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Solar panels were installed on the roof of the Jones Building in 2014 using a community funding model. Led by ECO co-chair Hank Rodenburg, church members formed a Limited Liability Corporation (LLC) called C2 Solar, in which participants purchased shares sufficient to fund the installation. The LLC owns the solar panels and rents the roof from the church during the life of the LLC. LLC members will recoup part of their contributions via tax benefits over a period of about 6 years, after which the LLC will dissolve and donate the panels to the church.
The Solar Panels installed on the roof of the Jones Building are producing electricity (roughly 30% of the church's electricity usage) which is being sent to the grid. We celebrated with a "solarbration" on Nov. 30, 2014. Over the 25+ years of their life they are estimated to reduce carbon dioxide by more than 400 metric tons! If you are interested in seeing the panels' performance, go to http://bit.ly/c3huu-solar-monitor1. We hope that this project will inspire other churches and individuals to consider solar installation before some of the tax benefits expire (NC benefits currently scheduled to expire at the end of 2015).
Solar Panels installed in 2014. Click here to see energy produced.
Solar panels were installed on the roof of the Jones Building in 2014 using a community funding model. Led by ECO co-chair Hank Rodenburg, church members formed a Limited Liability Corporation (LLC) called C2 Solar, in which participants purchased shares sufficient to fund the installation. The LLC owns the solar panels and rents the roof from the church during the life of the LLC. LLC members will recoup part of their contributions via tax benefits over a period of about 6 years, after which the LLC will dissolve and donate the panels to the church.
The Solar Panels installed on the roof of the Jones Building are producing electricity (roughly 30% of the church's electricity usage) which is being sent to the grid. We celebrated with a "solarbration" on Nov. 30, 2014. Over the 25+ years of their life they are estimated to reduce carbon dioxide by more than 400 metric tons! If you are interested in seeing the panels' performance, go to http://bit.ly/c3huu-solar-monitor1. We hope that this project will inspire other churches and individuals to consider solar installation before some of the tax benefits expire (NC benefits currently scheduled to expire at the end of 2015).
Solar Panels installed in 2014. Click here to see energy produced.
