First Parish to Propose Solar Panels at Historic District Commission Meeting on June 1

First Parish on Bedford Common - Courtesy image (c) all rights reserved — First Parish on Bedford Common – Courtesy image (c) all rights reserved

Submitted by Karl Winkler, on behalf of the First Parish Energy Conservancy Taskforce.

First Parish will present its proposal for Solar Panels to the Historic District Commission, Wednesday June 1st. The solar project is a portion of its Energy Conservancy (ECo) project currently under way to reduce the energy foot print of the 199 year old building.

The HDC meeting will be held in the Multipurpose Room in the Town Hall at 7:30 on June 1^st.

The public is invited to support First Parish’s proposal to reduce our carbon footprint and overall energy use. If there are specific questions please email [email protected].

First Parish as seen from the corner of Great Road and South Road - Courtesy image (c) all rights reserved — First Parish as seen from the corner of Great Road and South Road

First Parish as seen from the corner of South Road and Maple Street - Courtesy image (c) all rights reserved — First Parish as seen from the corner of South Road and Maple Street – Courtesy image (c) all rights reserved

Black on Black solar Panels with proposed new black roofing shingles - Courtesy image (c) 2016 all rights reserved — Black on Black solar Panels with proposed new black roofing shingles – Courtesy image (c) 2016 all rights reserved

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Dave Enos

May 30, 2016 10:19 am

It boggles the mind how there is any resistance to allowing subdued ‘black on black’ solar panels. Such shortsighted thinking is likely to see national treasures such as the Statue of Liberty, Golden Gate Bridge, or Florida to disappear.

Ted Martin

August 27, 2016 7:40 am

Reply to Dave Enos

Totally agree.