Nexamp and Jiminy Peak Mountain Resort, the largest ski and snowboard resort in southern New England, recently announced the construction launch of a 2.3-MW community solar facility located on 12 acres of the resort’s property. Earlier this year, Nexamp acquired the development rights for the project from EOS Ventures. The project, which is expected to come online this fall, significantly expands Jiminy Peak’s renewable energy program, while extending the environmental and cost-saving benefits of solar to up to 200 neighboring homes and small businesses.
By adding the new solar power facility to Jiminy Peak’s existing 1.5 MW wind turbine, 75 kWh cogeneration unit, and extensive conservation efforts, the Resort estimates it will be able to offset 90 percent of its total energy needs from local renewable resources, making Jiminy Peak Mountain Resort one of the greenest resorts of its kind in the nation.
“It’s important to us that we operate our resort as good neighbors and good stewards of the environment, which is why we’ve worked so hard to leverage as many renewable energy sources as we can,” said Tyler Fairbank, CEO of Jiminy Peak Mountain Resort. “We are particularly thrilled to be adding solar energy into the mix in such a way that the neighboring community can benefit from the facility too.”
Once completed, the Jiminy Peak project will represent the largest community solar project of its kind in the Northeast, enabling residents, non-profits and small businesses near the resort to directly benefit from the project through Nexamp’s Solarize My Bill community solar program. Participants will receive 15% savings on their electricity generated by the project with no cost to enroll.
“Solar is truly a community investment,” said Zaid Ashai, CEO of Nexamp. “Smart policies like net metering in Massachusetts allow us to work with great partners like Jiminy Peak to meet their sustainability goals, provide local jobs and infrastructure investment, and deliver significant energy savings to neighboring consumers. Leveraging commercial-scale solar facilities to benefit communities is how we’re going to build a stronger, smarter, and more efficient energy economy in Massachusetts and beyond.”
