This past Friday, June 19th at 11:00 a.m., over 500 folks gathered in the small town of Lempster, New Hampshire, to celebrate the completion of the first modern, utility-scale wind farm in the state!   Iberdrola Renewables, the developer and owner-operator of the 24 megawatt (12 turbine) project, celebrated this milestone by hosting a wind farm dedication onsite with members of the local community, political dignitaries, customers and...

There’s a revolution that’s happening here in the United States that no one can deny.  It can easily be seen – in images of wind turbines plastered on corporate advertisements on our city streets; and heard – discussions of the new administration’s dedication of significant funds to renewable energy development.  But there has been a great contribution to this effort that hasn’t been quite so public.  For ten years, Community...

This November, I’ll be celebrating the third anniversary of owning my Honda Metropolitan scooter. My desire to own a scooter started after a trip to Italy, where it seemed like most of Rome made their way around town on two wheels. Regardless of how chic the men and women looked on their Vespas, it made a lot of practical sense and I vowed to buy one upon my return home. While there are many reasons to own a scooter, here are my top three...

My high school’s Green Campus Initiative recently added an impressive piece of hardware. The Lawrenceville School’s sustainability program includes a LEED certified building, biodiesel production facilities and vehicles, and an organic vegetable garden that helps to feed the campus. In January, the school purchased something called an in-vessel digester, a food waste mixer that turns food waste into mulch. The alumni newsletter recently...

Normally, we are never happy to lose a member of our renewable energy customer community.  This week, a long time customer in Virginia contacted me to cancel his service.  When I found out why, I was happy about it.  He was cancelling because he is now producing all of his own electricity at home using solar panels and a small wind turbine.

While the core of our service is to provide wind energy from large utility scale wind...