{"id":4928,"date":"2025-09-02T17:15:18","date_gmt":"2025-09-02T22:15:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/campdeerpark.org\/?post_type=encyclopedia&#038;p=4928"},"modified":"2025-09-05T14:26:06","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T19:26:06","slug":"promise-center-solar-project","status":"publish","type":"encyclopedia","link":"https:\/\/campdeerpark.org\/es\/kb\/promise-center-solar-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Promise Center Solar Project"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/campdeerpark.org\/es\/kb\/promise-center\/\" target=\"_self\" title=\"The Promise Center is a meeting space located in the Promise Woods area. The building includes the following spaces: Promise Hall: A meeting or dining space for 90 with fireplace and drink station. Unity: Classroom that can accommodate around 25. Catering Kitchen: Suitable to serve previously prepared meals or to prepare meals for smaller groups not requiring ovens and cook tops. Includes refrigerators, food warmers, multi-rack toaster oven, commercial dishwasher, and service ware. Loving Care: Motel-style suite with dedicated full bath, AC, and mini-fridge. Office: Small office often used for Program or Admin. Equipment SpeedScrub SS 17-20 Floor Scrubbing Machine&hellip;\" class=\"encyclopedia\">Promise Center<\/a> Solar Project<\/strong> is a 22.31 kWp solar array installed on the roof of the Promise Center at <a href=\"https:\/\/campdeerpark.org\/es\/kb\/camp-deerpark\/\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Camp Deerpark, officially Camp Deerpark Inc., also known as CDP, and Camp, is a four-season camp and retreat center serving youth, families, and churches in the New York City region in a Christian Camping environment. Camp offers retreats to churches, youth groups, and ministries year round in a lodge, cabins, and motels and hosts 5 weeks of Summer Camp in July and August. The Camp is located on Grounds composed of 395 acres with spacious lawns and mountain forest outside the village of Westbrookville in the Town of Deerpark in the Shawangunk Mountains in Orange County NY. Camp is a&hellip;\" class=\"encyclopedia\">Camp Deerpark<\/a> as part of our <a href=\"https:\/\/campdeerpark.org\/es\/kb\/stewardship\/\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Stewardship is the acknowledgement and practice that everything belongs to God, and as his children in fellowship with Him and following the model of the Son, we are empowered to sustainably use all that is entrusted to us for the good of all He loves. Stewardship is one of Camp's Initiatives: four major area of focus across Program and Projects that are derived from our Mission &amp; Values. Camp applies Stewardship to human resources, financial &amp; material resources, and creation resources, and sees all these areas as intertwined in an integrated whole. Want to get involved? We are always looking&hellip;\" class=\"encyclopedia\">Stewardship<\/a> Initiative. The project was funded by a donor contribution in combination with NYS and Federal solar incentives and will save Camp as much as $107,000 in electrical costs over the next twenty years* &mdash; in addition to avoiding the emission of an estimated 3750 tons of CO2.<sup>&dagger;<\/sup> Even if Camp had financed the project out-of-pocket, this would represent a cash savings of $20,000 while taking advantage of the environmental sustainability of renewable energy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"527\" src=\"https:\/\/campdeerpark.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/solar_array_PC-web-1024x527.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4932\" srcset=\"https:\/\/campdeerpark.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/solar_array_PC-web-1024x527.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/campdeerpark.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/solar_array_PC-web-300x155.jpg 300w, https:\/\/campdeerpark.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/solar_array_PC-web-768x396.jpg 768w, https:\/\/campdeerpark.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/solar_array_PC-web-1536x791.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/campdeerpark.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/solar_array_PC-web.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cost Savings<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Current year electrical cost savings: $4050.00<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Estimated annual electrical service cost increases: next 3 years = 6%; 2.8% per year US 25-year average.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>TOTAL ESTIMATED 20-YEAR CASH SAVINGS: $107,000<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Carbon Savings<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Cumulative Energy Generated 4\/24-8\/25: 31.56 MWh<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>37,500 Lbs CO2\/yr prevented.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>TOTAL 20-YEAR CO2 SAVINGS: 750,000 Lbs CO2 (3750 Tons CO2)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Equivalent Trees Planted: 14,423<sup>&#9670;<\/sup><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Removing carbon emissions from electricity for 4 US households.<sup>&#9670;<\/sup><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>For Camp, the center of our Stewardship philosophy is love God first with everything you have, then love others as yourself.  As a smart, money-saving investment that multiplies the value of a donor gift and goverment incentives, this project will increase the resources available for ministry by significantly lowering the electrical costs for the <a href=\"https:\/\/campdeerpark.org\/es\/kb\/promise-woods\/\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Promise Woods is an area of Camp including the Promise Center meeting space and timber-framed Cabins to the North East of Main Camp. It is reached by taking Promise Woods Road out of the main parking lot past the Children&rsquo;s Forest. This map also available in: PDF | SVG Buildings Promise Center Staff Cabins: Cabin 1 | Cabin 5 Bunk Cabins: Cabin 2 | Cabin 3 | Cabin 4 | Cabin 6 | Cabin 7 | Cabin 8 Water System Building Infrastructure PW Water System PW Electrical System PW LP Gas System Related Threads Related threads use the Promise Woods&hellip;\" class=\"encyclopedia\">Promise Woods<\/a> village  (at least an 86% reduction).  Additionally, by saving significant carbon emissions, we are seeking the long-term thriving of our neighbors and future generations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Project Budget<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>Project Costs<\/td><td>$79,100<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Donor Contribution<\/td><td>$44,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Federal Incentives<\/td><td>$23,730<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>State Incentives<\/td><td>$5,577<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Camp Out-of-pocket<\/td><td>$5,793<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Estimated Electrical Cost Savings*<\/td><td>$107,000-$125,000<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">*Based on current electrical charges and projected cost growth over the twenty years the array will operate with optimal efficiency.  Electrical prices may change and the array may produce power for well over twenty years causing real savings to vary.  Cost savings calculation of $107,000 is based on projected electrical price increases of 6% over the next 3 years, the 2.8% US 25-year average.  If inflationary pressure &mdash; due to factors like increase data center demand &mdash; causes electrical prices to rise at 5% annually, Camp will save $125,000 over 20 years. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><sup>&dagger;<\/sup>Estimated from statistics collected from our array&rsquo;s SolarEdge dashboard which gathers data while monitoring our power inverters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><sup>&#9670;<\/sup>Tree-planting equivalent calculated based on figures from <a href=\"https:\/\/afocosec.org\/act-main\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AFoCO Carbon Tree Calculator<\/a>.  Household carbon emissions calculated based on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/ghgemissions\/assumptions-and-references-household-carbon-footprint-calculator#:~:text=Source:%20EPA%20eGRID%20Summary%20Tables,approximately%20881%20kWh%20per%20month.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EPA figures<\/a> of 8,744 Lbs CO2 per year per household.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"template":"","tags":[],"encyclopedia-category":[332,47,331],"class_list":["post-4928","encyclopedia","type-encyclopedia","status-publish","hentry","encyclopedia-category-energy-stewardship","encyclopedia-category-equipment","encyclopedia-category-stewardship"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/campdeerpark.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/encyclopedia\/4928","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/campdeerpark.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/encyclopedia"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/campdeerpark.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/encyclopedia"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/campdeerpark.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/campdeerpark.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/encyclopedia\/4928\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4934,"href":"https:\/\/campdeerpark.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/encyclopedia\/4928\/revisions\/4934"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/campdeerpark.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4928"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/campdeerpark.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4928"},{"taxonomy":"encyclopedia-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/campdeerpark.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/encyclopedia-category?post=4928"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}