Church Council, acting on the recommendation of the Environmental Action Committee, has signed a contract with United Renewable Energy, LLC to receive electrical power from the Somerville Community Solar Project. We are subscribed for 5% of the output of the array which is approximately equal to our yearly electrical consumption of around 14,000 KWh. Each month URE, LLC credits our National Grid Account with the KWh produced for us and we pay URE, LLC at a rate of $0.075/KWh. If our consumption exceeds what the array can deliver, we will obtain the remainder from National Grid – as we are doing now – at their rate. This arrangement satisfies two major objectives: (1) we obtain clean electricity from a renewable source and (2) we save significantly on our annual electric bill. The Somerville Community Solar Project is visibly located just south of US Hwy 11 in the Town of Rossie, St. Lawrence County.
