Jiminy Turbine Opened

Hey all,

Jiminy Peak just earned the title of most pro-active ski area (unofficially). Could this be a crack that we could pry open wider to get more wind in the Berkshires? Perhaps possibly some Williams College wind turbines, perhaps? I think that would get us pretty close to our emissions reductions targets...
Anyone interested in getting more involved with what's going on in the area? Just tossing stuff out there...

-morgan-


Jiminy turbine is powered up
By Scott Stafford, Berkshire Eagle Staff
August 16, 2007

HANCOCK — Wind energy is alive and spinning in Berkshire County after yesterday's official turn-on of Zephyr, the 1.5-megawatt, $4 million wind turbine near the summit of Jiminy Peak.

With more than 600 people gathered at the base of the structure, Jiminy Peak President and CEO Brian Fairbank acknowledged the major players in its realization: Sustainable Energy Developments, the firm that brought the turbine parts up the mountain and erected it; the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative and Legacy Banks, for arranging the financing; the resort staff who contributed significant efforts to make it all work; and GE Energy, which built the turbine.

Mass Technology Collaborative