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<p class="paragraph" style="margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline">Homeowners, landlords, businesses, and non-profits are encouraged to participate in the Solarize the Triangle program launched this week. This program is run out of the Triangle J Council of Governments
and includes 11 local governments, including Durham County and the City of Durham.
<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><a href="http://solarizethetriangle.com/" target="_blank"><span class="normaltextrun"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">Solarize the Triangle</span></span></a></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
<span lang="EN">provides an opportunity to install solar energy and battery power at your home, business or non-profit organization. Through this unique campaign, residents and businesses can save on the ordinary cost of a system through combined purchasing
with others in the Triangle plus the availability of a federal tax credit.</span></span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> The City and County are providing funding for low-income homes to participate in the program. Sign
up for a free assessment <a href="https://www.solarcrowdsource.com/campaign/the-triangle/">
https://www.solarcrowdsource.com/campaign/the-triangle/</a> </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">A free, open-to-the public community celebration will take place August 10</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><sup><span lang="EN" style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">th</span></sup></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
from 6-8 p.m. at the North Carolina Museum of Art located at </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/North+Carolina+Museum+of+Art/@35.8098857,-78.7025784,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x89acf5d3536f686b:0x841b73fc133ba241!8m2!3d35.8098857!4d-78.7025784" target="_blank"><span class="normaltextrun"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">2110
Blue Ridge Road</span></span></a></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> in Raleigh. Participants will learn more and have the ability to ask questions of the solar provider and other community partners. </span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> The
event will also be live-streamed on the Solar Crowdsource Facebook page <a href="https://www.facebook.com/SolarizetheTriangle">
https://www.facebook.com/SolarizetheTriangle</a> </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="paragraph" style="margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="normaltextrun"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Solarize the Triangle is a
</span></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.solarcrowdsource.com/how-it-works-solarize/" target="_blank"><span class="normaltextrun"><span lang="EN" style="color:#1155CC">community-based group-purchasing program</span></span></a></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
<span lang="EN">for solar energy, battery storage and other clean-energy technologies. The initiative is designed to serve residents, businesses and nonprofits to become more resilient, reduce energy expenses, and save on the cost of renewable-energy systems
by obtaining volume discounts on materials and installation services.</span></span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Solarize
campaigns are driven by community group purchasing. Based on a tiered “bulk” purchasing concept, the more local residents and business owners who contract for their solar installations through the program, the more savings accrue to all participating property
owners.</span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="eop"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">In addition to the City of Durham and Durham County, other participating Triangle communities include: Chatham County, City of Raleigh, Town of Cary, Town of Chapel Hill, Town
of Hillsborough, Town of Carrboro, Town of Apex, Town of Morrisville and Orange County. The Triangle J Council of Governments and Solar CrowdSource are facilitating the launch of Solarize the Triangle with Triangle local governments.</span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="eop"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The objectives of the regional program include:</span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="eop"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="paragraph" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;text-indent:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline;user-select: text;-webkit-user-drag: none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;overflow-wrap: break-word;white-space:pre-wrap;font-kerning: none">
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span class="normaltextrun"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Making solar energy more affordable</span></b></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">: lower
the cost of solar energy through the power of group-purchasing and reduced acquisition costs. Savings passed to residents of the Triangle region; </span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="paragraph" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;text-indent:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline;user-select: text;-webkit-user-drag: none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;overflow-wrap: break-word;white-space:pre-wrap;font-kerning: none">
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span class="normaltextrun"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Making solar energy more accessible</span></b></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">: contractor(s),
materials and pricing will be highly vetted for best practices using a competitive bid process;</span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Education and community engagement</span></b></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">: widespread community engagement, education
and outreach activities through town hall meetings, workshops, solar “open house” gatherings, and outreach through local community groups and events; </span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span class="normaltextrun"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Promoting solar-positive policies</span></b></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">: encourage
local governments to adopt streamlined solar energy permitting policies and fair utility distributed generation policies; and </span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span class="normaltextrun"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Giving back</span></b></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">: Solarize the Triangle and
selected contractors will use a portion of campaign proceeds to donate a solar energy system to a deserving local nonprofit organization and/or help to underwrite solar-energy systems for qualified low- and moderate-Income families with high energy burdens.</span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Yes Solar Solution and Solar Crowdsource are the exclusive partners through Solarize the Triangle and the City and County do not have any other community solar programs. Please beware of other solar companies stating or inferring that they
are associated with either the City or County.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Tobin L. Freid (she/her)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Sustainability Manager<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Durham County<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">(919) 560-7999<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.greenerdurham.net%2F&data=04%7C01%7Ctfreid%40dconc.gov%7C502ac0c17f84418677fe08d9d6b2e8c6%7Cc16a00a3560947c0b2c272d8635e3423%7C0%7C0%7C637776886176814454%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=ZGqwqFNEXYkGg9EqvKToVrvnjrnF%2BubTIdfMk4RfOgs%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">www.GreenerDurham.net</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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