Sustainable Energy Solutions is very excited to announce our Camp St. Christopher project!  St. Christopher is a complete conference center on the Atlantic Coast just south of Charleston.  It offers over 300 acres of beach, marsh and maritime forest and multiple facilities including meeting and conference centers, lodging, and worship centers.

St. Christopher Camp and Conference Center was recently awarded an $111,500 stimulus fund to install 17 solar hot water systems on 15 housing structures and in the conference center.  In addition to the awarded funds, Camp St. Christopher and Sustainable Energy Solutions have also pledged in-kind contributions of almost $45,000, which will go towards building retrofits. The new solar systems will be incorporated into student orientations, coursework and conference planning tours. Approximately 400,000 teachers, students, and visitors will study and/or use these systems which will help the center save more than $363,000 over the life of the project. 

The stimulus was awarded by the South Carolina Energy Office (SCEO) who provides a broad range of resources designed to help citizens, businesses, and public entities save energy and money.  In recent years, the SCEO has helped save South Carolina over $250 million through public and private energy-saving measures and new energy technologies

This project is a true team effort between the State Energy Office, St. Christopher and Sustainable Energy Solutions to install these 17 solar hot water systems, and we couldn’t be more excited to head up this project.  We have been instrumental in the application process and planning.  We’re now beginning implementation.  We plan to use our blog to keep you updated along the way with information, photos, and video on our progress, so stay tuned! 

Also, we have access to MANY state and government offered grants for non profit organizations for renewable energy projects.  If you’re involved in a non profit and are interested in hearing about how SES can help you obtain funding for renewable energy similar to St. Christopher, respond to this blog and we’ll get in touch with you right away.  You can also visit www.sccleanenergy.com or contact us directly.

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