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ROOF and SOLAR PROJECT UPDATE – October 2025

Mount Olivet is pleased to announce that all of the roofing work over 2024 through 2025 has been completed. The final phase was the shingle replacement for the Sanctuary and Community Room at a cost of $50,000 ($10,000 below budget). Mount Olivet now has a new roof over 95% of the building and is ready for solar panel installation.

Over the past few months, the design, permitting, interconnection agreement with Xcel Energy and approvals for solar have all been completed. The construction of solar panels on our roof will begin soon and will be completed in November 2025.

Every year, the Mount Olivet building uses 200,000 Kilowatt – Hours (KWH) of electricity at a cost of $30,000. It’s been a dream of council for some time to lower our carbon footprint by generating our own electricity. The layout of 330 solar panels shown above will provide 137 KW (70% of our electrical need).

Lake Street Solar (LSS) is funding the $400,000 project. Under the agreement, LSS will receive the rebates, tax credits and tax benefits from depreciation. LSS is responsible for installing and will own the solar panels for 8 years, while we purchase electricity generated by the panels at a discount from market prices. After 8 years, Mount Olivet will purchase the Solar System from LSS for $20,000 and we will then self-produce solar electricity for the remainder of the life of the panels.

Contact Ron Frehner for more information here