Jiminy's 12-acre installation can produce 2.3 megawatts. Photo courtesy of jiminypeak.com.

The 12-acre installation located near the base Jiminy Peak encompasses 7,500 solar panels, making it the largest of its kind in the Northeast. The solar panels can produce 2.3 megawatts; combined with the resort’s 1.5 MW wind turbine, 75 kW cogeneration unit, and significant conservation efforts, Jiminy Peak can offset 90 percent of its energy consumption with renewable sources.

Left to right: Tyler Fairbank, CEO of JP and Nexamp’s Zaid Ashai flip the switch. Photo courtesy of jiminypeak.com

“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 were thrilled to partner with Nexamp on both of these fronts to add solar energy into the mix in such a way that the neighboring community can benefit from the facility, too.”

More than 100 local homeowners will benefit from the solar project, as the value of electricity generated from the solar panels will allow them to offset their electricity bills.

“This project marks a tremendous milestone for us,” said Zaid Ashai, CEO of Nexamp. “Massachusetts has an opportunity to be a national leader in solar energy, and its residents and businesses are more aware than ever of the potential for clean solar power to lower their utility costs.”

The solar power project will be operated commercially once the local electric utility gives its final approval.