Pellet Boiler
The fall of 2015 is an exciting time for those of us interested in alternative energy, sustainability and reducing our carbon footprint. In November we brought online a new wood pellet burning boiler that will heat our main lodge and provide for our hot water needs in the building and in the Glen View Café.
This project has been in the works for over a year as we processed through the design, grant applications and installation. Smart Energy of New England was chosen as the supplier and installer of the 2 OkoFEN boilers as well as storage unit neatly packaged within an 8′ x 40′ energy box adjacent to the lodge. This allows us to displace the 6,000 gallons of fuel oil previously consumed annually with approximately 50 tons of wood pellets that are manufactured locally. In addition to our fuel purchasing now benefiting local businesses, burning wood pellets rather than fuel oil has been proven to be better for the environment from an emissions standpoint as well as from a sustainability standpoint.
We’re proud to add this to our other ongoing green initiatives – conversion of our tour vans to propane power, our small hydro electric generator that supplies 80% of our lodge electric needs and all the other smaller things we do to help preserve the environment.
