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22 <br /> Triangle Sustainability Partnership has successfully initiated the "Solarize the <br /> Triangle" program which, in the first year of the partnership(2022), hit its top goal <br /> of reaching Tier 8 pricing, lowering the cost of solar for all participants by thirty- <br /> seven cents per kilowatt (kW), achieving $300,500 in annual utility bill savings, <br /> generating$5.98million in new clean energy development,creating 1,731 kWof new <br /> clean energy capacity,and avoiding 3.5 million pounds of carbon dioxide annually. <br /> This is a crowd source funding campaign that bundles solar projects together to <br /> attract wholesale pricing from developers.This program will be expanded in 2024 <br /> to focus on electrification with a new program entitled "Electrify the Triangle". <br /> Central Pines Regional Council(formerly Triangle J Council of Governments) <br /> is a resource and support hub for local governments, community members, <br /> and partners across Chatham, Durham, Johnston, Lee, Moore, Orange, and <br /> Wake counties. This public private partnership focuses on building networks <br /> to address gaps, barriers, and funding opportunities in five key areas, including <br /> Environment & Resilience and Mobility &Transportation. <br /> The Southeast Sustainability Directors Network is another consortium that <br /> Orange County is involved with to help facilitate and advocate for regional <br /> climate initiatives. This network offers peer learning opportunities, equity <br /> resources, and information on regional funding. <br /> A number of agencies work together to provide public transportation in Orange <br /> County. Orange County Public Transportation, GoTriangle, Durham-Chapel Hill <br /> Metropolitan Planning Organization,Chapel Hill Transit,UNC and thetownsof Chapel <br /> Hill,Carrboro and Hillsborough are all partners in planning transit and developing the <br /> Orange County Transit Plan. In November 2012,Orange County voters approved a <br /> transit-dedicated half-cent sales tax investment to expand and better connect the <br /> public transit network in Orange County and throughout the Triangle region. <br /> The Orange County 2030 Comprehensive Plan serves as a "blueprint"document <br /> to guide future policy decisions for the County through the year 2030.Chapter One <br /> indicates aformal commitmentto sustainabilitywhich has laid the foundation forthis <br /> CAP planning process.The County is currently updating the 2030 Comprehensive <br /> Plan and will take into consideration the goals and strategies outlined in this <br /> document and integrate the two planning documents as much as possible. <br /> The 2023 Orange County Five-Year Strategic Plan is underway which will lay <br /> out priorities to guide policies and budget decisions from 2024 through 2028. <br /> The plan will have underpinning themes of sustainability and equity and will <br /> prioritize actions that support and defend vulnerable populations. <br /> 2023 CLIMATE ACTION PLAN ORANGE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA 19 <br />