, <br />residential improvement measures are assumed to have a 12 -15 year life. <br /> <br />Source: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory -- https://eta- <br />publications.lbl.gov/sites/default/files/savings-lifetime-persistence- <br />brief.pdf <br />22. Please describe the location of <br />the emissions reduction. Where <br />would fossil fuels have been <br />burned if not for your project? <br />For projects creating electricity <br />usage reductions, it can be <br />difficult to determine the <br />location of the power <br />produced. Please feel free to <br />state “Grid-tied electricity <br />reduction” <br />Emissions for electrical usage reductions will happen at the power plants. <br />Emissions for gas usage reductions will happen at the home, particularly <br />where the furnace or water heater is located. By reducing emissions <br />produced at the home, efficiency creates health benefits for residents such <br />as higher air quality. <br />23. Please describe any other <br />aspect of your project that is <br />relevant to the amount of <br />emissions that it will reduce or <br />avoid. <br />Energy conservation behaviors taught through the workshop and through <br />the materials can lead to further reduction in emissions as residents learn <br />how to properly use less energy at home. Additionally, the team will be <br />informing residents about other energy efficiency options available to <br />them (i.e. weatherization, utility-offered options), potentially resulting in <br />increased enrollment in these programs and overall higher emissions <br />reductions. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Criterion 3 - Efficient use of Funds <br />1. Please estimate the impact of your project per grant dollar requested. <br />This cost per unit of impact must reflect the total program budget divided by the total impact of the <br />project described in this application. If the proposed project is new, please write N/A in the first <br />column of the table below, and just fill out the second column. <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: 05316BF7-95C7-4D54-82D9-7EBD5926DA4D