[Sosfbay-discuss] church installs solar panels

[Jim Doyle]

This notice is from
http://www.councilofchurches-scc.org/article.php?story=LGUMC

Los Gatos United Methodist Church is sincere about growing green. They 
truly believe: Our Faith, our planet, our responsibility. Thanks to a 
generous gift from members Mimi and Eric Carlson, the church has alrady 
installed 5 banks of solar panels on the roof of their education 
building. The panels have generated 6,370 kilowatt hours of electricity 
in just two months. 
<http://www.councilofchurches-scc.org/images/articles/LGUMC_2_original.jpg>This 
has allowed LGUMC to prevent 12,740 pounds of greenhouse gases (over 6 
tons) from being poured into the atmosphere.

Of course, the church has been able to save a lot of money on its 
electricity bills, too. The church went from using 7,000 kilowatt hours 
in the month of July last year to just 74 kilowatt hours this July. 
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The numbers speak volumes. And the installation of the panels has 
inspired the congregation to do as much as they can to care for God's 
creation in their offices and in their own homes. The church has become 
a member of California Interfaith Power and Light and is in the process 
of applying to become certified as a Green Business through the Santa 
Clara County program.