Killington Resort, the better ski and snowboard resort in the Northeast, continues to aggrandize aloft its on-going ecology initiatives by announcement today it will account 100 percent of its electric use through renewable activity sources alpha in June 2008. Killington consistently had an advancing ecology program, including decay baptize conservation, snowmaking ability and abutment of bounded transportation The anniversary activity burning of a ski resort is substantial, and we accept a albatross to abate the carbon brand of our resorts to advice bottle their aboriginal settings for ancestors to come While this about-face to renewable activity will be airy to the guest, skiers and riders can adore accord of apperception alive that all of Killington’s electricity is now advancing from 100 percent renewable sources. We’re demography measures in our accustomed business practices to abate our carbon footprint All of these projects adjust with our mission account which is to beat chump expectations, be innovative, assisting and environmentally responsible.
Killington, VT (Vocus/PRWEB ) April 8, 2008 -- Killington Resort, the better ski and snowboard resort in the Northeast, continues to aggrandize aloft its on-going ecology initiatives by announcement today it will account 100 percent of its electric use through renewable activity sources alpha in June 2008.
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Killington Resort will acquirement 26,199,909 kWh of Renewable Energy Credits (RECs) annually, which will annihilate added than 17,800 bags of carbon dioxide emissions into the atmosphere - an aggregate agnate to emissions produced by the anniversary electricity burning of about 2,079 boilerplate homes. Combined with Killington’s advancing ecology initiatives, including Freeaire accession on the resort’s applicant coolers, Compact Florescent Bulb (CFLs) replacement, and broadcast use of Low Energy snow guns, the acquirement of RECs marks the resort’s connected charge to acceptable an industry baton in ecology stewardship.
”Killington consistently had an advancing ecology program, including decay baptize conservation, snowmaking ability and abutment of bounded transportation,” said Chris Nyberg, Killington’s admiral and accepted manager. “However, back the resort was purchased by Powdr Corp and SP Land endure year, we accept been able to admit abounding new programs that accede altitude change and our acceptance that we can become a added acceptable business. Our contempo initiatives, including resort-wide co-mingled recycling, Freeaire technology, and now purchasing of Renewable Energy Credits will added abate our all-embracing carbon footprint.”
All told, Killington’s ancestor aggregation Powdr Corp has committed to purchasing a absolute of 49,306,224 kWh of Renewable Energy Credits at all seven of its resorts for the advancing year.
“The anniversary activity burning of a ski resort is substantial, and we accept a albatross to abate the carbon brand of our resorts to advice bottle their aboriginal settings for ancestors to come,” said Brent Giles, administrator of ecology address for Killington’s ancestor company, Powdr Corp. “While this about-face to renewable activity will be airy to the guest, skiers and riders can adore accord of apperception alive that all of Killington’s electricity is now advancing from 100 percent renewable sources.”
Powdr Corp will plan with Boulder, Colorado-based Renewable Choice Energy as its renewable activity provider. Renewable Choice is an award-winning renewable activity and carbon account provider of Green-e certified sources such as wind, biomass and baby hydro. The EPA estimates that Powdr Corp's acquirement will abstain over 85 actor pounds of C02 emissions annually, which is according to removing 8,539 commuter cars from the alley or powering 6,175 boilerplate American homes for a year. Killington’s charge of RECs is the better of any resort in the East.
Last summer, Killington Resort invested $50,000 into retrofitting six of the resort’s applicant coolers with a Freeaire Refrigeration System, which curtains into the greatest antecedent of algidity anytime created: winter. The Freeaire arrangement uses algid alfresco air and new top ability evaporator fan motors to arctic applicant coolers. Since the accession and through April 1, 2008 the Freeaire affairs has adored 55,200 kWh of electricity and alone added than 3.7 bags of CO2 emissions.
Killington aswell accomplished a resort-wide co-mingled recycling affairs this season, which is forecasted to annihilate 113 bags of solid decay annually. In addition, added than 600 CFLs accept been installed about the resort.
In addition, Killington bigger snowmaking operations and bargain its all-embracing carbon brand for the 2007-08 division with a 10-percent access in its Low Energy snow gun arsenal. Additional electric outlets were aswell installed on-mountain for added use of energy-efficient fan accoutrements throughout abject and high-traffic areas. The added use of Low Energy snow accoutrements has bargain Killington’s agent burning by added than 30 percent and electricity by 25 percent over the accomplished three years.
“We’re demography measures in our accustomed business practices to abate our carbon footprint,” said Nyberg. “All of these projects adjust with our mission account which is to beat chump expectations, be innovative, assisting and environmentally responsible.”
More advice on Killington’s advancing ecology initiatives is available here.
About Killington Resort
The better ski and snowboard resort in eastern North America, Killington appearance assorted terrain, an all-embracing lift network, the a lot of all-encompassing snowmaking arrangement in the apple and abundant off-mountain activities, including après, dining, arcade and abode options. www.Killington.com.
About Powdr Corp
Powdr Corp is one of the arch abundance resort owners in the United States. Headquartered in Park City, Utah, Powdr Corp currently owns and operates seven resorts including Park City Mountain Resort in Park City, Utah, Killington Resort and Pico Mountain in Killington, Vermont, Mt. Bachelor in Bend, Oregon, Boreal Resort and Soda Springs Resort, both at Donner Summit, California, and Las Vegas Ski and Snowboard Resort alfresco of Las Vegas, Nevada.
About Renewable Choice Energy
Boulder, Colo.-based Renewable Choice Energy (www.renewablechoice.com) is the award-winning, full-service provider of renewable activity and carbon offsets. Founded in 2001, Renewable Choice’s audience cover Whole Foods Market, Vail Resorts, hundreds of businesses and organizations, and bags of individuals above the country. In 2006, Renewable Choice aggregate the Beacon Prize with Whole Foods Market for their attack to brainwash barter about wind power. Renewable Choice is the arch renewable activity supplier to blooming architecture projects nationwide.
CONTACT:
Tom Horrocks
Communications Manager
(802) 422-6237
thorrocks@killington.com
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