The Vestry at Church of the Redeemer has received news on April 16, 2015, from the company installing the solar panels. We have our permits. This means that the solar panel project will move forward in the near future.
As you may recall, John Pearson made a generous donation to Church of the Redeemer to cover the cost of the installation of the solar panels. Before he died the funds for the project were put in an escrow account. These dedicated funds can be used only for the installation of the solar panels.
We do not yet have a firm date for the installation. Installing the solar panels will require cranes lifting the panels onto the roof and then affixing them. We do not anticipate any change to the profile of the church building. After the panels are in place, there will be extensive wiring to enable us to generate electricity and to sell the excess back to the Puget Sound Energy.
We will keep you up to date as we know more.
—The Rector and the Vestry of Church of the Redeemer
Solar Panel Project
The Vestry of Church of the Redeemer has approved plans for a 90-panel solar panel system on the huge, flat roof. This will generate at least 26,000 kilowatt hours per year, much of which will help supply the local community grid.
Installation by West Seattle Natural Energy will begin as soon as final preparations finish. This includes permitting from the City of Kenmore.
Read more about the Solar Panel Project.
John Pearson
Church of the Redeemer was touched in many meaningful ways by John Pearson, who died on December 27, 2014. Read how John Pearson added to life at Church of the Redeemer.
Church of the Redeemer
Community life at Redeemer centers on worship in the Episcopal tradition. Art and music vitally deepen this worship. Our faith expresses itself with service to people, locally to internationally.
Church of the Redeemer is at 6220 Northeast 181st Street in Kenmore, Washington. We are a short distance north of Bothell Way, near the Burke-Gilman Trail. The entrance looks like a gravel driveway. The campus is larger on the inside than it is on the outside. And we managed to hide a large building on the side of a hill that is not easily seen from the street.
The Episcopal Church welcomes you.