IN LIGHT OF soaring electricity bills, one alternative energy company has decided to offer “significant concessions” to the island’s churches.
“Our plan really is to meet with the pastoral bodies so we can make presentations about what we want to do. We have designed ways to show them how to save money, whether for missions or evangelical outreaches,” Innogen sales manager Ricky Singh told the DAILY NATION on Tuesday.
“I have seen the electricity bills of quite a few churches, and they were in excess of $2 000 per month, [and] either we can eliminate them or bring it down considerably.”
Innogen’s offering to the church started last year after focussing mainly on households. So far three churches have been outfitted, while others have shown interest. Replacement of conventional lighting and the installation of photovoltaic panels were two of the main services conducted.
“ . . .The Sharon Evangelical church in Bush Hall has installed a 15 kilowatt system [and] we have changed out all of their conventional lighting to LED lights. Their electricity bill has been reduced from $1600 to a couple hundred dollars and they are on board,” he reported.
“We also have the James Street Methodist manse which is in Highgate Garden and this is a 4 kilowatt system, and they are seeing significant savings . . . [and] we have just outfitted the Holy Trinity Anglican Church in Sanford, St Philip with LED lighting,” he explained. (LW)
