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future roof replacement costs that would be incurred <br /> by the church. <br /> 10. During and after the project, what will your <br /> continued engagement with the impacted <br /> community be? <br /> Since the beginning stages of the St. Joseph's CME <br /> Church Solar Project, SolarEquity has recognized the <br /> importance of engaging with the Northside <br /> Neighborhood community and learning about the <br /> community’s complex history. Before pitching the <br /> idea to the congregation, the entire SolarEquity team <br /> took an audio tour of the neighborhood offered <br /> through the Jackson Center to ascertain the historical <br /> significance of the church and neighborhood. <br /> SolarEquity learned about how student rentals have <br /> impacted the neighborhood and discussed ways to <br /> preserve the rich history of the area despite the <br /> addition of a student population. <br /> Throughout the remainder of the project, SolarEquity <br /> will continue to engage with members of the church <br /> and Northside Neighborhood through interviews, and <br /> sermons. SolarEquity will look to share the rich <br /> history of the neighborhood with the rest of the UNC <br /> - Chapel Hill Community to alert the student <br /> population of the impact they may have on the <br /> community surrounding their college campus. <br /> 11. Please describe any other aspect of your project <br /> that is relevant to Social Justice, Environmental <br /> Justice and Racial Equity. <br /> Like many houses of worship across the U.S, St. <br /> Joseph's CME Church serves as a community center, a <br /> resilience hub, and a place of worship for those <br /> within the Northside Neighborhood. The church <br /> holds religious and historical significance, and its <br /> energy demand shouldn’t pose an additional burden <br /> on the LMI families benefiting from its service. <br /> As of 2021, nearly 2% of houses of worship have been <br /> retrofitted with solar arrays despite comprising only <br /> 0.6% of all non residential buildings in the U.S. This <br /> trend has been accelerated with the introduction of <br /> the Inflation Reduction Act as non-profit entities - <br /> churches included - are now able to claim a tax claim <br /> up to 30% of the system’s overall cost. Furthermore, <br /> this figure doesn’t factor in potential adders that St. <br /> Joseph's CME Church qualifies for that could bring <br /> the tax credits to 50% of the project budget. <br /> A 2022 Pew Research Center survey found that most <br /> churchgoers believe they have an ethical obligation to <br /> Page 13 of 28 <br />Docusign Envelope ID: 257985C7-FC41-4937-8E64-B610C38DBA58