Katharine Hayhoe: Similarly, if a 500 year old cathedral can put solar on its roof, who else can?

If a **thousand-year-old stone church** can electrify its heating system with a heat pump, who else can? www.isoenergy.co.uk/projects/st-...

St Stephen's Churchwww.isoenergy.co.uk St Stephens is a traditional Grade I listed stone church dating from the Norman and Early English periods. After recognising the increasing importance of switching to renewable heating, the clients be...

Similarly, if a 500 year old cathedral can put solar on its roof, who else can?

Environmental Sustainabilitygloucestercathedral.org.uk Caring for God's creation is fundamental in our Christian life.

exactly. this 1950s church in germany underwent a passivhaus renovation, w/ HRV and am air-water heat pump and added 15kW PV on roof. their energy usage dropped by over 95%. a decade ago! www.bauhandwerk.de/artikel/bhw_...

Kirche wird Passivhaus Die erste auf Passivhausnieveau sanierte Kirche der Welt steht in Heinsberg - Bauhandwerkwww.bauhandwerk.de

I easily could but current payback in TN in most areas is the life of the panels. Maybe I’d do it for the solar klout if I had my home fixed up otherwise, but I get a better efficiency return by upgrading attic insulation, windows, doors, everything else but roof solar panels. Sounds fun though.

in my opinion efficiency is the preeminent and most neglected climate solution!

Just refreshed my attic insulation to the TVA recommended levels, and it’s amazing how AC cycles normally and not nearly all the time during this heat wave. TVA had a $500 rebate, too. Smart business. It’ll save them more than $500 in long term.

Yes yes! Energy efficiency = #multisolving — it helps with resilience, health and durability as it cuts waste. Paired with solar and storage, the benefits are even more amazing. #CleanAir

See also a Grade 1 listed college chapel. www.kings.cam.ac.uk/news/2023/ki...

King’s unveils new solar panels on restored Chapel roofwww.kings.cam.ac.uk The College has completed work on a year-long conservation of its Chapel roof and has begun installation of 438 new solar panels. Restoration of the Chapel roof had become increasingly urgent once its...

Fantastic! I’m going to do a newsletter article about this soon and will be sure to include. www.talkingclimate.ca

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Both the heat pump solution and the solar panels are viable solutions to numerous churches and cathedrals in the UK.

I know several churches who would be delighted to install solar panels, but can't do so because of planning law, their 'heritage' status, being in a conservation area, etc. Lots of people with power to *stop* the initiatives, very few with the power to make them happen.

And when I say "I know several", I'm assuming there are many, many more that I don't know!

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