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Energy Pledge for
____________________________________________________
(name of congregation)
______________________________
(city, state)
___ 1. Go Green! To encourage development of renewable
energy, our congregation will sign up for clean, renewable power
through our utility company, or three of our congregational
members will become new purchasers of renewable energy.
___ 2. Name an OIPL Contact Person!
We designate _____________________________ of our congregation
as our OIPL contact person. You can reach him/her at the following
phone number _____________________________
and e-mail address: _________________________
In addition, we plan to do at least one of the following:
- Educate! We will engage members of our congregation
in energy conservation and renewable energy by making climate
care or energy stewardship the focus of a worship service,
using bulletin inserts or newsletter announcements provided
by OIPL, or scheduling an OIPL presentation for members of
our congregation.
- Organize! We will create a congregational energy
team to determine how our building(s) can be more energy efficient,
to provide on-going oversight of energy conservation measures,
and/or to educate our members about energy conservation.
- Take conservation action! We will take at least two
of the following conservation steps to reduce our congregation's
energy use:
- arrange a free energy audit by the utility company that
provides our heating
- have a free lighting audit conducted by our utility or energy
service provider
- replace incandescent bulbs in frequently-used areas with
compact fluorescent bulbs
- replace incandescent bulbs in exit signs with light-emitting
diodes (LEDs)
- turn our hot water heater down to 120 degrees
- lower our thermostat setting in winter
- weatherize our doors and windows
Please provide as much of the following information as possible:
Total square footage of all our facilities: ____________
We use ___________ kwh of electricity a year.
We use ___________ therms of natural gas a year.
We use ___________ gallons of oil a year.
Oregon Interfaith Power & Light (OIPL)
is a project of Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon. An outgrowth
of the Oregon Interfaith Global Warming Campaign, OIPL empowers
congregations and their members to conserve energy and invest
in the development of clean, renewable energy.
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