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SunSource SunSource is dedicated to helping churches, nonprofits, and tribal nations achieve energy sovereignty.

We are dedicated to helping our clients achieve their energy goals so that they might spend more time serving their communities. SunSource is democratizing energy by connecting homeowners, businesses, and communities to sustainable technology and services. We are committed to empower people with choice through solutions that offer energy independence and security at an affordable price.

A community gathering place carries a lot of responsibilities.The RESILIENCE documentary explores that conversation thro...
10/13/2026

A community gathering place carries a lot of responsibilities.

The RESILIENCE documentary explores that conversation through the Unitarian Society of Santa Barbara, where SunSource has helped shape the resilience hub and energy system strategy.

Watch Episode 1, featuring Franklin Moore, and consider what your own community would need its building to support.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OX9bv9FldTs

Documentary: Scott Kipp / Earth News Global.

Your church's weekly calendar belongs in the solar conversation.Worship, weekday meals, evening meetings, and office hou...
10/06/2026

Your church's weekly calendar belongs in the solar conversation.

Worship, weekday meals, evening meetings, and office hours all shape how the building uses energy. Plans for a new program matter, too.

Bring the building schedule and utility bills to the same conversation. It helps connect energy planning with the people and ministries the building serves.

Explore the church energy guide: https://sunsourceus.com/solar-for-churches/

The begin-construction window under the current federal framework closed on July 4, 2026.Projects that began constructio...
09/29/2026

The begin-construction window under the current federal framework closed on July 4, 2026.

Projects that began construction on or before that date have four years to be placed in service. Projects starting after it have to be placed in service by the end of 2027 to qualify for federal credit value.

Since that date has passed, any project starting now faces the December 31, 2027 deadline. That is roughly fifteen months out.

Board approval, design, permitting, interconnection, procurement, installation, and final sign-off all take time. Starting the conversation this fall leaves room to move thoughtfully.

General information, not tax advice. Worth confirming the current rules with your own advisor.

Every year your utility sets a rate and your organization pays it. No board voted on that. No finance committee reviewed...
09/22/2026

Every year your utility sets a rate and your organization pays it. No board voted on that. No finance committee reviewed it.


Energy is one of the largest recurring expenses on most budgets, and it's the one line nobody ever actually decided on. It arrives already determined.


Every other line of that size went through a real process. Staffing was discussed. Program budgets were debated. Energy just showed up at whatever number the utility set.


Generating your own power is the first time that changes. You choose the system, the financing, and what happens to the savings. The number stops being handed to you.


If your budget has a line nobody ever voted on, that's worth a conversation.

September is National Preparedness Month, and here is a gap worth naming.A building with solar panels is not automatical...
09/15/2026

September is National Preparedness Month, and here is a gap worth naming.

A building with solar panels is not automatically a resilience hub. Standard grid-tied solar shuts down during an outage for safety reasons.

Keeping the lights on for your neighbors takes three things beyond panels: islanding capability, a battery sized for a multi-day outage rather than bill savings, and a role agreed in advance with county emergency management.

It costs less than most organizations assume. But it has to be designed in rather than added later.

September 1 opened the Season of Creation, the ecumenical season running through October 4, the Feast of St. Francis.For...
09/08/2026

September 1 opened the Season of Creation, the ecumenical season running through October 4, the Feast of St. Francis.

For many congregations, this season surfaces a question that has been sitting quietly on the agenda. What would it look like for our building to reflect what we preach?

Solar is one of the few places where a stewardship conviction and a budget decision point in the same direction. The system lowers operating costs, and the savings return to the ministry.

If your community is marking the season and wondering about a practical next step, we are glad to be a resource.

California Interfaith Power & Light

A solar proposal and an energy plan are two different documents. Most organizations are handed the first one and assume ...
09/01/2026

A solar proposal and an energy plan are two different documents. Most organizations are handed the first one and assume they received the second.

A proposal covers system size, cost, estimated production, and payback. Every company that looks at your building will produce one.

A plan answers what a proposal doesn't reach. What happens when the roof needs work partway through. Who services the equipment when something fails. How the federal credit reaches an organization that doesn't pay federal income tax. What changes if the building's use changes.

Those questions decide whether a system serves the mission for its full life or becomes a problem somebody inherits.

If what you've been handed is a proposal, ask for the plan.

Fall arrives with a rhythm most mission-driven organizations know well. Program year kickoff. Board retreats. Fiscal yea...
08/25/2026

Fall arrives with a rhythm most mission-driven organizations know well. Program year kickoff. Board retreats. Fiscal year prep.

If solar is coming up in one of those conversations, here's a small starting point.

The right first question isn't "should we install solar this year?" It's "what would twenty years of predictable energy costs mean for the mission we exist to serve?"

That reframes the conversation. Moves solar from operations into strategy.

We're here whenever the timing is right for your organization.

Solar panels get most of the attention. Batteries do the work most people don't see.For California faith communities and...
08/18/2026

Solar panels get most of the attention. Batteries do the work most people don't see.

For California faith communities and nonprofits, solar plus storage has become the resilience infrastructure that keeps the mission running during PSPS events, wildfires, and grid outages.

A solar system without batteries goes quiet when the grid does. A solar system with batteries keeps the lights on, the refrigerator running, and the community space usable as a shelter or resource hub.

That's why we design solar and storage as an integrated system for most partners now.

08/11/2026

July 25 was a day worth celebrating.

Coastside Lutheran Church in Half Moon Bay opened its doors to celebrate the activation of its new solar and battery system.

Coastside is a small congregation but stays busy all week. The kitchen serves 130+ free breakfasts on Wednesdays and Thursdays. AA groups, a pride chorus, a community orchestra, and a cooking-skills program all meet here through the week.

"We're a small organization, but we have a big impact," says Rev. Sue Holland, the pastor. "We use the gifts we have for the benefit of the whole town."

With solar and batteries, Coastside Lutheran is preparing to become a resilience hub for the community, ready to keep the lights on when storms take the grid down.

"The more money we can save, the more we can use in our ministries."

Thank you to Rev. Sue Holland and Coastside Lutheran for including us in this moment.

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