Item 26 - Grant Application for Solar Power Project

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• Generation of Solar Power at Garthe and West Pump Station Facilities Project !r, Bureau of Reclamation Water Energy and Efficiency Grant FY2022 1. Combating the Climate Crisis: E.O. 14008: Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad, focuses on increasing resilience to climate change and supporting climate resilient development. For additional information on the impacts of climate change throughout the western United States, see: https.11www.usbr.pov/climate/ secure/docs/2021secure/2021SECUREReport.pdf. Please describe how the project will address climate change, including the following: o Please provide specific details and examples on how the project will address the impacts of climate change and help combat the climate crisis. By generating an estimated 1,316,942 kWh annually, the project is expected to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by the associated amount, thereby addressing and improving/offsetting the impacts of climate change. o Does this proposed project strengthen water supply sustainability to increase resilience to climate change? Yes; the proposed Project will strengthen water supply sustainability to increase resilience to climate change. According to researchers at the Virginia Water Resources Research Center, in Blacksburg, Virginia; fossil -fuel -fired thermoelectric power plants consume more than 132 billion gallons of fresh water per day (2008) in the United States alone, which translates to an average of 25 gallons of water to produce 1 kilowatt-hour (kWh) of electricity. IEEE Spectrum, by Willie Jones, April 1, 2008. Therefore, because the project is expected to generate 1,316,942 kWh on an annual basis, a simple mathematical calculation reveals that the expected water supply savings is 32,923,550 gallons annually or 101.4 AFY. The proposed Project is expected to strengthen water supply sustainability by over 101.4 AFY on an annual basis. o Will the proposed project establish and utilize a renewable energy source? The Project will establish and utilize a renewable energy source by generating solar power at two of the City's pump station sites, generating an estimated additional 1,316,942 kWh annually. o Will the project result in lower greenhouse gas emissions? Yes, as mentioned above, by replacing an estimated 1,316,942 KW of fossil fuel energy with renewable solar energy the project will result in lower greenhouse gas emissions. 2. Disadvantaged or Underserved Communities: E.O. 14008 and E.O. 13985 support environmental and economic justice by investing in underserved and disadvantaged communities and addressing the climate -related impacts to these communities, 16 PREVIEW Date: Nov 03, 2021 Workspace ID: WS00800354 Funding Opportunity Number: R22AS00023