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P a g e 15 o f 22 <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 <br />submit in a separate document <br />if clearly labelled: <br />Solar Photovoltaic Array: The solar photovoltaic array will <br />produce 102,700 kWh/year, reducing greenhouse gas emissions <br />by 23.29 metric tons CO2e/year. <br />Calculations <br />0.5 lbs CO2e/kWh* 102,700 kWh/yr = 51,350 lbs CO2e/yr <br />1 metric ton = 2204.62 lbs <br />(51,350 lbs CO2e/yr) /(2204.62 lbs/metric ton) = 23.29 metric <br />tons CO2e/yr <br />Source: Emissions factor obtained from Orange County's 2017 <br />Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory <br /> <br />Green Roof: The green roof will reduce greenhouse gas <br />emissions by 57.628 metric tons CO2e/Year <br /> <br />(See separate document containing green roof calculations and <br />sources) <br /> <br />Project Total: 80.918 metric tons CO2e/Year <br /> <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 for the solar photovoltaic array will <br />take place over the system’s lifetime of approximately 25-30 <br />years. The green roof will reduce the building’s energy usage <br />and sequester carbon over its lifetime of approximately 40 years. <br />22. Please describe the location of <br />the emissions reduction. <br />Where would fossil fuels have <br />been burned if not for your <br />project? For projects creating <br />electricity usage reductions, it <br />can be difficult to determine <br />the location of the power <br />produced. Please feel free to <br />state “Grid-tied electricity <br />reduction” <br /> Solar photovoltaic array: Grid-tied electricity reduction <br /> Green Roof: Carbon sequestration within the Town of <br />Carrboro; grid-tied electricity reduction <br /> <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 /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: 08DD74BE-CE96-4D90-9C72-8BD18C25E2E7