Capacity: 15.4 kW
Financing: Self-financed
Background: System of 44 solar panels was installed in January 2016, providing 100% of congregation’s electric energy needs. Solar system included a charger for electric vehicles.
Capacity: 6.54 kW PV
Financing: Power Purchase Agreement with Re-volv. They pay investors at fixed rate of $0.127/kWh produced monthly by the solar system.
Background: Bishop Michael Hunn of the Episcopal Diocese of the Rio Grande blessed the solar system at the church in April 2022.
Financing: Held a fundraising campaign effort to pay for the panels outright.
Background: Dedicated 120 Solar Panels, April 2014. That summer, the school received checks of around $300 instead of paying electric bills.
Capacity: 2 kW kit from Helio Power (California)
Background: Solar panels were installed in May 2021 by Gallup start-up company, Green Horizons. The solar kit provides energy for the rectory and bingo hall, with energy savings each month aestimated at about 30%. The parish averages 7.6kWh of energy production each day with a total yield thus far of 914 kWh. In addition to the solar, energy efficiency measures are also incorporated into the rectory building.
Capacity: 46 kW PV
Financing: Power Purchase Agreement that they set up with parishioners creating an LLC.
Background: St. Mark’s Episcopal Church blessed their solar unit in November 2015. The church’s project is unique, in that they created a parish LLC and also offered some parishioner labor in creating their solar array.
Capacity: 100 kW
Financing: 60% parishioners, rest was loan from archdiocese.
Background: Solar PV located in parking lot.
Capacity: 10 kW PV
Financing: Congregation paid for system with funds they had invested for future needs. (Congregation was considering a power purchase agreement, but discovered it could obtain a larger return from their funds on hand by installing a solar system).
Background: There are 156 panels on the family center roof and 78 panels on the church. These panels are presently converting the sun’s energy into electric energy and passed into PNM’s electrical system.
Capacity: 7.5 KW PV
Financing: Self-financed by the Norbertine community.
Background: Panels are located in the center’s Pope Francis Solar Field, which was dedicated with a special prayer and blessing in July 2015.
Capacity: 37.4 kW
Financing: Self-financed.
Background: More than 100 solar panels were installed over parish hall to cover the energy needs of all the church’s buildings. From the first day they were connected, the church has been realizing energy savings well in excess of $1,000 per month.
Capacity: Multiple PV systems.
Financing: Self-financed.
Background: Won national IPL cool congregation award in 2019.
Capacity: 9.56 kW
Backgound: Solar system installed in summer of 2017.
Financing: Self-financed through Catholic Energies.
Background: 80 panels in retreat center, 100 in other buildings, 23 over rectory.
Capacity: 48 kW PV
Financing: Power Purchase Agreement with third party.
Background: All the congregation’s roofs have solar panels that offset our energy consumption.
Capacity: 58.5 kW PV
Capacity: 76.5 kW PV capacity. System sized by NM Solar Group.
Financing: Financed through their own endowment foundation.
Background: Albuquerque Journal article on solar power in New Mexico has pictures of solar installation at First Presbyterian Church.
Capacity: 2.5 kW PV capacity.
Financing: Financed with a loan from Chuck Buxbaum (member of congregation); loan paid back monthly by congregration.
Background: Luz was contractor. The Ner Tamid (Eternal Light) that serves as the focal point of Congregation Nahalat Shalom’s worship space and is powered by new photovoltaic panels.
Capacity: 62.64 kW.
Financing: Self financed with an anonymous donation.
Background: Won national IPL Cool Congregation award in 2019 for solar project.
Capacity: 26 kW PV capacity, parking lot mount
Financing: Power Purchase Agreement creating an LLC and got donors to pay for this and they worked with ABQ Mennonite church for advice and help.
Background: Completed solar installation in the fall of 2017 Received a national Interfaith Power and Light first prize in the Cool Congregation challenge for its creative solar array project.
Capacity: 12 kW PV
Financing: Power Purchase Agreement, set up an LLC with congregants at the church.
Background: Conducted a Mennonite style barn raising, solar raising installation with a Mennonite pastor, who is a solar installer from Carlsbad, Rev. Nick King with help from congregation volunteers.
Capacity: 12 kW PV
Financing: Power Purchase Agreement, set up an LLC with congregants at the church.
Background: Conducted a Mennonite style barn raising, solar raising installation with a Mennonite pastor, who is a solar installer from Carlsbad, Rev. Nick King with help from congregation volunteers.
Capacity: 7.2kW + 2 20kW Storage Banks - off-grid
Financing: Financed through loans.
