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<br />Page 12 of 22 <br /> <br />homeowners save for repairs and can also offer <br />referrals for reputable vendors and in some case no- <br />interest loans for repairs. <br />9. Are the impacted residents already aware of the <br />potential positive and negative impacts of your <br />project and the steps you are taking? If not, <br />please describe your plan to engage with them <br />and how you will act based on their input. <br />Once selected, homebuyers for houses with solar <br />potential are informed about the solar program and the <br />choice to participate in the program or not. Habitat will <br />communicate with homebuyers regarding the potential <br />costs, positives, and negatives of the program. <br />Homebuyers who are not fully willing to participate in <br />the program will not be required to do so. <br />10. During and after the project, what will your <br />continued engagement with the impacted <br />community be? <br />Habitat maintains communication with homeowners <br />and conducts regular post-closing surveys to gather <br />feedback and improve our programs and services. <br />Habitat also strives to maintain active and holistic <br />engagement in the communities where we build and <br />repair homes. <br /> <br />The vision for Weavers Grove is centered on building <br />a vibrant community. A solarized Community Center <br />will lie at the heart of the neighborhood with <br />programming for residents. Community leaders and <br />residents are the experts in what their communities <br />need, and Habitat stands ready to assist their vision <br />when called. <br />11. Please describe any other aspect of your project <br />that is relevant to Social Justice, Environmental <br />Justice and Racial Equity. <br />In 2019, the median national income of families who <br />adopted solar was $113,000 (Source: Lawrence <br />Berkeley National Laboratory). Residential solar <br />should not be a luxury available only to those with <br />higher incomes and generational wealth. Solarizing <br />affordable Habitat homes will help to address the <br />inequitable access to the benefits of renewable <br />energy. Homeowners will also be able to monitor <br />their solar panel electrical production if they choose. <br />As a result, they can use the data to modify their <br />energy consumption potentially allowing more cost <br />savings and wealth building opportunity. <br /> <br />Rooftop solar helps fight climate change and air <br />pollution. Climate justice and racial justice are linked. <br />The National Center for Environmental Assessment <br />found that in the U.S., Black residents are exposed to <br />approximately 1.5 times more particulate matter <br />than white residents, and Hispanic populations 1.2 <br />times more. People living in poverty have <br />approximately 1.3 times more exposure than people <br />Docusign Envelope ID: AA482F5E-25D4-439A-862A-65CC63DF3A74