Seeing solar panels on a house of worship becomes an iconic marker to the broader community, a demonstration of the congregation’s love of the Creator and creation, and it shows a commitment to change our relationship to energy. It becomes a moral statement, a rejection of our use of fossil fuels and the implications of […]
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Solar Best Practices Guide
This guide was primarily created by members of Temple Emanuel Greensboro and based on their successful solar panel project, completed in 2011. Contributions are also from members of Myers Park Baptist, Charlotte and the Pastor of 1st Congregational United Church of Christ, Asheville. You may wish to download a printer-friendly version of this guide. Please […]
#PutSolarOnIt – National Day of Action
On June 21, 2014, the longest day of the year, Interfaith Power & Light is joining a coalition of groups in coming together for a National Day of Action to show support for switching to clean energy, fighting climate change, and the power of bringing solar power to communities all across the country.
Contact info@ncipl.org for more information on how you and your congregation can be involved in the solar revolution!
#PutSolarOnIt – National Day of Action
On June 21, 2014, the longest day of the year, communities of faith from around the country will come together in a coalition of groups for a National Day of Action.
National Day of Action #PutSolarOnIT
On June 21, 2014, the longest day of the year, communities of faith from around the country will come together in a coalition of groups for a National Day of Action to show support for switching to clean energy, fighting climate change, and the power of bringing solar power to communities all across the country. […]
National Day of Action #PutSolarOnIT
On June 21, 2014, the longest day of the year, communities of faith from around the country will come together in a coalition of groups for a National Day of Action to show support for switching to clean energy, fighting climate change, and the power of bringing solar power to communities all across the country. […]
Support Solar in NC!
Tell the NC Utilities Commission (NCUC) you support net metering and solar power! Like rollover minutes on a cell phone bill, net metering gives renewable energy customers full credit on their utility bills for the excess clean power they deliver to the grid. This simple credit system is one of the most important state policies for empowering Americans to generate their own power from the sun.
Energy Resources
The US EPA EnergyStar program has specific resources for congregations including a building energy performance rating system called Portfolio Manager. The rating system (1-100 scale) enables a congregation to determine its annual energy use relative to the energy usage of a large population of similar buildings across the country. The Portfolio Manager calculation process takes […]
emPOWERed
Energy efficiency is critical to solving today’s energy, health and climate-disruption challenges. The Alliance to Save Energy estimates that energy and conservation efforts since 1973 have saved us more energy than any single energy source, including oil, natural gas, coal and nuclear power, has produced. Projects that encourage “green” behavior do not have to be […]
United Church of Chapel Hill
United Church of Chapel Hill 1321 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd Chapel Hill, NC 27514 Contact: Kathy Shea, tkmjshea@mindspring.com To Believe is to Care, To Care is to Do” has long been the bumper sticker associated with United Church of Chapel Hill (UCCH). The fruits of this strong commitment to bring faith to action are evident […]