During our annual congregational Zoom meeting in January 2021, some members expressed interest in adding solar power panels to our facilities. At a Special Congregational Meeting held on August 22, 2021, the congregation approved the formation of an LLC along with Bill Todd, a Tax Equity Investor. Following the formation of the LLC, Whole Sun Designs Inc. — a leading solar power contractor — built a solar array on the Unity of Bloomington grounds.

The array is ground-mounted on the slope between Gordon Pike and our building. The array will initially provide 27 kW of power, which represents 107% of our historical power usage. The performance guarantee of the panels is such that at the end of 25 years the array will still provide 100% of our historical power use.