Green Mountain Coffee Roasters completed the installation of a 572-panel solar array on the roof of its Waterbury, Vermont distribution center this summer.  The 100 kilowatt solar energy system was constructed through a partnership between Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, the State of Vermont’s Clean Energy Development Fund and Green Mountain Power, a utility that provides a quarter of the state’s electricity.

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Admittedly, the massive array of solar panels will only produce a small percentage of the electricity required by the plant, but the company believes “the greater benefit is in showing what is possible for the future.” according to the groSolar website.

Speaking of which, a live information stream of the energy being produced by the solar array is available at http://grosolar.kiosk-view.com/gmcr.

Green Mountain Coffee Roasters also offers its employees group discounts on solar power systems through a green benefits program with groSolar. Green Mountain Coffee Roasters donates $1,000 toward a participating employee’s solar electric system, which also receives a $0.25 per watt installation discount from groSolar.

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