SOLAR-WISE PROGRAM
Helping Faith Communities Go Solar!
GIPL is committed to advancing Georgia’s clean energy economy. Expanding access to solar energy is central to this work. GIPL helps faith communities and religious schools explore solar as a viable energy option to reduce operating costs and carbon emissions. Faith communities that install solar become models of energy independence for their neighborhoods and embody a commitment to being better stewards of Sacred Earth
Rooftop solar is one of the high-impact solutions identified by Drawdown Georgia. In addition to reducing a congregation's carbon impact, solar energy displaces fossil fuels, improves air quality, and generates many environmental and public health benefits. By producing their own energy, congregations reduce their reliance on the grid and hedge against rising energy rates.
GIPL actively pursues energy policies at the state and federal levels that ensure all communities have equal access to renewable energy choices such as solar power. The Inflation Reduction Act, which was signed into law in August 2022, is the most comprehensive clean energy and climate legislation in history. Through the IRA, nonprofits and houses of worship have easier access to clean energy funds and tax credits through a program called "direct pay." The "direct pay" option means that non-taxable entities can benefit from the 30 percent tax credit for solar panels, wind, batteries, and other climate solutions.
Program Includes:
Professional Solar Assessment
Personal assessment review and debriefing in consultation with GIPL staff
Professional proposals from vetted solar installers
1:1 consultations with GIPL staff and solar installers throughout the process
Assistance finding funding and grants for solar installations and consultations about solar financing
Synagogues, mosques, churches, temples, religious schools, and other worship facilities are eligible to participate in this program!
The fee to enroll in the Solar Program is $125.
GEORGIA BRIGHT
Low-income earners, families of color, and senior citizens often spend more of their income on power and gas bills than other households. With inflation and the growing climate crisis, energy costs only continue to rise. That’s why Georgia Interfaith Power and Light is proud to be a partner of Georgia BRIGHT.
This program offers a solution, helping consumers save on energy bills through discount solar leasing. Homeowners making less than $150,000 a year or located in a Disadvantaged Community in Georgia are eligible to apply, as well as nonprofits and faith communities. Federal funding, grants, and discount bulk purchase discounts will be leveraged to bring qualifying homes' power bills down. Individuals who qualify may apply for a free solar evaluation HERE today