June 9, 2025 To: House Rules Members and Leadership, The NC Council of Churches and our specific energy program, NC Interfaith Power & Light are opposed to Senate Bill 266 because of the moral impacts on decision making concerning the bill shifting costs from industrial customers to other customers. Residential customers, especially low-income North Carolinians, […]
NCIPL Director’s Letter to the White House on Climate Action
December 10, 2024 The US Must Take Ambitious Climate Action Ahead of the Paris Agreement Anniversary Dear Mr. Krishnaswami and Mr. Mitchell, I am writing to express my strong support for a bold, ambitious US NDC that needs to be published before President Biden leaves office. I deeply believe that caring for the environment is […]
U.S. Climate Fair Share (NDC) Nationally Determined Contribution during COP29
This webinar was held during the first week of the UN Climate Negotiations, taking place in Baku, Azerbaijan (known as COP29) and in solidarity with the Global Day of Action for Climate Justice. In the coming months, signatories to the Paris Agreement will begin to share updated climate commitments, known as Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), which are due […]
Solar Financing Webinar For Congregations
How to apply for Direct Pay CLICK HERE for the recording on IPL’s YouTube channel (posted above) CLICK HERE for link to PDF Slides
Pilgrim United Church of Christ
We are not a large congregation but do consume a lot of energy due to the fact that we have a day care facility on our campus. Before we installed our solar panels, the annual cost of our electricity was between $10-$11K per year. We did some other cost saving measures such as bringing our […]
Trinity Presbyterian Church – Hendersonville, NC
In 2019 we installed 129 solar panels (47KW), raising over $84,000 in 4 weeks from 120 church members. The goal was to reduce our electricity by at least 50%-to-55%. By 2023, our KWh drawn from the grid were 90% LESS than our last year before solar (2018). The solar project led to the creation of […]
Eno River Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
As part of our Green Sanctuary Certification effort we got solar panels placed on the roof of our CARE building. Visit Eno River Unitarian Universalist Fellowship online at: https://eruuf.org
Peace United Church of Christ
As of Wednesday, March 13th, 2024 Peace UCC became a church largely powered by the sun. Yes, our 95 solar panels have been installed and are up and running. “Green energy” is now a part of our ministry! There are, of course, two major reasons to adopt solar energy: financial stewardship and environmental stewardship. The […]
Epworth United Methodist Church
As members of Epworth United Methodist Church (EUMC), we hold a core belief that “All creation is the Lord’s, and we are responsible for the ways in which we use and abuse it” (from the UMC Social Principle). However, powering our church with electricity generated from fossil fuels contradicted this belief, as it causes pollution, […]
Hillside Church, A Baptist Fellowship
Hillside Church is an 18,905 square foot building built in the year 2000 in Chapel Hill. Hillside Church had an Energy Assessment Report done by John Roberts, a church member and energy auditor with NCIPL in 2020. The report recommended changing out lights for LED lamps and installing solar panels. Hillside’s pastor, Rob Tennant, and […]
