Vermont's Farm-Way goes "Solar"
Farm-Way of Bradford, Vermont is a family business - family owned and operated.
They have also decided to make an investment in solar panels. "Farm-Way and Vermont Gear have pledged over $400,000 in solar panels to “ Gro Solar” company in White River Jct Vermont. We will be generating approximately 60 KW of power, which is equivalent to 43% of our electrical power consumption. ..."
" ... our system will allow our local electrical service to avoid 76,000 pounds of carbon dioxide per year , ... reductions from the utility power annually of NOX @ 84 pounds and sulfur dioxide @200 pounds."
" ... will ... monitor at our entryway and also linking our web site to the data and output information in real time, ... continually updated views of the systems output and easily understood information on the benefits of solar."
Via: EcoWorks - Vermont Gear Link
What does the eliminatioon of 76,000 lbs of CO2 equate to ...
" ... 76,000 pounds of carbon dioxide per year , ... equivalent to 11 passenger cars for a year or annually planting over 1500 tree seedlings and growing them for 10 years. ..."
Via: EcoWorks - Vermont Gear Link