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35. How will you measure the <br /> success of that engagement or <br /> educational effort? <br /> SolarEquity ’s education and engagement efforts are divided into two <br /> distinct sections. Accordingly, the evaluation of SolarEquity's efforts’ <br /> success will also be divided into two sections. <br /> First, we will measure the efficacy of the technical assistance packet by <br /> tracking the number of structures in the Northside Neighborhood that <br /> adopt solar the 3 years after the church’s adoption of solar. The <br /> technical assistance packet outlines the benefits of solar from an <br /> environmental and financial standpoint. Furthermore, the packet <br /> highlights the lack of maintenance required to maintain a solar project. <br /> We will know if the technical assistance packet and educational efforts <br /> were successful if Northside denizens take the benefits to heart and <br /> decide to adopt solar on their own accord. We plan on lobbying the <br /> Jackson Center to track the number of solar projects in the <br /> neighborhood in their bi-annual censuses. <br /> We will evaluate the success of the organization's engagement efforts <br /> in the Northside Neighborhood with service opportunity participation. <br /> For the next three years, we set the expectation that SolarEquity <br /> participates in three community service initiatives in the Northside <br /> Neighborhood per semester. At least five SolarEquity volunteers must <br /> attend the service opportunity for it to register as a successful service <br /> day. <br /> 36. Please describe any other <br /> aspect of your project that is <br /> relevant to the amount, or <br /> quality, or length of <br /> engagement and/or education <br /> that your project will produce. <br /> The installation of rooftop solar on St. Joseph's CME Church will require <br /> little to no maintenance while alleviating the church’s crippling energy <br /> burden over the next 25 years. The intended impact of this project <br /> transcends the Church by itself. St. Joseph's will consider this project a <br /> success if it is the catalyst for the widespread adoption of solar across <br /> the Northside Neighborhoods and LMI communities in the county. <br /> Habitat for Humanity and EmPOWERment Inc. were the first movers in <br /> the residential space, and the church can now set a new precedent for <br /> the adoption of renewable energy on non-residential buildings. With <br /> their past experience, SolarEquity joins these entities in the vanguard <br /> of the solar movement in Chapel Hill. This band of organizations holds <br /> immense potential and responsibility to diffuse the benefits of solar to <br /> those who are similarly burdened by energy costs and climate related <br /> disruptions. it is within SolarEquity and the County ’s purview to ensure <br /> this group reaches said potential <br /> Criterion 7 - Time to Complete <br /> This criterion has a maximum score of 3 pts (out of a total of 26 pts). <br /> Page 25 of 28 <br />Docusign Envelope ID: 257985C7-FC41-4937-8E64-B610C38DBA58