The Green Team has been meeting and working with a consultant and contractors to evaluate changes to our energy systems that move us toward becoming carbon neutral by 2030 which is the goal set by the Episcopal Church. There is an opportunity to move ahead on several easy projects that are part of the SMUD complete Energy Solutions rebate programs. Moving ahead now allows us to capture significant rebates and decrease our energy usage.
The projects are:
Payback in Years
HVAC replacement in the Church 8.27
Smart Thermostats 1.49
Lighting Replacement (Johnstone Hall, kitchen) 11.82
Heat Pump Water Heater 0.0
After rebates totaling $56,168, our cost will be $63,440. The Vestry has approved this work. Energy savings will be $8,244 per year. The work will take place in August after the summer activities. Pretty cool, eh?
We hope you are looking at ways to decrease your carbon footprint. Some ideas are to use electric appliances to replace your use of a gas stove/oven, replace old light bulbs with LED bulbs, combine errands to drive less, and, if you are going to replace appliances or a car, think about going from gas to electric. SMUD rebates can help.
