Solar Energy Project
On Sunday, July 7, 2024 Sugar Creek Lutheran Church held a ceremony to celebrate the groundbreaking for our 19.5 kilowatt solar array. As part of our 175th anniversary as a congregation, Sugar Creek Lutheran is not only remembering our past but looking to our future.
Sugar Creek Lutheran is committed to serving the community and with this solar array, we are also witnessing to the Biblical call to care for God’s good creation. The 19.5 kwh solar array will offset carbon emissions equivalent to approximately the work of 800 trees per year or over 300 metric tons of carbon emissions over the 30-year life span of the system.
This project is made possible by generous donations from the congregation, a $25,000 grant from Hammond Climate Solutions Foundation Solar Moonshot Program, and a grant for 50% of the solar panels from the Couillard Solar Foundation Solar for Good grant administered by Renew Wisconsin. The solar system, installed by Adams Solar, consists of 36 solar panels and is anticipated to offset nearly 100% of the church’s annual electrical needs.
Resources for your project:
For a pdf detailing the step-by-step process Sugar Creek Lutheran used in implementing our solar energy project, click HERE.
For a pdf guide on applying for a grant through the Inflation Reduction Act, click HERE.
To learn more about solar energy and to find more resources for your congregation or ministry, visit the South-Central Synod of Wisconsin's website at scsw-elca.org/creation/
Pictured below (left to right): Sugar Creek Project Coordinator Erv Schlepp, Pastor Dick Inglett, and Walworth County Board District 3 Supervisor Brian Holt.
Sugar Creek Lutheran is committed to serving the community and with this solar array, we are also witnessing to the Biblical call to care for God’s good creation. The 19.5 kwh solar array will offset carbon emissions equivalent to approximately the work of 800 trees per year or over 300 metric tons of carbon emissions over the 30-year life span of the system.
This project is made possible by generous donations from the congregation, a $25,000 grant from Hammond Climate Solutions Foundation Solar Moonshot Program, and a grant for 50% of the solar panels from the Couillard Solar Foundation Solar for Good grant administered by Renew Wisconsin. The solar system, installed by Adams Solar, consists of 36 solar panels and is anticipated to offset nearly 100% of the church’s annual electrical needs.
Resources for your project:
For a pdf detailing the step-by-step process Sugar Creek Lutheran used in implementing our solar energy project, click HERE.
For a pdf guide on applying for a grant through the Inflation Reduction Act, click HERE.
To learn more about solar energy and to find more resources for your congregation or ministry, visit the South-Central Synod of Wisconsin's website at scsw-elca.org/creation/
Pictured below (left to right): Sugar Creek Project Coordinator Erv Schlepp, Pastor Dick Inglett, and Walworth County Board District 3 Supervisor Brian Holt.
