GEORGIA INTERFAITH POWER & LIGHT:

CONNECTING FAITH, COMMUNITY & PLANET

Georgia Interfaith Power and Light (GIPL) inspires and equips communities of faith to organize, implement practical climate solutions, and advocate across Georgia on issues of climate change, environmental justice, and community resilience.

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Partnering with Drawdown Georgia, GIPL sponsors a number of programs to help communities of faith implement practical climate solutions. This includes assisting congregations in establishing Green Teams to drive environmental justice work locally, offering Power-Wise and Solar-Wise assessments to help faith communities lower their carbon footprints, and Zero-Waste and Water-Wise audits to help organizations rethink and reduce their overall food and water waste. We are also currently in the process of launching a new ReWilding program to assist congregations in building community gardens, removing invasive species, planting trees, native plants, and more.

Our Programs

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GIPL works at the local, state, and federal levels to advocate for clean energy legislation, fair water policy, and environmental justice for the future. Current priorities include civic education and getting out the vote, advocating for permanent protections for the Blake Plateau, a deep-sea coral reef off the coast of Georgia, and mobilizing communities to engage in the Public Service Commission’s 2025 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) proceedings.

Our Advocacy Priorities

“It is a gift to do this work. It is a gift to be called to the task of remembering human beings’ first call, to live in right relationship with the Earth and with each other. It is a gift to help see a better world for all.”

— Codi Norred, Executive Director of GIPL

Upcoming events

  • Event flyer for GIPL and Southface's Workshop Series, Session 02 on October 16 Energy Equity and Climate IRP Training.

    IRP Training - Session Two

    OCT. 16 | 12-2 PM

    This second session will consider how IRP decisions impact equity and equitable distribution of system costs and benefits

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  • Sign for a pollinator habitat surrounded by greenery. Text details a "ReWilding" workshop on sustainable land use in LaGrange, GA, on Saturday, Oct. 19, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at St. Mark's Episcopal Church.

    ReWilding Workshop

    OCT. 19 | 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM

    Learn more about GIPL's sustainable land use program for congregations at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in LaGrange.

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  • Image of a person holding a smartphone with a text message reading, "Help Get Out The Vote! Sign up for Virtual Text Banking: gipl.org/events/txtbnk-100124" next to the date Oct 01.

    Green Team Tour/Workday

    OCT. 22 | 9:30-11:30 AM

    Join fellow Green Teams at the Wylde Center to learn more about urban farming, pollinators, medicinal herbs, and community garden beds.

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