Vermont ski resort is first to get wind turbine.

Bolton Valley Ski area in Vermont is currently erecting a wind turbine close to the end of the Vista quad chair lift, the first for a ski area in the state. Construction is due to be completed by early October.
Wind speeds at the summit average about 7mph but can get up to 40 or 50 miles an hour – not ideal for skiing and boarding but great for wind power generation.
The turbine is expected to generate about 350,000 kilowatt hours a year, about an eighth of the area’s power needs, meaning about 277 less tons of carbon dioxide will be produced each year. The resorts quarter-of-a-million dollar power bill should also drop by around 15% with the installation of the 40 metre high, $800,000 turbine.
The turbine is much smaller than the Zephyr Turbine at fellow New England ski area Jiminy Peak and there were no objections to its installation during public consultation.

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