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Oakhurst Presbyterian Church

TYPE  SOLAR FOR NONPROFITS

SIZE 20.3 KW

LOCATION DECATUR, GA

PROGRAM SOLAR MOONSHOT

YEAR 2024

FUNDING GRANT

The Project

Oakhurst Presbyterian Church's vision is to create an intentionally diverse and inclusive Christian community, providing services to the community such as homeless shelter meals, a grief support group, food pantry supply, and hosting events focused on social justice ideas and initiatives. Oakhurst Presbyterian Church has a Race, Ethnicity, and Diversity (RED) Team that has grown out of decades of anti-racist work and programming driven by the pastors and congregation at Oakhurst. The RED Team is made up of a diverse group focused on explicitly addressing racism and all forms of oppression. The church’s CreationWise Green Team worked on developing and funding the solar project with Georgia Interfaith Power and Light.

BQuest proudly supports Hammond Climate Solution Foundation's Solar Moonshot Program with individual grants that help nonprofit organizations across the United States afford the switch to clean energy. With the help of BQuest's grant through the Solar Moonshot Program, Oakland Presbyterian Church has installed a 20.3 kW solar system that signifies a new chapter in their journey toward sustainability.

What They Are Saying

"Receiving a Solar Moonshot grant was a dream come true. Without the grant, we wouldn’t have been able to proceed with installing a 20 kW solar system. The grant along with the credits/rebate provided by the Inflation Reduction Act made this project low cost for us and we are reaping the benefits of greatly reducing our consumption of electricity."

- Kathy Hancock, CreationWise Team Leader and Elder at Oakhurst Presbyterian Church

The Impact

522

METRIC TONS C02 MITIGATED

$146,000

LIFETIME SAVINGS

Carbon Equivalencies

108

Number of gasoline-powered cars off the road for 1 year

501,744

Avoided emissions from burning 501,744 pounds of coal

532

Carbon sequestered by 532 acres of forest in 1 year