Wind power testing at Sal's
Riverwalk
LAWRENCE – Sal
Lupoli, President/CEO of Sal’s Pizza
Retail and Wholesale Divisions, Salvatore’s
Restaurants and Riverwalk Properties,
announces that Lupoli Companies is
erecting a 70 foot tall metrological
tower on the roof of 350 Merrimack Street
to collect data on wind speed and
direction. The data collected will
be used to assess the viability of
placing one or more wind turbine
generators at the Riverwalk complex.
By being placed on the roof, the tower
will be able to collect data at 150 feet
above ground level – providing an
accurate picture of the potential wind
resource available to a commercial-scale
wind turbine. The tower is made by
Climatronics Corp. and will be installed
by Boreal Renewable Energy Development
– a leading systems integrator based
in Arlington, Massachusetts. Sal Lupoli
is committed to doing the right things
for his tenants and Lawrence.
As we all know, energy rates have risen
substantially in the past few years and
all indications are that they will keep
rising.
Electricity from the wind is free and can
be used to displace purchases from
National Grid, saving the complex and the
tenant’s significant amounts of
money. In addition, wind generated
electricity does not emit
pollution. Sal is continuing to
take a leadership role in the new clean
economy: From recycling old
industrial buildings into vibrant
commercial districts at the heart of an
historic city, to owning and operating
one of the largest photovoltaic arrays in
New England (127 kW).
Lupoli Companies retained PowerHouse
Enterprises, Inc. to facilitate a series
of sensible investments in energy-related
upgrades. Previously, PowerHouse
helped Lupoli procure a long-term
electric supply contract at favor-able
rates and served as the project manager
for the photovoltaic procurement and
installation.
“It has been great working with
Quincy Vale from PowerHouse over the past
few years. He has helped us to take
greater control of our energy costs,
which are a major part of our budget, by
step-wise leading us through all the
complexities associated with planning,
financing and owning advanced energy
generating technologies.” said
Lupoli.
About PowerHouse Enterprises,
Inc. PowerHouse is an integrated
clean energy, design-build facilitator
located in Lawrence,
Massachusetts. PowerHouse’s
projects range from LEED Platinum
certified houses that slash utility
costs, to consulting on the re-powering
and adaptive reuse of existing buildings,
to power procurement and emissions
trading.
Sal’s Pizza has corporate-owned
properties in New Hampshire and
Massachusetts. The business with over 35
locations has become a large retail
franchise and wholesale operation serving
all of New England with additional
locations in California, Florida and
opening soon in Virginia. Today Sal’s
Pizza and Salvatore’s Restaurants
make thousands of pizzas a week!
Riverwalk Properties is one of the
largest pieces of office and retail space
in all of Massachusetts.
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