Solar panels could be installed on the roof of York Minster for the first time to address rising energy costs.
The minister's spokesman said the cathedral's gas and electricity costs would triple next year.
Plans to install 199 solar panels on the roof of South Quire Aisle have been submitted to York Council.
The Archbishop of York, Stephen Cottrell, said the minister was "committed to taking the lead in tackling the climate emergency".
The project is part of York Minster's plan to become carbon neutral.
"The message of COP27 is that the whole world has a role to play in effectively implementing the ambitious climate action needed to meet the urgent needs of the planet," the Archbishop said.
Energy costs for the Ministry and surrounding buildings are expected to triple by 2023.
A spokesman said the solar panels would be visible from ground level but would not detract from the cathedral's architecture or heritage.
They will be placed on the roof of the South Quire nave, which dates from 1362 but was renovated after a fire in 1829.
'first example'
The solar panels will generate 75,000 kilowatt hours of energy per year, which will power the cathedral's evening services and events.
The panels will be placed inside the head of the department to show the amount of energy generated by the solar panels and the level of carbon emissions saved.
In July, solar panels were installed on the roof of the Minster Dining Hall, a building on the cathedral grounds, which already produces 11,000 kilowatt hours of electricity a year.
The Dean of York, the Reverend Dominic Barrington, said the minister "not only made positive improvements to the cathedral, both for his own benefit and that of the city, but he also set an important example for others of how heritage sites should be treated "with climate change".
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