Sustainably Serving Congregations with Solar
Sunwealth partnered with Eagle Solar & Light to develop a 54 kW solar project on the roof of the Episcopal Church of the Holy Comforter in Burlington, North Carolina.
Our 54 kW solar project developed in partnership with Eagle Solar & Light for the Episcopal Church of the Holy Comforter in Burlington, NC.
The Episcopal Church of the Holy Comforter has served the community of Burlington, North Carolina for over 150 years. The church has evolved many times throughout its tenure—founded in 1867, Holy Comforter eventually outgrew its small church and moved into a larger one in 1911. Decades later, the congregation hosted supportive prayer services and projects during World War II and began to nominate Episcopal women as leaders of the church and diocese. More recently, they hosted a free dental clinic and began a bilingual preschool in the early 2000s, and today offer tutoring services, community meals, and a variety of other ministries and community services. The Parish has repeatedly risen to meet the needs of the current moment and serve its community.
As we experience the growing impact of climate change, Holy Comforter is again taking advantage of an opportunity to serve its community in a timely and sustainable way. In partnership with Eagle Solar & Light, a Southeast solar developer and installer and longtime Sunwealth partner, we developed a 54 kW solar project on the roof of Holy Comforter. The project will reduce almost 1,400 metric tons of carbon over its lifetime while creating two lifetime solar job years and providing the congregation with $23,500 in lifetime energy savings.
“This project is an example of how the vision and imagination of one parishioner, Caroline Ansbacher, was embraced by other parishioners and the Vestry and transformed into a reality,” said Dr. Phil Savage, a parishioner at Holy Comforter. “It shows the power of one growing into many who share the calling of caring for the world.”
Holy Comforter, proudly hosting a socially diverse congregation, believes that all are equal in God’s hand and frequently hosts conversations around God, faith, and society to promote the growth and development of the congregation. Their new solar installation solidifies that their foundational beliefs in social justice, care, and compassion for all are the driving force of their ministry. Not only will they save thousands to reinvest into the congregation, but they are contributing to the sustainability of their community and helping build an inclusive and equitable clean energy future.
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