Keeping Winter Cool
Posted by EcoFriendlyMar 5
A little known ski resort in Western Massachusetts erected a wind turbine to help power its operations in the Fall of 2007. With a total price tag of $4M, many wondered if it would pay off.
Fighting global warming is a natural for ski resorts. Their success depends on winter. Even in red state Utah, ski resorts are increasingly trying to find clean energy solutions. Alta is buying 23% of its electricity through Utah Power’s Blue Sky wind energy program. Park City Mountain Resort is purchasing clean energy, too, but also surveying its land to determine the potential for a homegrown wind farm.
There are a slew of rule changes for energy efficiency tax credits from the stimulus bill, and many of these should help small businesses, like ski resorts, quickly capitalize on clean tech projects to reduce their consumption and perhaps install wind or solar farms. Among the changes,
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