• Rev. Scott Benhase. Above, Rev. Jered Weber-Johnson blesses rooftop solar panels, St. Alban's Episcopal Church
  • Nadia Janjua, DC Green Muslims. Above, Julie Bruns, Immanuel Church-on-the-Hill, testifies against a proposed coal plant.
  • Rabbi Andrea Cohen-Keiner. Above, Rev. Rob Hardies blesses bikes (and riders) at All Souls Church, Unitarian.
  • Members of Tikkun Leil Shabbat and DC Green Muslims discuss the film <em>Renewal</em>
  • Director Joelle Novey. Members of local congregations at a vigil on the National Mall.

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Recent News

MD/DC Congregations: Save Money AND Support Clean Power on Energy Bills!

With a Community Energy Purchase, Your MD or DC Congregation Can Save Money and Support Clean Power on Energy Bills!

If your congregation is located in Maryland or DC and pays its electric bill, you may have an opportunity to both pay lower energy rates and also support wind power generation with your energy dollars.
Greater Washington Interfaith Power & Light (together with the DC Project, a coalition of community partners, and assisted by an energy-procurement law firm) is convening a third round of our Community Energy Purchase for local organizations.

In 2011, we worked with DC Project and Washington Interfaith Network to organize 38 institutions to collectively purchase electricity. They leveraged their group purchasing power to secure a reduced electricity rate that will save them $215,000 over the course of the year. Many of these institutions enjoyed thousands of dollars in savings over and above the cost of supporting wind power as an expression of their commitment to renewable energy.

We invite congregations in DC and Maryland to participate in this next round of the Community Energy Purchase. Download an overview here and Frequently Asked Questions here.

Learn more on our final conference call Thursday, Jan 26th at 7 pm

To register for the call, email the name of your congregation to programassociate@gwipl.org, with “Community Energy Purchase” in the subject line.