SAN JOSE, Calif., April 12, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- At just nine
miles wide and a marathon-run long (or 26 miles), roughly 16,000
people call Martha's Vineyard
home, but the population swells to 100,000 during the busiest
summer months. On this island south of Cape Cod, local organizations like South
Mountain Company – an integrated architecture, building,
engineering, and renewable energy company – know that thoughtful,
responsible use of natural and human resources is key to
maintaining the island's vitality and beauty.
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"South Mountain Company is a worker cooperative which means our
employees have an ownership stake in the business, giving them the
means to make lasting, valuable change where we all live and work –
and installing SunPower solar is one way we choose to make an
impact," said John Abrams, founder,
CEO and president of South Mountain Company. "We believe that every
property South Mountain Company designs and builds should be both
attractive and low-impact, producing more energy than it consumes
whenever possible."
Approximately 500 solar power systems – roughly 8 megawatts of
capacity – are operating on Martha's
Vineyard. South Mountain Company has installed about 250 of
those systems for Martha's
Vineyard's residential, commercial, and institutional
customers.
"Over time, we have the potential to make the Vineyard energy
neutral so that it's generating as much – if not more – energy than
it's consuming," continued Abrams. "While we may not know when, we
know it will happen one day."
Founded in 1975, South Mountain Company has integrated solar
energy solutions into their residential and commercial design
projects since the company's inception. They have been a dedicated
SunPower dealer partner since 2007.
"Like SunPower, South Mountain Company strives to delight
customers with long-lasting, reliable, and sustainable solar –
without sacrificing superior design and high-quality
craftsmanship," said Martin DeBono,
SunPower senior vice president. "We commend South Mountain Company
for the innovative work they're doing to ease electricity costs for
all Martha's Vineyard residents,
including low-income families, local farmers, and grocery stores
with high-efficiency solar from SunPower. South Mountain Company
has set a great example for communities nationwide looking to
become more energy independent while also protecting the planet by
using clean electricity."
Several of South Mountain Company's notable projects with
SunPower solar include:
- The Eliakim's Way Neighborhood where eight net-zero, U.S. Green
Building Council LEED Platinum® certified homes were built by South
Mountain Company for moderate-income families, all featuring
SunPower solar energy systems totaling 5 kilowatts each.
- The island's first solar carport system at Cronig's Market. The
210-kilowatt SunPower system helps power six electric vehicle
charging stations at the community store which is recognized by
locals for its dedication to sustainability.
- 150 kilowatts total of ground-mounted SunPower systems
installed at two small capped landfills on the island. These solar
installations allowed one local municipality to offset more than
100 percent of its energy use with clean, renewable power, while
the other offsets about 60 percent.
SunPower today launched the first of a three-part blog series
that will run throughout April in celebration of Earth Month, an
extension of the globally recognized Earth
Day established on April 22,
1970. Through these SunPower blog stories, we'll highlight
more of the diverse ways that South Mountain Company is providing
energy stability on Martha's
Vineyard with sustainable solar, and reducing the island's
reliance on traditional electricity sources.
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