On Tuesday, June 10 at 1:30 p.m. , Dunwoody United Methodist Church will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate its installation of a solar energy system that will save the church $14,3000 in electricity costs.

According to a statement from DUMC, the move represents “a bold investment in sustainability, stewardship, and long-term savings.”

The church is the third congregation in Georgia to enter into a Solar Energy Procurement Agreement with Georgia BRIGHT, a program of the national nonprofit Capital Good Fund, the release said.

The new solar array is expected to generate 22 percent of the church’s annual energy needs. Over the system’s lifetime, it will prevent the release of more than 3,179 tons of carbon dioxide — the equivalent of taking 700 cars off the road or driving more th

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