Thursday, March 23rd at noon
ReImagine Appalachia Faith in Action, Energy Efficient West Virginia, PA Interfaith Power and Light, and the Evangelical Environmental Network on Thursday, March 23rd at noon hosted a webinar to show how congregations and non-profits can save money through energy efficiency. There are new resources for assistance and you can learn from faith groups working to make these changes in their houses of worship and their local communities.
Speakers included:
- Rev. Robin Blakeman, Energy Efficient West Virginia, West Virginia Interfaith Power and Light
- Kim Anderson, Evangelical Environmental Network
- Kathleen Hrabovsky, Pennsylvania Interfaith Power and Light
- Colby May, Energy for Mission
- Jamal Lewis, Rewiring America
Resources shared during the presentation:
- Energy Efficient West Virginia and Downstream Strategies has a Benchmarking Primer available
- Rewiring America has a GREAT resource for figuring out the IRA benefits for your personal situation
- For anyone wanting to replace a boiler or other HVAC system, we would recommend finding an ASHRAE-connected engineer to help you plan for this; this is an excellent national and international organization with state-based affiliate groups
Interfaith Power and Light Cool Congregations:
- Home page
- Get Started Now- About
- Start Up Kit
- Certification
- Cool Congregations Challenge
- 2023 Challenge Group & Results- Be the Change
- 150 Congregations Entered in 2023- Group preserving 1,300 tons of carbon emissions each year – equal to:
- 250 gasoline-powered passenger cars annually
- 2.93 million miles driven by those cars
- 132704 gallons of gasoline
- 115,849 gallons of diesel
- 1.3 million pounds of coal burned
- 149 homes electricity use for one year
- 19,500 tree seedlings grown for 10 years or more
- 1,400 acres of US forests in one year
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