"An east London church has installed more than 100 solar panels and four heat pumps following a 170,000 investment in green technology. St Paul's West Hackney church now generates about 70% of its energy from 104 solar panels and four air source heat pumps. The project was funded by community group Stokey Energy, Hackney Council's Community Energy Fund and the London Olympics Legacy Fund."
"Father Brandon Fletcher-James, who became priest in the summer, told the Local Democracy Reporting Service: "All churches aspire to be environmentally friendly, but we try to do it in a way that actually is practical. "Even in the last five months of being here, I've been approached by various churches asking how it even came about in terms of solar panels, but also what that means for our environmental status.""
"Stokey Energy led the work, which it says has transformed the Anglican church into a "solar powerhouse". Co-founder Tom Campbell said the system now generates 46MWh of electricity a year and has slashed its energy costs. He said: "Most churches have phenomenal thermal leaking, which is why they have so many problems with congregations really suffering from the cold, and enormous heating bills because the [buildings] are so poorly insulated.""
St Paul's West Hackney installed 104 solar panels and four air source heat pumps following a £170,000 investment, now generating about 70% of its energy and about 46 MWh annually. The project was funded by community group Stokey Energy, Hackney Council's Community Energy Fund and the London Olympics Legacy Fund, with a £40,000 parish contribution initially estimated to be recouped within four years. Poor insulation in many churches causes thermal leaking, cold congregations and high heating bills. The scheme is being used as a model for wider roll-out across other places of worship and for decarbonising council housing, including solar on 27 blocks funded from a £2m climate budget.
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