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<br />Page 13 of 22 <br /> <br />living above the poverty line, with significant health <br />implications. <br /> <br />Criterion 2 - Emissions Reduced <br />This criterion has a maximum score of 4 pts (out of a total of 26 pts). <br />Please see the Grant Project website for estimation tools and the Background and Information document for <br />information about technical assistance. Applicants are encouraged to ask for clarification and technical <br />assistance as early as possible and no later than the posted deadline for questions. <br />12. How many tons of greenhouse <br />gas emissions will your project <br />reduce/avoid each year? <br />Please list any data sources <br />used and show the steps of <br />any calculations. Feel free to <br />submit in a separate document <br />if clearly labeled. <br />Once all homes are put into service, the proposed project will <br />reduce/avoid an estimated 77 tons of greenhouse gas emissions each <br />year. Each of the 14 houses will reduce carbon emissions by 5.5 tons <br />each year. <br /> <br />Annual carbon reduction per home: 10,979 lb = 5.49 tons <br /> <br />Lifetime carbon reduction for 14 homes over 30 years: <br />4,611,180 lb = 2,306 tons carbon. <br /> <br />This data was provided by Southern Energy Management and <br />calculated using the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) <br />Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies Calculator. <br />13. Over 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 />Emissions reductions will take place for a minimum of 30 years, the <br />estimated lifetime of rooftop solar panels. Over these 30 years, the <br />amount of carbon released into the air will be reduced by 2,306 tons. <br />This is the equivalent of planting 53,000 trees, or nearly 5 million miles <br />not driven (source: Southern Energy Management). <br />14. 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 that <br />reduce electricity usage or that <br />generate solar energy, feel <br />free to state “grid-tied <br />electricity reduction” if you <br />cannot determine the location <br />of emissions produced from <br />electric power generation. <br />This project will reduce emissions through grid-tied electricity <br />reduction. <br /> <br />15. 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 />The 32-acre Weavers Grove mixed-income community is designed to <br />be a model of energy efficiency. In addition to our standard green <br />building practices, Habitat plans to install solar panels on all Habitat <br />houses in the community with sufficient sun exposure. The Community <br />Center that lies at the heart of Weavers Grove will also be solarized. <br />Reclaimed wood from trees that were cleared to develop the site will <br />Docusign Envelope ID: AA482F5E-25D4-439A-862A-65CC63DF3A74