Dunwoody United Methodist Church  installs a 152-kilowatt solar energy system

An aerial view of the Dunwoody United Methodist Church campus with newly installed solar panels Photo courtesy of Sunpath Solar On Tuesday June at p m Dunwoody United Methodist Church will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate its installation of a solar power system that will save the church in electricity costs According to a message from DUMC the move represents a bold financing in sustainability stewardship and long-term savings The church is the third congregation in Georgia to enter into a Solar Vigor Procurement Agreement with Georgia BRIGHT a activity of the national nonprofit Capital Good Fund the release announced The new solar array is expected to generate percent of the church s annual force demands Over the system s lifetime it will prevent the release of more than tons of carbon dioxide the equivalent of taking cars off the road or driving more than million fewer miles church executives commented Georgia is one of the top five states in the country with the highest low-income power burden the release stated Despite dramatic decreases in the cost of clean vitality solar options remain out of reach for the greater part low-and-moderate income families In Georgia average household strength bills were percent higher than the national average from - After six bill hikes in the last three years according to statistics provided by the Southern Environmental Law Center the average residential bill is expected to rise by The post Dunwoody United Methodist Church installs a -kilowatt solar resource system appeared first on Rough Draft Atlanta