St. John’s Lutheran Church and Solar Power

Churches have turned to solar power to bring down energy costs for their sanctuaries. St. John’s Lutheran Church in San Antonio has begun to use a large array of solar panels, as well as more energy efficient lights to cut costs. To read more about this story, and get ideas for your own congregations, follow this link.

Detail of a new solar panel array, Wednesday, May 1, 2013, on the roof of St. John's Lutheran Church in Downtown San Antonio. The array, which consists of 240 solar panels, is capable of producing up to 60 kilowatt-hours of electricity per day. (Darren Abate/For the Express-News) Photo: Photo By Darren Abate/Express-News

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