House of Worship Success Stories
Houses of Worship bring the benefits of solar to the community.
Second Church in Dorchester
Through the Codman Square Goes Solar initiative, Second Church in Dorchester installed a 25-kilowatt system on the roof. “It was an exciting time for us when we heard that we can have solar on our roof that provides a portion of the electricity for our building,” recalls Alphonse Knight, the property manager at Second Church. “We are smiling to the bank for saving a lot of money. It’s catching on in the neighborhood… Solar is here to stay and we want to work with it.” The project provides a means for Second Church to lead by example and be a steward in faith and environmental leadership. In 2017, Mayor Walsh awarded the 211-year-old building the Buildings and Energy Greenovate award.
First Church | Swampscott, MA
Congregation Beth Shalom
of the Blue Hills | Milton, MA
“Driven by the religious principle of “tikkun olam,” which means repairing or healing the world, Congregation Beth Shalom of the Blue Hills has installed 78 solar panels on its synagogue’s roof -- enough to meet nearly all the Milton building’s electricity needs.” — Johanna Seltz, Boston Globe
The 25.2 kW system at First Church in Swampscott covers 100% of the church’s electricity needs and will generate $250,000 in savings over the lifetime of the system. Read more about this project in the press release
Bethel AME | Jamaica Plain, MA
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church | Weston, MA
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church has a big roof and installed a larger array than it needed to power the church. Through Resonant Energy’s exclusive solar sharing platform, St. Peter’s shares its excess energy with Yusuf Mosque in Brighton. Yusuf Mosque is unable to host its own solar due to prohibitive roofing material but now receives a 15% discount from their regular electricity rate through the partnership with St. Peter’s. Both congregations are saving money and living their faith as environmental stewards. Learn more
“As a community of faith, it’s really important for us to live our faith in everything that we do. These solar panels are really important to us in terms of living out our witness, to say that it’s time for a clean energy future and we need to demonstrate that in our actions and the way we live as a church.” - Rev. Mariama White-Hammond
Temple Emunnah Parking Canopy Time-Lapse
This canopy produces 162% of the temple’s electricity needs and the excess energy is sold to low-income households.
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