Newport Animal Hospital has gone green!

We are delighted to announce that we presently working with SolarWrights of Bristol, Rhode Island to install 120 solar energy panels on the roof of our new addition!

The 3 ft by 5 ft panels will supply approximately 20% of the energy needs for the entire practice. This is a total of 34,500 kwh per year! This will make Newport Animal Hospital the largest producer of solar energy of any privately owned business in The State of Rhode Island.

As we take this big step toward being more environmentally responsible, our goal is also to raise awareness of renewable energy resources. The panels will cover the entire south-facing roof of our new addition, and will be highly visible to all those who visit Newport Animal Hospital, as well as those driving by. We hope that by increasing public exposure to an alternative like solar power, we will encourage others to pursue options for renewable energy.

For more information on Renewable Energy Resources and technologies, visit the following sites:

National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL): Learning about renewable energy

http://www.nrel.gov/learning/

U.S. Department of Energy

Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy: A Consumer’s Guide. Includes information on Energy Starâ products, renewable and energy saving products and power sources.

http://apps1.eere.energy.gov/consumer/

Solar Wrights, Inc.: Design, sales and installation of renewable energy resources, with offices in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Vermont and New York.

http://www.solarwrights.com/