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Battery storage for houses of worship

Lower bills &
backup power for congregations.

We help houses of worship evaluate and benefit from battery storage at no cost to the congregation

Battery storage can benefit congregations

Resilience

Serve as a community resource with backup power during outages

Savings

Cut electricity bills by tens to hundreds of thousands of dollars over the battery’s lifetime

Creation care

Support the grid’s transition to clean energy and reduce reliance on fossil fuels

We provide pro bono analyses to congregations to quantify the benefits a battery could provide their community. Request yours here.
We provide batteries to congregations at no cost.
Funding comes from non-profit financial institutions, individuals, and banks or foundations who share our values.
We’re building a network of pre-vetted installers to deploy our replicable model, making the design, permitting, and installation process smooth for congregations.
We schedule the battery’s usage to maximize benefits to the congregation and the grid.
Congregations start saving on their electricity bill from day one. We take a share of the savings to repay our funders and to cover our expenses.

We’re actively looking for partners interested in launching a pilot site with us. Reach out if you are interested!

We’re dedicated to supporting all faiths in harnessing the benefits of clean energy infrastructure.

At the moment, our initial focus is on medium and large houses of worship:

Within California’s PG&E or SCE service territories
Use commercial electricity rates for mid-sized and large buildings. Within PG&E, this is B-10 or B-19S. For SCE, it is GS-2.
May or may not already have solar

Rain Barrel’s model turns a penalty for large houses of worship into an advantage: reducing energy bills, greening the grid, and building resilience.