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<br />Page 15 of 22 <br /> <br />Other Unit of Impact: Please <br />describe here <br />N/A Each household will save an <br />estimated $23,400 in <br />electricity costs over 30 <br />years. For 13.6 households, <br />this is a savings of $318,240 <br />total over 30 years. <br />Each household will <br />save an estimated <br />$23,400 in electricity <br />costs over 30 years. For <br />14 households, this is a <br />savings of $327,600 <br />total over 30 years. <br />Cost Per Unit of Impact N/A $0.85 spent per $1 saved <br />over 30 years <br />$0.85 spent per $1 <br />saved over 30 years <br />Other Unit of Impact: Please <br />describe here <br />N/A The benefit to local <br />community health of the <br />reduction in air pollution is <br />large but unquantified. <br />The benefit to local <br />community health of <br />the reduction in air <br />pollution is large but <br />unquantified. <br />Cost Per Unit of Impact N/A n/a n/a <br /> (Please feel free to add rows if necessary to show any additional units of impact.) <br /> <br />16. Please describe any avoided <br />financial costs or savings <br />related to the project and over <br />what period of time those <br />costs will be avoided/reduced. <br />Each family will save an estimated $65 per month initially on their <br />electricity bill, or $780 annually. Without factoring in additional savings <br />based on electrical rate increases, the savings will be an estimated <br />$23,400 per household over 30 years. <br />17. Does your project accelerate <br />or expand on existing <br />programs that already show <br />positive impact? <br />Habitat is already seeing exciting results for participating homebuyers, <br />including households which have been able to produce as much energy <br />through their new solar panels as they used for the entire month. We <br />hope to build on these successes with the goal of offering solar to all <br />buyers on lots where it is a viable option. <br /> <br />The proposed project seeks to accelerate and build on these successes <br />to ensure that solar panels can be a standard practice for Habitat’s new <br />home construction program moving forward. The support of Orange <br />County has been a critical accelerator for Orange Habitat’s solar <br />program; this partnership has led us to become a leading solar Habitat <br />affiliate in the country. The success of this local initiative and our <br />previous partnership with East Chapel Hill Rotary for the solar pilot <br />program has encouraged a discussion between Rotary and Habitat at <br />the national level and has the potential to transform building practices <br />in the affordable housing market. <br />18. Does your project take <br />advantage of other funding <br />sources? <br />To maximize the number of Orange County residents served, Habitat <br />seeks out a variety of private and public funding sources. We have a <br />successful history of leveraging investments from local government to <br />raise private donations. For previous solar installations funded in part <br />by Climate Action Funds, Southern Energy Management subsidized the <br />installations to help reduce costs. In previous years, solar panels were <br />donated by Strata Clean Energy. Strata was unable to continue the <br />partnership, but Orange Habitat has secured a new partnership with a <br />solar provider based in Texas to provide solar panels at a significantly <br />discounted rate. <br />Docusign Envelope ID: AA482F5E-25D4-439A-862A-65CC63DF3A74