Davis church goes zero-carbon by installing electric appliances, solar panels

A zero-carbon church was blessed in Davis this Sunday. The Episcopal Church of Saint Martins has reduced its carbon emissions to zero by replacing all gas appliances with electric, and installing solar panels on the roof. On Sunday, a bishop who travels throughout Northern California to conduct blessings stopped by the church to bless the solar panels. “It’s kind of a remarkable process, if you think about it. You know, we talk about having these solar installations, but we don’t think about how it works. I think it’s part of the wonder of how God’s creation works that we can capture this just how plants do and now we can't send it out,” said Re. Megan Traquair, Bishop of the Diocese of Northern California for the Episcopal Church. The church says this is all part of their month-long celebrations for Earth Day.