Solar panels allow religious institutions to do well while doing good
An easy way to please the pope and earn money at the same time.
Solar panels on the roof of Gonzaga College High School in Washington, D.C., on May 17, 2021. Photo by the Rev. Stephen Planning
May 21, 2021
(RNS) — “It sounds too good to be true,” said the Rev. Stephen Planning, president of Jesuit Gonzaga College High School in Washington, D.C., when he heard of a way the school could reduce its carbon footprint, comply with the global Jesuit order’s climate push and provide a revenue stream, all at the same time.