Over the 2022/2023 academic year, Professor Ian Carbone and students in Allegheny’s Department of Environmental Science and Sustainability carried out a grant-funded solar installation at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Meadville. This involved engaging the students and faculty member in assessing the energy needs of the church, designing a solar installation project to meet those needs, writing a grant proposal and receiving funds, purchasing all of the necessary equipment, and then conducting the installation. This project led to a follow-up independent study exploring the viability of a student-led solar design and installation program designed to provide discounted solar installations for nonprofits.