EPA Recognizes Mountain View Grand Among Nation’s Leading Green Power Purchasers

[Susana Soltero Liebow]

 Mountain View Grand Resort & Spa, located in New Hampshire’s White Mountains, has earned recognition as a 100% Green Power
Purchaser as part of the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Green Power
Partnership program. Mountain View Grand is the sole hotel or resort and one of only
seven companies in New Hampshire to have secured a place on this list of those that
buy green power to meet all their electricity use.
A major component of Mountain View Grand’s commitment to use green energy came
on line this past fall with the installation of a 121-foot wind turbine from Northern Power
Systems. The turbine, which was 100 percent privately funded, offsets a substantial
portion of the resort’s current electricity consumption.
In order to meet the criteria for the 100% Green Power Partnership program, Mountain
View Grand is buying 100% NewMix Wind Green-e Energy Certified Renewable Energy
Certificates (RECs) from Constellation NewEnergy, Inc.
Mountain View Grand’s one-hundred percent use of wind power avoids an estimated
2,137,848 pounds of carbon dioxide emissions, which is equivalent to the greenhouse
gas emissions from 185 passenger vehicles each year, or the CO² emissions from the
electricity use of 126 average American homes for one year.
“The wind turbine and green power initiative are just two of many steps we have
taken to tangibly lower our carbon footprint at Mountain View Grand,” explains Chris
Diego, managing director. “We’re committed to becoming a model for environmental
responsibility, as we offer a luxury guest experience that encourages an active
appreciation for our natural environment.”
According to Diego, Mountain View Grand has undertaken many recent environmental
sustainability projects, including a recycling program; using energy-saving lighting;
recycling cooking oil to make diesel fuel; using its water tower to irrigate its golf course
and grounds; growing its own vegetables and flowers; implementing a towel and linen
reuse program; raising Leicester Longwool sheep, a critically endangered breed; buying
local food and beverage products and forging a partnership with the Society for the
Protection of New Hampshire Forests to promote land conservation.
Mountain View Grand is New Hampshire’s only resort or hotel to earn AAA
Four Diamond Awards in both Lodging and Dining and is a member of Historic
Hotels of America. For information or reservations, call 866-484-3843 or visit
www.mountainviewgrand.com.