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Hopedale company donates, installs solar panel on Franklin church

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Enjoying a place in the sun will soon take on a new meaning for the First Universalist Society.

Thanks to a Hopedale-based solar energy business, the local church will be shedding itself of electric bills.

“We’re very excited about it,” said Barbara Evans, a member of the First Universalist Society. “We look at it as a win-win for all. It’s a win for (the solar) company, it certainly is a win for us in getting free electricity, and it’s a win for the environment, and that’s certainly something we can all get behind and embrace.”

Second Generation Energy, based in Hopedale and specializing in solar panel installation, began putting up 44 solar panels on First Universalist Society’s roof this week, partly to advertise the benefit of solar panel energy to the community, and partly out of neighborly spirit.

“Like most churches now, they are not well-capitalized, let’s say, and every little bit helps,” Second Generation co-owner Edward Whitaker said. “We thought this would be a good thing for us to help them like this.

Source: MetroWest Daily News