California Interfaith Power & Light
Building an interfaith movement for climate justice.
The good news? Electric vehicles adoption leads to fewer hospital visits. A study published earlier this year found that in California, every 20 zero-emissions vehicles per 1,000 people in a given zip code led to a 3.2 percent drop in the rate of emergency room visits due to asthma. We understand the effects of a …
A faith-based Resiliency Hub is a house of worship designed to help congregants and their neighborhoods prepare for and recover from climate disaster by providing safe hospitality, clean energy through solar panels and battery storage, clean air through air filtration, and so many other critical resources needed when disaster strikes. Power outages, wildfires, earthquakes, flooding, and so …
Press Release: As one of six winners in the 2023 Cool Congregations Challenge awarded a $1000 prize, St. Anthony’s proved to be a Renewable Role Model across the country. St. Anthony Catholic Parish, Sacramento, CA is one of the six national Interfaith Power & Light (IPL) 2023 Cool Congregations Challenge winners awarded a $1000 prize. …
Breaking News: Reimbursement Rate for Solar Decrease Starting Mid-April As you may have heard, in December 2022 the California Public Utilities Commission sided with utilities and voted to reduce the credit for consumer-generated solar power sent to the grid (Net Metering) by 75% starting mid-April. This change will have serious financial impacts for houses of …
The switch to cleaner transportation is moving forward! We all know that fossil-fuel reliant passenger vehicles and medium- and heavy-duty trucks are polluting the air we breathe and making people sick. Especially in California, home to several ports and the goods movement that people all over the country rely on. But there is a practical …
