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6 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> NORTH CAROLINA <br /> Attachment 2 <br /> Community Climate Action Grant Scoring and Recommendations: <br /> "Creating a Solar Future for CHCCS" 2021-22 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> COMMISSION FOR THE ENVIRONMENT <br /> MEMORANDUM <br /> TO: Orange County Board of County Commissioners <br /> FROM: Commission for the Environment <br /> DATE: January 20, 2022 <br /> RE: FY 2021-22 Community Climate Action Grant Proposal Review <br /> At our Monday January 10th, 2022 meeting, as requested by the Board of County <br /> Commissioners (BOCC), the Commission for the Environment (CFE) reviewed a FY <br /> 2021-22 Community Climate Action Grant proposal from the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City <br /> Schools (CHCCS) titled Creating a Solar Future at CHCCS. The proposal calls for the <br /> installation of 100kW rooftop photovoltaic arrays at the District's three high schools <br /> (Chapel Hill High School, East Chapel Hill High School and Carrboro High School) to <br /> offset energy consumption, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and incorporate <br /> sustainability-related educational content for students at CHCCS. Of the $268,000 <br /> currently available for the public school system, CHCCS are requesting $250,000 for <br /> this project. <br /> After robust discussion, the CFE voted to recommend approval of the grant application <br /> by CHCCS. The CFE spent considerable time discussing the Renewable Energy <br /> Credits (or REC's) for the project, and how those benefits would or might accrue. To this <br /> end, the CFE also recommends that the Board consider the following if the project is <br /> approved and pursued: <br /> • That CHCCS hire an appropriate consultant to manage the design and construction <br /> of the projects, to ensure that the schools receive the maximum environmental <br /> benefit from this initiative. <br />