What began as an idea to lessen the carbon footprint of Zoar Lutheran Church in Tofte, MN has evolved into a solar energy project that will cover 100% of the church's energy use.
The church is working with two Minnesota companies, All Energy Solar, a solar installer based in Saint Paul, and Heliene, a solar panel manufacturer in Mountain Iron, to add 24 panels to the roof of the parsonage for $25,000. They are also working with Joe Sanders, owner of the Tofte General Store, as a business partner. Sanders can take advantage of the federal tax credit, something the church could not do on its own as a nonprofit entity.
